FAMILY DANCE!!!
The Arabian Nights has begun! Last week we began table work. (Gage, nice face ;). Bridget and Alejandro look possessed ;) ). We have a wonderful cast assembled and I am so excited to begin work on this project. The cast is very large and their is a plethora of characters. This is both exciting but also complex to manage. Lindsey (our wonderful stage manager) has her hands full with this one!
This week we began staging. The beauty of this show is that we are very aware of the actors as actors. They interact with the audience directly and ensemble members are always in the space, even when they are not in the main action of the play. Here we can see Kenny and JP in an early scene while other ensemble members look on from pillows and trunks that hold props, clothing and instruments.
As a special treat, here is a little video sample from last night's work. Here we see a husband trying to worm his way out of his marriage by bring in a "party of fools" who pretend to be his family to pry the father of the bride from the marriage bond. Here we see the "fools" and the early staging of their "family dance."
What more can be said...
Geoffrey Kershner
Director of Theatre
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