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Department of Fine
Arts
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Francis Marion University Theatre's 2010-11 season's final mainstage
production
will be selected one-act plays for children, produced by special
arrangement with Anchorage Press Plays, Inc. of Louisville, Kentucky.
These plays were chosen to run in
conjunction with the Arts International Festival
being held at FMU on Saturday, April 9. Señora Tortuga by Roxanne Schroeder-Arce A celebration of the assimilation of two cultures and languages, this bilingual (English/Spanish) play uses the wisdom tales of the Mexican culture to give hope to a family faced with too much reality. In this enchanting bilingual play, young Pedro and his family make their home in a barn on the Mexican border. Pedro complains of having nothing and brings his mother many headaches. She invites a hungry woman to share the family dinner once, but this Señora returns time and again to eat and tell fantastical stories of the Enchanted Serpent and Cucuy of Mexican legend, filling Pedro's nights with heroic, yet frightening dreams. Surprisingly, Pedro is learning from these wisdom tales, but his mother is suspicious of the Señora until it is revealed that Señora Tortuga holds the thread that ties their past dreams to their future. Actor 1 (Pedro, Juan Bobo) ……………Harrison Samon Actor 2 (Letitia, Mama) …………………Tia Fulmore Actor 3 (Beatriz [Senora Tortuga])…….. Jessica Coleman Actor 4 (Claudia) ………………………….Alyssa Hardy Actor 5 (River, Serpent, Cucuy) ………..CJ Miller Actor 6 (River, Serpent, Cucuy) ………..Matthew Adkins Three Tales From Japan by Robin Hall Story theatre versions of three Japanese folk tales - - "The Magic Fan," "The Princess of the Sea," and "The Little Peach Boy" - - which are as familiar to Japanese children as "Cinderella" is to us. The narrative theatre style is derived from the traditional Bunraku, Kabuki and Noh plays - - and the author, who has lived and studied in Japan, gives detailed suggestions for each aspect of production. Stage Manager: Jaccia Wilson. The Acting Company: Matthew Adkins, Katelin Cornwell, LaRita Dingle, Tia Fulmore, Blake Graham, Sarah Harrell, Will Hixon, Brittany Johnson, CJ Miller, Xavier Nettles, Brittany Stephens, Myshel Watford, Johnny Wright. |
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The cast will be selected during
open auditions from the entire FMU student body. Acting
experience is not necessary. Scenic and Lighting Design - D. C. Granath Costume Design - K. Horney RESERVATIONS: No reservations are required. Seating is general admission, and the house will open at 7:00 pm for the 7:30 curtain. The Francis Marion University Theatre's 2010-2011 season opened with Spoon River Anthology by E. L. Masters and directed by Glen Gourley. The winter production was The Fourth Wall by A. R. Gurney, directed by Dawn Larsen. The Experimental Theatre of the FMU Theatre will produce a series of student directed one-act plays December 1 & 2, 2010. For additional information contact Mr. Gourley in FAC 224, 661-1538, agourley@fmarion.edu. Interested in working "behind the scenes"? Contact Mr. Granath in FAC 222, 661-1536, dgranath@fmarion.edu. |
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