What's with all of these dragons and dungeons? Our upcoming production of She Kills Monsters delves into the world of tabletop role-playing games. If you've never had an encounter with RPGs before, read on!
We sat down earlier this week with Adrienne Dandy, costumer extraordinaire, to talk about the costumes in The Merchant of Venice: the vision, the inspiration, and the challenges.
As Jonathan mentioned in his last post, The Merchant of Venice was a collaboration with local jazz musician Tom Nagy. Tom wrote a score to accompany the production; here he is talking about the music and the process of putting it all together.
Our production of The Merchant of Venice makes some bold choices in its setting (the Jazz Age), its conclusion (immediately following the trial), and its costuming (with most of the characters en masque). Director Jonathan Dietrich has shared some of his thoughts behind those choices with us.
In The Merchant of Venice, Portia and Shylock face off in the courtroom. Here, we bring actors Mark Starratt (Shylock) and Faith Andrew (Portia) face to face on some of the important ideas and issues that this play addresses.
Hear from the Merchant himself! We connected with Scott Michael Cooper to hear his thoughts on his role, and the presenting The Merchant of Venice in today’s society:
After a fatal accident, Agnes comes to the uncomfortable realization that she knew nothing about her nerdy little sister, Tilly. To fix this, she recruits Tilly's friend Chuck to help her play through a Dungeons & Dragons module that Tilly had created. She Kills Monsters offers a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all.
Our Next Audition
There are no new auditions scheduled yet. Check back again soon or have a look at the calendar for other events.
