Durang, a naughty, absurdist contemporary playwright, likes to write about child abuse, Roman Catholic dogma and sexual tendencies. His plays aren't complete without several layers of parody and uncomfortable situations. How refreshing is it to have his presence in ours!
The five student-directed one act plays are The Actor's Nightmare directed by Matthew DeNoncour, Medea directed by Kathleen Lawler, The Hardy Boys and the Mystery of Where Babies Come From and Naomi in the Living Room directed by Wesley Pourir and For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls directed by John-Paul Gurnett.
I'm on costume crew for the plays and have a whole new respect for people who work behind the scenes. The crew has to show up earlier, stays later and doesn't even get to see the plays performed (if you work backstage).
I assist actors with quick changes behind stage and make sure everyone has all their costume pieces each night and wears them properly. The first act features the first three plays mentioned above and the second act follows with the last two.
Tonight we ran tech for act two and I stayed on the second level of the theater to help two boys change, one into a dress and one into cloud-covered footed pajamas. Who knew undressing two boys in one night would get me school credit and be so anticlimactic. I could tell the boys were nervous when they both told me that I would see them in their boxers, poor underclassman. ("As if!" as Cher would say).
I had to suppress a sneeze or two, but even though I couldn't see the actors I couldn't help laughing out loud (quietly).
Wesley's shows should be crowd favorites, but the others make great compliments. If you're in the mood for some wild hilarity, that's barely PC on campus, don't miss the chance to see actors stripping, screaming and dropping F-bombs onstage.
Rebels unite!
1 comment:
the description of Creighton students at the beginning made me laugh.
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