Congratulations to the 2008 Summer Shakespeare Ensemble! Two different casts of Julius Caesar performed on Friday, August 1, 2008. Both the 12 noon and 1:30pm shows were completely sold out. In addition to the full houses, there was a television crew at each showing. The ensemble showed their professionalism under pressure and performed exceptionally well in both shows.
After watching the actors perform, the audience had the opportunity to hear the young artists talk about their experience over the past four weeks. The audience asked questions about the group experience, the challenge of speaking complex language and what kind of backgrounds the actors come from. If the audience was impressed with the level of performance that they saw onstage, their experience was enhanced by the incredible eloquence of the artists in the post-performance feedback. They spoke movingly and articulately about their time together over the past four weeks, their experiences as artists and their growth as human beings. Congratulations on a job superbly done!
Friday, August 8, 2008
Friday, August 1, 2008
Final Dress
In the final dress rehearsal before the performance of Julius Caesar the student artists were challenged once again. In addition to bringing their presence, their voices, their bodies and minds to the rehearsal they were also asked for patience and professionalism as Dana, the lighting designer, hung and focused the lights for the show in the tech portion of the day. After a long morning of waiting for and then getting adjusted to stage lighting, both casts ran the show with the lights. After an initial bumpy ride they were given a short break. Later both casts ran their show two times each.
It was noted by Carlos that much had been demanded of these twenty two students over the past four weeks. Because of the nature of a very short rehearsal period they were plunged into a world of training and rehearsal from day one. Instructors required students to confront their weaknesses, work beyond their comfort zones and challenge themselves in myriad ways. While the they were always asked to go above and beyond what was expected, Carlos was impressed that most artists constantly raised the bar: producing more than what was expected, finding a depth of understanding through Shakespeare’s sometimes complicated language and stepping up to the plate in a number of other ways.
It was noted by Carlos that much had been demanded of these twenty two students over the past four weeks. Because of the nature of a very short rehearsal period they were plunged into a world of training and rehearsal from day one. Instructors required students to confront their weaknesses, work beyond their comfort zones and challenge themselves in myriad ways. While the they were always asked to go above and beyond what was expected, Carlos was impressed that most artists constantly raised the bar: producing more than what was expected, finding a depth of understanding through Shakespeare’s sometimes complicated language and stepping up to the plate in a number of other ways.
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