Assistant Professor Kalen Larson (VPA) is helping to prepare the world premiere of Tennessee Williams’ play, “In Masks Outrageous and Austere,” for its off-Broadway opening in New York.
The play runs from April 23 through May 26.
Award-winning actress Shirley Knight stars, and David Schweitzer directs.
The production includes a video system, 60 LED panels and 11 projectors. Larson is involved in the production process through The Culture Project.
Fights, wit and Shakespeare
The three sword fights in “Twelfth Night” are something Helsel is particularly proud of, as she brought in Zev Steinberg – a “fight coordinator” from Chicago – to work with the cast for two days in the art of stage combat. In rehearsing the fights, 30 seconds of fighting took an hour and a half to stage, according to a press release.
Read more at the Mining Gazette, by Zach Kukkonen.
Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night
Shakespeare’s comic story follows Viola, a young woman who has been shipwrecked in a violent storm off the coast of Illyria; in the process she has lost her twin brother, Sebastian.
The Tech Theatre would like to welcome everyone to come out and see the performance in McArdle Theatre, Thursday – Saturday, March 22-24 & 29-31, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday Matinees, March 25 & April 1, 2:00 p.m.
Read more at the Michigan Tech Lode, by Mandy Barbul-Couch.
TechAlum Newsletter is asking if anyone was in KSO or Concert Choir in 2005. Also, were you in Little Theatre or acted in a production while at Tech? Contact Dennis Walikainen.
Almost, Maine: Nearly Houghton
A young couple has a dalliance under the northern lights and shooting stars. Another woman camps out in someone’s yard, trying to make amends and mend a broken heart. Another couple is splitting up in the Moose Patty Cafe, but they both land on their feet.
Read more at the TechAlum Newsletter, by Dennis Walikainen.
“Almost Maine” enchants audiences
Visually, the set was striking. Nine “mini-sets” were set up across the stage floor. This allows not only a certain parallel feel among scenes of the play—little things happening simultaneously: the writing in a book, the nursing of a drink—but also created the small town aura.
Read more at the Michigan Tech Lode, by Abigail Dillon.
John Cariani play performed at McArdle Theatre
Dr. Roger Held, the Theater Department Chair and director of Almost, Maine, had a number of reasons to choose this particular play. Some productions performed at Michigan Tech are very symbolic and different than our everyday experiences. However the setting, characters, and plot of Almost, Maine have a certain familiarity.
Read more at the Michigan Tech Lode, by Abigail Dillon.
Tech Theatre to Perform “Almost, Maine”
With the solar wind electrifying the night sky, the residents of Almost, Maine experience mysterious, life-changing events, falling in and out of love, and in again, in this poignant and funny exploration of personal epiphany on a deep and snowy midwinter’s night.
Read more at Tech Today, by Bethany Jones.
