The
Baldwin Players of Abraham Baldwin College will hold auditions for the spring
semester production of Quazimodo! by David Koren on Jan. 21 - 22 at
Auditions
are open to ABAC faculty, staff, and students as well as everyone in the
Tiftarea. No previous experience in theatre is necessary. The one-act play will
be presented Feb. 27 – March 1 at
The
production is to be staged as a readers theatre, a
form in which symbolic movement and metaphorical images contribute. The actors,
or “readers,” sit on stools holding bound copies of the script, sometimes
portraying multiple roles.
Dr.
John Galyean, ABAC’s Director of Theatre and the
Baldwin Players, said he plans to stage a more liberal form of readers theatre
called chamber theatre.
“In
chamber theatre, readers hold the book (script), but they also move
about--dancing, singing, and chanting,” Galyean said. “Great interpretive
liberties are taken, and I believe the result is more entertaining. The chamber
theatre I have seen is just as artistically satisfying as traditionally-staged
theatre. It challenges the audience to project more of their imagination into the
proceedings, much like a combination of theatre and radio drama.”
For
additional information, contact Galyean on campus at
(229) 386 - 3099.
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