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Troy Theatre and Dance set to begin Spring semester slate

Ty Davidson



Troy University’s Theatre and Dance Department is in the full swing with preparations for this semester’s three big productions. The first, “Tempo,” is set for Feb. 13 to the 23.


Over a month later, starting on April 3 and lasting till April 6, the theatre program will put on four performances of “The Music Man.” Rehearsals for that performance began this week, according to Director and Department Chair Victoria Averett.


The final production of the semester, “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead,” will be performed later that same month on April 24 to the 27.


“It is an examination of existence, consciousness, language and free will through the lens of two minor characters (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern) from William Shakespeare's ‘Hamlet,’” said Alex Piper, a theatre professor and the director of the show.


Though it is early in the semester, Piper says they have begun the early stages of rehearsals for the show and have encountered no major problems or obstacles quite yet.


“Initial phases of rehearsal have begun,” Piper said. “This includes the discussion of the larger ideas that drive the play's action and engage the audience, as well as an initial read-through with all the actors reading the parts they have just been cast in.”


Piper says this specific piece was chosen to challenge the students cast in it and allow them opportunities to learn and grow as performers.


“This show contains challenging and heightened language for the actors to engage with,” said Piper. “We try to incorporate a classical text or a piece that uses language in interesting ways periodically to give our students the opportunity to challenge themselves and continue to grow as student actors.”


“A big obstacle for Rosencrantz & Guildenstern is going to be making sure the comedy is actually funny to the audience,” said Adie Carter, a sophomore theatre education major from Birmingham, Alabama who plays the lead role of Rosencrantz. “That will rely a lot on us, the actors, to understand our lines and deliver them properly”


Piper says the performance of this show is something that is catered to making the students feel like a part of the show and experience it in its true form.


“It will take place in an intimate performance space giving audience members the opportunity to truly have an experiential night,” Piper said. “With a play they might not see all that often, by a playwright who is considered a cornerstone of the modern theatre, it is a thought provoking, good humored, unpredictable modern show that they are sure to enjoy.”

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