Spring Fever

I remember doing some Fairy Tale theater performances when I was in high school. I was never on stage for them, but was either in the light booth, the sound booth or backstage. It was great to hear an audience full of little kids go from absolute silence due to their absorption in the performance, to roaring with laughter at something funny the Mad Hatter or Tinkerbell did. The retelling of classic fairy tales is a great way to involve both young and old audiences because the stories are aimed at children, but most adults have memories of being captivated by the characters when they were kids, either through books, radio, television, spoken word or the stage, and can appreciate them now, years after they were first introduced to the stories. The club has decided to do something similar for our spring performance. We will take two classic stories - Little Red Riding Hood and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - and perform abridged and adapted versions of them. As we prepare for the performance, the group will focus on improvisation, which is dealing with the unexpected and being spontaneous and creative with other actors while on stage. This will also provide a good opportunity to work on storytelling skills, as each member will be telling a chunk of the story on their own. Having a performance to work towards is always a good feeling and I think the next few weeks will be at times challenging for everyone involved, but very fun and worth the effort.