Drama Night Out
Chrysalis
Saturday 4/16 at 7:00p
Oregon Children's Theatre
1939 NE Sandy (Every Day Music Building)
$8 at the door
PG-13 Content
Run time: 90 minutes, no intermission
The sign up is on auditorium door under the poster (audience right). Oregon Children's Theatre has generously allowed me to offer any of the Lincoln Drama family (students, family, friends, all!) the $8 ticket price. This is a small, intimate venue, so the earlier you sign up, the better. I am trying to get a rough count to the theatre by Thursday. They will put a "soft hold" on seats for us and then release them by 6:45p the night of show, should they need them for other patrons.
I sincerely hope many of you will come see this production. As an advocate for new work that features teen actors and stories, this particular show means quite a bit to me - and the most important thing is that teens get to see it. New work is very hard to market. The best way to show theatre companies that taking risks on new plays is worth it: is to fill those seats with patrons! It would mean a lot to see many of my students there. And it's totally in alignment with the incredible work the Lincoln students do each year with New Works. So come one, come all!!!
About the play:
When four teens are abducted to a surreal landscape, they must face their internal conflicts and insecurities. There they encounter "The Braids," a chorus from another realm, who force them to realize that transformation is their only escape and hope for redemption. Be a part of the journey — whimsical and at times terrifying.
Presented by OCT’s Young Professionals Company, the play features an ensemble cast who became a part of the play creation process with Matthew B. Zrebski. Teens participated in a forum, followed by an eight hour workshop and discussed issues that mattered most to them.
“Their passionate assertions were staggering… concerns about gender equality, sexual abuse, economics, academic pressures, sexual orientation, religion, politics, terrorism, media, and countless other topics permeated the room,” said Zrebski. “But one particular notion was dominant from these young adults: ‘It seems sometimes that we may be the last generation to be able to fix everything. That’s a lot of pressure.’ To which I thought, ‘What if they are?’”
