The Evangeline Players of St. Martinville will present a play in which the entire cast is comprised of residents of St. Martin parish and/or natives of St. Martinville. The play, The Bishop's Wife, is based on the 1947 Samuel Goldwyn movie and has been adapted for stage by Dave McGrath. The play will be directed by Water Brown. Appearing in the production are Steven "Smitty" Smith as Dudley, Dylon L. Boudreaux as Bishop Henry Brougham, Adel-Catherine Comeaux as Julia Brougham, Mary Gomez as Debby Brougham, Milton Resweber as Professor Wutheridge, Carmen deMahy Nicholson as Mrs. Hamilton, Sierra Bourque as Miss Mildred Cassaway, Patricia Sibley Fournet as the housekeeper, Matilda and Dr. Kenneth L. Fournet in the roles of Mr. Perry and Stevens, the Butler. The play will be performed at the Duchamp Opera House in St. Martinville on November 11 through November 20.
The Bishop's Wife, an uplifting tale for everyone, will surely get you into the Christmas spirit. An Episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on plans for a new cathedral which will, hopefully, be primarily paid for by a wealthy, stubborn widow. But as Bishop Henry focuses so intently on procuring this money, he is losing sight of his family and of why he became a clergyman in the first place. Christmas is fast approaching and Dudley, an angel, is sent to help Henry! Dudley does help everyone he meets, but not necessarily in the manner they would prefer. Everyone loves Dudley except Henry, since Henry wonders if Dudley is there to replace him in the church and in his family's affections. Can Dudley get Bishop Henry to see what is truly important in life before it is too late?
Tickets for the performances are available at the Duchamp Opera House (394-6604) or Shamrock Office Supply (394-5574) which are both in St. Martinville, or at the door unless a performance is sold out. Tickets are $10.00. Performances are Friday and Saturday, November 11,12,18, and 19 at 7:30 PM and on Sunday, November 13 and 20 at 2:00 PM.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Monday, October 3, 2011
Theatre--Performance
FIRE EYE, a new play by Daniel J. Povinelli will be presented by Acting Unlimited, Inc. at the Essanee Theatre in New Iberia. This production, which runs October 13-23, is being hosted by the Iberia Performing Arts League. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday performances are at 7:30 p.m., with Sunday Matinees at 3:00 p.m. Advance tickets are available at Delaune’s Pharmacy, Paul’s Flower Shop, or Accentrics on Main Street, all in New Iberia. Tickets may also be purchased at the door. All tickets are $10.00. Further information and tickets can be obtained by calling the theater at 364- 6114, e-mailing ipal@cox.net, or by visiting the IPAL website www.iberiaperformingartsleague.com
WARNING - This play is not recommended for children due to mature themes and language.
Jack Robertson, Amy Williams, Bruce Coen, Amanda Shackleford
Amy Williams and Bruce Coen
Jack Robertson and Amanda Shackleford
Theatre--Performance (Musical Theatre)
The UL Lafayette Opera Theater, under the direction of Shawn Roy, will present a fall production entitled Some Enchanted Evening: The Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein. The production will take place in Burke Theatre on the UL Lafayette campus on November 3, 4 and 5 at 7:30PM and November 6 at 3:00PM. Admission for the musical is $10 for the general public and free for UL Lafayette Students, Faculty and Staff. There is also a reduced price of $5 for other students with appropriate I.D. The show features songs by one of the greatest songwriting team of the American Musical Theatre, but placed in a contemporary setting. It gives the performers and the audience a chance to listen to these songs with a fresh ear and opens up a new world for younger audiences who may not know these treasures from the Golden Age of Broadway.
The show boasts a small cast of seven young talented UL Lafayette voice students and the musical director for the show is David Boudreaux, an alumnus of the School of Music who recently received his Masters Degree from New York University. Set design is by Duncan Thislethwaite and Lighting Design is by
Ken Harrelson.
Tickets are available at the door only and for more information about the show, please call the School of Music and Performing Arts at 337-482-6012.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Theatre--Auditions
The Abbey Players will be holding auditions for the leading male character in Baggage at 2 pm today (Sunday, October 2nd).
Theatre--Auditions
Auditions for the IPAL Christmas show, A Carol for Tiny Tim, will be held today (Sunday, October 2nd) and tomorrow (Monday, October 3rd) at 6 pm.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Theatre--Performance
FIRE EYE, a new play by Daniel J. Povinelli will be presented by Acting Unlimited, Inc. at the Essanee Theatre in New Iberia as part of IPAL's regular subscription season. This production runs October 13-23. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday performances are at 7:30 p.m., with Sunday matinees at 3:00 p.m. Advance tickets are available at Delaune’s Pharmacy, Paul’s Flower Shop, or Accentrics on Main Street, all in New Iberia. Tickets may also be purchased at the door. All tickets are $10.00.
Further information and tickets can be obtained by calling the theater at 364-6114, e-mailing ipal@cox.net, or by visiting the IPAL website www.
WARNING - This play is not recommended for children due to mature themes and language.
Further information and tickets can be obtained by calling the theater at 364-6114, e-mailing ipal@cox.net, or by visiting the IPAL website www.
WARNING - This play is not recommended for children due to mature themes and language.
Theatre--Auditions
Abbey Players is looking for a leading man to play in its fall/winter production, Baggage by Sam Bobrick. The rest of the cast is waiting to start rehearsals on Monday (10/3) for our opening night on 11/11.
Call the director at 212-0243 if you're interested.
Two difficult people, Phyllis and Bradley, both trying to heal from their respective disappointing relationships, get their luggage mixed up at the airport. After a very disagreeable first encounter, the two decided to help each other get over their respective heartaches by forcing a friendship that eventually leads them to discover that while they may be difficult for everyone else in the world, they are right for each other.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Theatre--Performance
FIRE EYE, a new play by Daniel J. Povinelli will be presented by Acting Unlimited, Inc. at the Essanee Theatre in New Iberia. This production, which runs October 13-23, is being hosted by the Iberia Performing Arts League. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday performances are at 7:30 p.m., with Sunday Matinees at 3:00 p.m. Advance tickets are available at Delaune’s Pharmacy, Paul’s Flower Shop, or Accentrics on Main Street, all in New Iberia. Tickets may also be purchased at the door. All tickets are $10.00. Further information and tickets can be obtained by calling the theater at 364-6114, e-mailing ipal@cox.net, or by visiting the IPAL website www.iberiaperformingartsleague.com .
WARNING - This play is not recommended for children due to mature themes and language.
Former President of the United States, "Noah" Jones is nearing the end of his life--and he's having visions. He believes God has appointed him to cradle humanity through the Great Flood. Always larger than life, Noah finally appears to be cracking up--or is he? His elder daughter, Rachel, and his longtime political strategist, Robert, are convinced it is all an act and that he is actually getting better. But Noah's physician, Elizabeth, believes otherwise. As Noah's predicament grows more amusing--and puzzling--he springs another surprise; he demands a birthday party a year early to celebrate his impending death! Threaded through the comedic interplay of Noah's delusional conversations about the Ark and his preposterous push for a birthday-party-to-end-all-birhday-parties, all must grapple with darker secrets from their interconnected pasts as they struggle to uncover the meaning of true forgiveness.
FIRE EYE had a staged reading at Cape May Stage, a professional theatre across the river from New York City on June 21, 2011. The cast for the New Iberia production, under the direction of Daniel Povinelli, consists of Bruce Coen from Lafayette who plays Former President "Noah" Jones, Amy Williams from Lafayette who plays "Noah"'s daughter, Rachel, Amanda Shackleford who has appeared in two major roles for IPAL as his doctor and friend, Elizabeth, and Jack Robertson of Lafayette who has played major roles for almost every theatre group in Acadiana who plays the longtime confidante, Robert.
FIRE EYE is the second play by Daniel J. Povinelli which AUI has produced. Two years ago, AUI produced the world premier of BEFORE YOU at Cite Des Arts in Lafayette. Bruce Coen and Jack Robertson were also in that production. In addition to writing, directing and acting, Daniel Povinelli is an award winning set and light designer.
Theatre--Class
AURA is offering a new class:
Fundamentals of Improvisational Theatre: Youth ages 8-14
Wednesdays, October 5, 12, 19 & 26, from 5:30-6:30pm
Price: $45 per student
This class introduces young actors to the basics of Improvisational Theatre. We will introduce and explore the fundamental principles of improvisation through simple short-form games and group exercises. Students will strengthen their mental agility, creativity, ensemble work, and upon completion of this class will be more confident, trusting and graceful on stage. We will utilize classic improv techniques to help each student develop clean and honest characters that they will create using no script, and suggestions from the audience.
For more information, or to register, please call us at (337) 8731548 and leave a message or email us at actingunlimitedinc@gmail.com.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Theatre--Performance
Coming this October to Cite des Arts from Lafayette High School's Performing
Arts Academy Theatre Arts Department is HOUND. Based on Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle's "The Hound of the Baskervilles", HOUND was written by John Patrick Bray.
and its New York City premiere on June 17, 2009.
Lafayette High's Theatre Department is headed by Blaine Peltier, who directs
the newest showing of HOUND.
The cast has been working since the first week of school on the production.
Showing their dedication and passion for theatre, the Arts Academy students,
lead the show into the hearts and minds of those who sit amongst the audience.
***Don't forget to bring your pipes, coats, and magnifying glasses.***
The performance dates are October 27th & 28th at Cite des Arts, 7:30 PM.
Theatre--Volunteer
The LAFAYETTE SCIENCE MUSEUM FOUNDATION is announcing a casting call for volunteer performers to participate in its third annual MUSEUM OF FEAR attraction at the LAFAYETTE SCIENCE MUSEUM (corner of Congress Street and Jefferson Street, downtown).
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Theatre--Auditions
Wanderlust Theatre Company is announcing auditions for Match by Marc Chun
Thursday, September 29, 7-9 pm
(Email info@wanderlusttheatre.com for specific 15 minute slot, if you prefer)
Fletcher Hall, #134
ULL Campus
Looking for: Men and women, aged 18-35.
Diversity is encouraged. All welcome.
Sides will be made available at audition. Prepared piece and resume encouraged, but not mandatory.
Match tells the stories of five ordinary people, that by extraordinary chance, are woven together to tell one tale of life, death, love, deceit and coincidence. Performances will be in early December. Rehearsals will be sporadic until closer to opening, and casting/scheduling is being held early to allow for cast members’ other obligations and to offer an extended opportunity for development and memorization. This piece is non-traditional in style and as the story is told non-linearly, will require a strong commitment to memorization.
“Indeed, there's something gently but profoundly querying about 'Match'" – New York Times
“It’s an achingly honest and profound work of theatre…must-see theatre.” – nytheatre.com
“Innovative and gripping!” – Backstage
“A thing of beauty.” – offoffoff.com
If you are interested, but not able to attend this audition, please email info@wanderlusttheatre.com to set up an alternate time. We would be more than happy to hear from you!
Thursday, September 29, 7-9 pm
(Email info@wanderlusttheatre.com for specific 15 minute slot, if you prefer)
Fletcher Hall, #134
ULL Campus
Looking for: Men and women, aged 18-35.
Diversity is encouraged. All welcome.
Sides will be made available at audition. Prepared piece and resume encouraged, but not mandatory.
Match tells the stories of five ordinary people, that by extraordinary chance, are woven together to tell one tale of life, death, love, deceit and coincidence. Performances will be in early December. Rehearsals will be sporadic until closer to opening, and casting/scheduling is being held early to allow for cast members’ other obligations and to offer an extended opportunity for development and memorization. This piece is non-traditional in style and as the story is told non-linearly, will require a strong commitment to memorization.
“Indeed, there's something gently but profoundly querying about 'Match'" – New York Times
“It’s an achingly honest and profound work of theatre…must-see theatre.” – nytheatre.com
“Innovative and gripping!” – Backstage
“A thing of beauty.” – offoffoff.com
If you are interested, but not able to attend this audition, please email info@wanderlusttheatre.com to set up an alternate time. We would be more than happy to hear from you!
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Theatre--Auditions
Abbey Players is pleased to announce auditions for
Baggage by Sam Bobrick
Audition Times: September 26 - 28 at 6:30
Two difficult, single people, Phyllis and Bradley, both trying to heal from their respective disappointing relationships, get their luggage mixed up at the airport. After a very disagreeable first encounter, the two decide to help each other get over their heartaches by forcing a friendship that eventually leads to the two discovering that while they may be too difficult for everyone else in the world, they are right for each other.
The cast consists of 4 characters (2m 2f);
The leads (1m 1f) can be upper 20s to late 30s.
For the two supporting roles,actors can be late 30s to late 40s
The leads (1m 1f) can be upper 20s to late 30s.
For the two supporting roles,actors can be late 30s to late 40s
If you don't match the above descriptions, but are interested in a role, show up for auditions! Actors do NOT need prior experience to be on stage. All experience levels are welcome to audition.
Rehearsals will start 10/3, Mon - Thr at 7pm until 9pm. The show will open November 11th and run Friday and Saturday until December 3rd with two Sunday matinees on Dec 20th and Dec 27th.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the director at 337-212-0243.
Theatre--Auditions
Plastic Theater of Lafayette is casting Krapp's Last Tape. Krapp's Last Tape is a memory piece and a one man show that depicts an old man reliving his life by means of listening to audio diaries he has been recording for years.
The double bill of Krapp's Last Tape and The Zoo Story will be directed by Keith Dorwick. Both productions will have extensive use of video as an integral part of the set.
Schedule: Actors will be expected to come in to rehearsals off-book or very close to it.
Rehearsals at ULL, from the time the show is cast, until October 16, 2011. The director does not expect long rehearsals or rehearsals every night until tech week, which will be held at Theatre 810 on October 17th through the 19th.
Performances will be held at Theatre 810 on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm, and October 20-22, October 27-29 and November 3-5, 2011.
Please contact Keith Dorwick at kdorwick@plastictheater.org for more information.
These are the opening performances of the Plastic Theater so come become a part of Lafayette's Theatrical History!
The double bill of Krapp's Last Tape and The Zoo Story will be directed by Keith Dorwick. Both productions will have extensive use of video as an integral part of the set.
Schedule: Actors will be expected to come in to rehearsals off-book or very close to it.
Rehearsals at ULL, from the time the show is cast, until October 16, 2011. The director does not expect long rehearsals or rehearsals every night until tech week, which will be held at Theatre 810 on October 17th through the 19th.
Performances will be held at Theatre 810 on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm, and October 20-22, October 27-29 and November 3-5, 2011.
Please contact Keith Dorwick at kdorwick@plastictheater.org for more information.
These are the opening performances of the Plastic Theater so come become a part of Lafayette's Theatrical History!
Theatre--Meeting (Plastic Theater)
The first general meeting (EVER!) of the Plastic Theater is scheduled for next week, Sept 27, 2011, 7 pm to 8:30 pm at Theatre 810, downtown on Jefferson Street (at 810!). Come hear about our first season and what members get! Thanks to our friends at Theatre 810 for use of the space, where we'll soon be producing our very first show!!"
Theatre--Performance
Tickets are available by calling 337-457-2156 or 337-546-0163. Season ticket holders are encouraged to make their reservations for this show. The show runs Wednesday, Sept. 21, Thursday, Sept 22 and Saturday, Sept. 24 with curtain at 8pm.The last week of Completely Hollywood (abridged) will be presented by The Eunice Players' Theatre.
Theatre--Performance (Musical Theatre)
Clue the Musical... directed by Walter Duncan McBride
Music by Galen Blum, Wayne Barker, Vinnie Martucci
Lyrics by Tom Chiodo
Book by Peter De Pietro
CLUE the Musical brings the internationally popular board game to life on stage. This is an interactive musical starting with three audience members selecting one card each from three oversized decks and placing it in an envelope marked "Confidential." The envelope is then left untouched until the end of the production. The chosen cards will determine the ending of the show, which has 216 possible conclusions. These card selections also determine some interchangeable dialogue between certain characters which are delivered as the play unfolds. The audience is given clues as the show progresses that they will use to deduce the outcome on a provided game form. So basically, not only do the audience draw cards to decide the secret outcome, they play the game while the Suspects act on stage. Those who guess correct combination of Suspect, Room, and Murder Weapon will recieve a prize for their efforts...
Opelousas Little Theatre is in full swing as the cast of Clue the Musical rehearses and builds the set for this live on-stage version of everybody's favorite 'whodunit' board game. In addition to that a dinner theatre night is in the works with a limited 50 ticket seating. Clue will also feature an 'independent-living set' operated by OLT's finest backstage ninjas.
The cast of Clue is as follows
Mr. Boddy--Eugene Dupre
Mrs. Peacock--Connie Richardson
Professor Plum--Duncan McBride
Miss Scarlet--Kelly Landreneau
Colonel Mustard-- Andy Doucet
Mrs. White--Bradley Credeur
Mr. Green--Nick Blumrich
Detective-- Taylor LaCalle
Piano Accompaniment-- Debbie Bertinot
Show dates:
Sept. 22,23,24 @ 7pm
Sept. 25 @ 2pm
Sept. 29,30 Oct 1 @ 7pm
Oct. 2 @ 2pm
Dinner Theatre: Sept. 28 @ 6pm
All dates to be performed at The Delta Grand Theatre
in downtown Opelousas.
Tickets can be purchased at the door, day of show or
at in advance at Sebastion-Dupre Fine Jewelery 337-948-4367
For more info, visit www.opelousaslittletheatre.com or check out our Facebook fan page. Also, feel free to contact Director Walter Duncan McBride at 337-351-3822.
Music by Galen Blum, Wayne Barker, Vinnie Martucci
Lyrics by Tom Chiodo
Book by Peter De Pietro
CLUE the Musical brings the internationally popular board game to life on stage. This is an interactive musical starting with three audience members selecting one card each from three oversized decks and placing it in an envelope marked "Confidential." The envelope is then left untouched until the end of the production. The chosen cards will determine the ending of the show, which has 216 possible conclusions. These card selections also determine some interchangeable dialogue between certain characters which are delivered as the play unfolds. The audience is given clues as the show progresses that they will use to deduce the outcome on a provided game form. So basically, not only do the audience draw cards to decide the secret outcome, they play the game while the Suspects act on stage. Those who guess correct combination of Suspect, Room, and Murder Weapon will recieve a prize for their efforts...
Opelousas Little Theatre is in full swing as the cast of Clue the Musical rehearses and builds the set for this live on-stage version of everybody's favorite 'whodunit' board game. In addition to that a dinner theatre night is in the works with a limited 50 ticket seating. Clue will also feature an 'independent-living set' operated by OLT's finest backstage ninjas.
The cast of Clue is as follows
Mr. Boddy--Eugene Dupre
Mrs. Peacock--Connie Richardson
Professor Plum--Duncan McBride
Miss Scarlet--Kelly Landreneau
Colonel Mustard-- Andy Doucet
Mrs. White--Bradley Credeur
Mr. Green--Nick Blumrich
Detective-- Taylor LaCalle
Piano Accompaniment-- Debbie Bertinot
Show dates:
Sept. 22,23,24 @ 7pm
Sept. 25 @ 2pm
Sept. 29,30 Oct 1 @ 7pm
Oct. 2 @ 2pm
Dinner Theatre: Sept. 28 @ 6pm
All dates to be performed at The Delta Grand Theatre
in downtown Opelousas.
Tickets can be purchased at the door, day of show or
at in advance at Sebastion-Dupre Fine Jewelery 337-948-4367
For more info, visit www.opelousaslittletheatre.com or check out our Facebook fan page. Also, feel free to contact Director Walter Duncan McBride at 337-351-3822.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Theatre--Review (The Compound at Theatre 810)
Most great plays begin with a simple conceit born of two famous words etched in a question: what if? What if a college professor and his wife had a secret fantasy son whose life they have melded over several bitter years until the game got out of hand? What if a decent white lawyer in the South defended an unjustly-accused black man? What if a morally upright man defended his religious convictions and defied his King's wishes for a divorce? All of those examples had men at their center, so Cody Daigle has asked this “what if?” question: what if Judith Shakespeare, William's sister, albeit a fictitious one, had written The Tempest, and not William? With this simple question, Daigle has crafted William and Judith, a marvel of a play filled with three delights: a great play, a great cast, and a great director.
The time is 1609-1610, London, and William's sister Judith has arrived at William's doorstep in London, penniless but determined not to be married off in an arranged manner as chosen by her father, even though such arrangements were commonplace in that age. Though disowned by her father, Judith is determined to make a life of her own unfettered by men, though she must impose momentarily upon her brother. William has troubles of his own, however, from two directions. A recent case of writer's block is threatening his career, and his wife Anne has traveled from Stratford to visit her husband to express concerns over their daughter's impending marriage to Thomas Quiney. Though written with the help of John Fletcher, Shakespeare's two most recent plays hardly live up to his demanding standards, but the great Bard finds a solution in the “what if?” scenario mentioned above. It's a fascinating idea, first proposed by Virginia Woolf, and taken to incredible heights by Cody Daigle.
The true genius of a “what if?” situation is that it can completely ignore reality. In actuality, William had no sister named Judith, though he did have one named Joan about the same age as Judith and who outlived him by three decades. William's daughter Judith, hereafter called Jude, was betrothed to Thomas Quiney, but they were not wed until 1616 in the last months of William's life, and his health was failing. Judith, portrayed as a young girl in the production, was actually thirty-one when she married Thomas, a marriage that brought nothing but heartache. The two were excommunicated from the church because Thomas had forgotten to arrange a license to marry during Lent, and Thomas was later charged with “carnal copulation” with Margaret Wheeler, who died giving birth to his son. Truth, as Cody writes, is nothing like the play, and the reality would have made a less interesting one.
I do not jest when I say it's a great play with a great cast and a great director. Alicia Chaisson has a director's touch, placing the actors on stage in a way that both enhances the script and feels utterly natural. No bit of staging feels false, nobody upstages the other—except once, which I will detail later—and every actor, lead or supporting, has at least one great moment. As befits the title, William (Aren Chaisson) and Judith (Sarah Gauthier) form the heart of the play, and the two actors have indelible chemistry. Chaisson is utterly believable as the tormented author nearing the end of his career and his life, but it's Gauthier's Judith that steals your heart. Watching her create this thing of passion, only to have it stolen by, of all people, her beloved brother, was devastating to watch, and Sarah's pained face spoke more than any words could. A delightful Steven Cooper epitomized John Fletcher's boyish eagerness, especially in scenes with Sarah where he asks earnestly where do her words come from? Theatre veteran Duncan Thistlethwaite captures Richard Burbage's overblown actor, and Kate Schneider brings a lovely understated quality to Anne Hathaway. Rounding out the cast was Gerard Ducharme as Thomas Quiney, appropriately slimy and smarmy, and Martha Diaz as Jude, who shines in the role and who inspires Judith to fashion Miranda, a character in The Tempest, on Jude.
The play's the thing, however, and no cast or director would have been assembled without Cody Daigle's words. I have followed his works for some time—I'm still kicking myself for not auditioning for Grand Pré—and this shows what time and experience can do to hone one's art. It was perfectly wonderful when I saw the developmental reading presented earlier this year, and yet he has improved it with a new ending that blends William Shakespeare's last great play with Cody's own. It's a lovely visual not possible in a staged reading, and it was a stroke of genius and a most appropriate ending. Before I forget, I wish to congratulate Duncan Thistlethwaite on another wonderful set of wood paneling in jagged designs, Chad Viator for composing the enchanting incidental score, and Walter Brown for donating the use of so much of his own delightfully-appropriate furniture for the set.
I do have quibbles, minor though they be. Aren Chaisson, a compelling actor who has returned to Louisiana after several years of theatrical experience in New York, sometimes projects as if he were still on that New York stage. It's a bit overwhelming in Theatre 810's intimate atmosphere, but when he tones down, he's charming. Thoroughly delightful in A Midsummer Night's Dream because she slowed her diction and articulated beautifully, Martha Diaz has slightly reverted to speaking too quickly again. I attribute that to exciteness at being in this fine production, but she needs to slow her words again for the audience to fully appreciate her character. The only bit of upstaging comes when Gerard Ducharme approaches Martha during the closing scene. He is playing Ferdinand, the character who falls in love with Miranda, but he stands upstage of her, and we do not see her critical reaction, for in the Shakespeare play, she falls in love with him at a glance. Some of the costumes by Gina Baronne were lovely, especially Judith's with its red as a brilliant color choice, but Anne's costume had dangling threads, Fletcher's vest was too large, and Quiney's coat was oddly bunched in the back. The lighting design, also by Gina Baronne, was flawless, but I would suggest one change. In scene two, Judith reads a letter, while in the last scene William reads one too. When William reads his letter, he is washed with a spotlight, but for Judith, the entire stage seemed lit. For a lovely bit of parallelism, both would benefit from spotlights.
As I write this, I am still haunted by Judith's final words to her brother, and I paraphrase, “As you have erased me, dear brother, so I now erase you.” Though Shakespeare has been dead nearly four centuries, his works and his words live on. I have no idea if Cody Daigle will walk that same path—and I certainly won't be around to know—but wouldn't that be a great “what if?”
---Vincent P. Barras
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