Hello to all my fellow theatre enthusiasts! After a six-week hiatus, I'm back and blogging, and WHAT a six weeks it has been. Immediately following the sensational run of A Song for Coretta, the theatre was bustling again as we began rehearsals for not one, but two shows. First up, though, is the smart, emotive Superior Donuts, by Pulitzer Prize and Tony award winning playwright, Tracy Letts. It is a contentious and impassioned story of two men who are fortuitously thrust together, transforming not only each other's lives, but also each other's worldviews. I've watched as the actors began to climb into the skin of their characters, tirelessly working to listen and observe, not only to their fellow actors, but also to what comes up as they are living in the moment with their own characters. I've listened to them work to cultivate the dialect and tone of their character's speech. It's been inspiring to be witness to their dedication. Last weekend our build crew came and spent the day making sure the set was meticulously built out for the actors to live inside of the world of this fantastic play. The costume crew and props crew showed up and our dressing room is now chock full of detailed ensembles and tools to bring the play to life. We here at The Studio Theatre can't wait to share this production with our audiences. For an intelligent and transfiguring night of theatre, Superior Donuts is not to be missed.
