FALL 2018
The LAramie Project |
volume of smoke |
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VHSL One Act
The Laramie Project is a 2000 play by Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project about the reaction to the 1998 murder of gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming. The murder was denounced as a hate crime and brought attention to the lack of hate crime laws in various states. The play draws on hundreds of interviews conducted by the theatre company with inhabitants of the town, company members' own journal entries, and published news reports. It is divided into three acts, and eight actors portray more than sixty characters in a series of short scenes. Placed 1st in the Region for the 3A Class Placed 3rd in the State for the 3A Class |
Mainstage Production
Volume of Smoke was an original commissioned work for The Firehouse Theater (Carol Piersol, Artistic Director) in Richmond, Virginia. Premiere: February 2005. Sections adapted from John F. Watson's "Calamity at Richmond, Being a Narrative of the Affecting Circumstances Attending the Awful Conflagration of the Theatre in the City of Richmond, on the Night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811." Read the script here: https://blackbird.vcu.edu/v4n1/gallery/chapman_cm/smoke_print.htm |
Winter 2018-2019 - Spring 2019
James and the giant peachSpring Musical
Based on the beloved book by Roald Dahl, and imaginative film by Tim Burton, comes the musical adaptation of James and The Giant Peach. A story of a young boy who after losing his parents to a tragic (albeit somewhat humorous event) and living with his two incredibly cruel and nasty aunts, goes on a fantastical adventure across the sea filled with magic, talking insects, family values, and of course a giant peach. With lyrics and music composed by Pasek and Paul (The Greatest Showman, Dear Evan Hansen) and book by Timothy Allen Mcdonald, this upbeat, whimsy, and heartwarming musical is a great show for all ages to enjoy! Show Nights: March 21st-23rd |
The TempestInterest Meeting: March 22, 2019 |