"House of Several Stories" : Preparing and executing stylized realistic acting in a contemporary absurdist play

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2019-04-19

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Choate, Chloe
Cavada, Angela
Moore, Clinton
Molina, Marco
Gonzales, Sonja

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In the Fall of 2018, we produced Angelo State University's student-directed production of "House of Several Stories" by Jon A. Boulanger. This presentation details how preparing for this production under a student director differed from preparing with a faculty director and the unique process of working with the living playwright using a style of acting that is completely different than an approach rooted in Realism. Additionally, the student director will address what it was like to work hands-on with the playwright, a rare opportunity in the theatre.

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theatre of the absurd, john A boulanger, theare, depression, alcoholism, responisbilities, parenting, homosexuality, suicidal

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