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| Tryon Fine Arts Center Presents: |
| Fall 2010 Touring Production |
| Students performing for Students in Polk County and Spartanburg County |
THE MARK TWAIN SHOW
| Sponsored by Aoki Landscape and Design & Kirby Endowment Fund of the Polk County Community Foundation |
TRYON FINE ARTS CENTER’S Arts in Education Fall School Tour finished
November 1st with a final performance for the Polk County High School juniors. This
was the 13th performance in the eight day tour of THE MARK TWAIN SHOW
sponsored by Aoki Landscape and Design and the Kirby Fund at Polk County
Community Foundation.
Two teams each consisting of three high school actors, supported by a five-person
road crew, traveled in Polk County and Spartanburg County as well as to North
Greenville University, performing for over 2500 students ages 8 - 18. This is the second
year TFAC has “hit the road” to bring educational theater to the schools.
Last year’s SHAKESPEARE TO GO and this year’s MARK TWAIN SHOW provided
theater education on two levels. The format creates an opportunity for students
interested in pursuing theater as a profession to experience being in a touring
production. According to Director Marianne Carruth, “Performing in different venues
has inherent challenges for the actors and the crew – changing the set, blocking and
technical production to meet the demands of different stages, managing setup and
breakdown according to the demands of the tour schedule. The props crew had to
adapt not only to different stages, but also to different actors. These students met
every challenge with tremendous success.” Cast member Liana Stadelmann observes,
“This play was truly unique! We were able to play multiple roles and all three of us
got to be the main character of the play. I had SO much fun and am planning to
audition for the tour play next year!”
For younger audiences, seeing their peers performing onstage was inspiring. The
opportunity to see great literature brought to life is surprisingly exciting. Inman
Intermediate School 6th grader Jada Proctor, after seeing the performance at Chapman
High School said, “I personally enjoyed the play. The sarcasm was amazing.” Paul
Nelson, a retiree and Mark Twain aficionado who attended the final performance at
TFAC, exclaimed “The actors captured Mark Twain beautifully – they really
understood the stories and the satire.”
Sunday’s performance at TFAC brought both teams of actors onstage together to
perform one show. After a brief conversation to assign parts, the six actors quickly
rehearsed the new show and then performed it seamlessly to an enthusiastic audience.
According to audience member Connie Clark, “Sunday's performance of THE MARK
TWAIN SHOW was a delight! The two casts blended wonderfully in presenting the
four Twain stories along with segues true to Twain's humor. Hats off to six talented
kids, a dedicated backstage road crew, and director Marianne Carruth.”
At the close of the 8-day, 13-performance tour, stage manager Jody McPherson said,
“It was a challenge and a lot of fun. It was great working with these students both on
and off stage. What a team!”
November 1st with a final performance for the Polk County High School juniors. This
was the 13th performance in the eight day tour of THE MARK TWAIN SHOW
sponsored by Aoki Landscape and Design and the Kirby Fund at Polk County
Community Foundation.
Two teams each consisting of three high school actors, supported by a five-person
road crew, traveled in Polk County and Spartanburg County as well as to North
Greenville University, performing for over 2500 students ages 8 - 18. This is the second
year TFAC has “hit the road” to bring educational theater to the schools.
Last year’s SHAKESPEARE TO GO and this year’s MARK TWAIN SHOW provided
theater education on two levels. The format creates an opportunity for students
interested in pursuing theater as a profession to experience being in a touring
production. According to Director Marianne Carruth, “Performing in different venues
has inherent challenges for the actors and the crew – changing the set, blocking and
technical production to meet the demands of different stages, managing setup and
breakdown according to the demands of the tour schedule. The props crew had to
adapt not only to different stages, but also to different actors. These students met
every challenge with tremendous success.” Cast member Liana Stadelmann observes,
“This play was truly unique! We were able to play multiple roles and all three of us
got to be the main character of the play. I had SO much fun and am planning to
audition for the tour play next year!”
For younger audiences, seeing their peers performing onstage was inspiring. The
opportunity to see great literature brought to life is surprisingly exciting. Inman
Intermediate School 6th grader Jada Proctor, after seeing the performance at Chapman
High School said, “I personally enjoyed the play. The sarcasm was amazing.” Paul
Nelson, a retiree and Mark Twain aficionado who attended the final performance at
TFAC, exclaimed “The actors captured Mark Twain beautifully – they really
understood the stories and the satire.”
Sunday’s performance at TFAC brought both teams of actors onstage together to
perform one show. After a brief conversation to assign parts, the six actors quickly
rehearsed the new show and then performed it seamlessly to an enthusiastic audience.
According to audience member Connie Clark, “Sunday's performance of THE MARK
TWAIN SHOW was a delight! The two casts blended wonderfully in presenting the
four Twain stories along with segues true to Twain's humor. Hats off to six talented
kids, a dedicated backstage road crew, and director Marianne Carruth.”
At the close of the 8-day, 13-performance tour, stage manager Jody McPherson said,
“It was a challenge and a lot of fun. It was great working with these students both on
and off stage. What a team!”
