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Drama students present festival of one-act plays

He may be well known for his full-length plays about the South in the 1950s, but along with “A Streetcar Named Desire” and “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” Tennessee Williams also wrote a collection of one-act plays. Directing students from a drama class will direct and produce 14 of these short plays for “Fourteen [...]

British farce ‘Noises Off’ debuts

What you see isn’t always what you get. And in the award-winning British farce, “Noises Off,” what happens onstage isn’t at all what happens backstage. University Theater will open its production of “Noises Off,” written by Michael Frayn, today and will continue its eight-night run until Dec. 4. With comical mishaps, physical exaggerations and mistaken [...]

Senior shows his talent in one man play

This weekend, Piotr Stapor will become nine people – that is, nine different characters in Eric Bogosian’s acclaimed one-man play, “Pounding Nails in the Floor with my Forehead.” Stapor, a senior from Lawrenceville who played Juan Julian in the recent University Theatre production, “Anna in the Tropics,” will perform the play as a senior thesis [...]

Indian play performed in English

“Begum Barve” first was written in the Indian language Marathi as a multi-dimensional story of fantasy and reality. Performed now for the first time in English, the play holds true to its complex themes. Award-winning playwright Satish Alekar joins the University from the University of Pune in West India to direct his play, originally written [...]

Political films to be screened at ‘Counter Spin’

Flag burning, race relations and anti-Bush protests tend to raise a few eyebrows. Independent filmmakers and a local musician will feature their politically inspired works at “An Evening of Counter-Spin” this Saturday at ATHICA (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art). The event will begin at 8 p.m. with a screening of a 23-minute film, “Red State [...]

Dance, dine and view demonstrations at folk festival

It may be one of Athens’ longest-held music traditions, and it will continue this Saturday at Sandy Creek Park. The 21st Annual North Georgia Folk Festival, sponsored by the Athens Folk Music and Dance Society (AFMDS), will feature live bluegrass, blues, Celtic and gospel music performances along with a variety of demonstrations. The festival also [...]

‘Tropics’ opens theater season

Through passion, romance and poetic language, the eight characters of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize winning drama, “Anna in the Tropics,” will bring to life a heartwarming tale of Cuban-American cigar workers at the brink of the Great Depression. Written by Nilo Cruz, the play focuses on a family’s attempt to hold on to the culture [...]

Class performs ‘Errors’

While Maymester classes compile an entire semester’s course into three weeks, one drama course forced students to rehearse an entire production under strict time constraints. The product, Shakespeare’s “Comedy of Errors,” will be performed in the Cellar Theatre of the Fine Arts Building Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. “It’s a bare-bone, shoe-string budget,” said [...]

‘Cures’ a play heavy on issues

AIDS, cancer, homosexuality and schizophrenia are issues that oftentimes spark angry diatribes amongst the general public. The six characters of “Cures for Everything” paint a heartfelt portrait of humanity by addressing these issues with honesty, passion and a touch of humor. Graduate student David Pollack wrote his thesis play in a seemingly poetic form, illustrating [...]

‘Gallon Challenge’ to film in Athens

In late 1999, the University transformed into a Hollywood movie set for the production of the college comedy “Road Trip.” Now, filmmakers have set up in Athens to create a full-length film featuring University students in a comedic coming-of-age story. Production on the independent film “The Gallon Challenge” commenced last Tuesday as students and crew [...]

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