{"id":10994,"date":"2014-11-08T15:36:27","date_gmt":"2014-11-08T20:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quantumnew.esu.edu\/insider\/?p=10994"},"modified":"2016-06-16T10:25:32","modified_gmt":"2016-06-16T14:25:32","slug":"esus-theater-department-to-present-one-act-plays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/esus-theater-department-to-present-one-act-plays\/","title":{"rendered":"ESU\u2019s Theater Department to Present One-Act Plays"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stage II, the student theatre organization at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, will combine one-act plays and adaptations from other works\u2014all featuring an element of otherworldliness\u2014in Sinister Tales: One-Act Plays and Scenes, <\/em>November 19-23.<\/p>\n

The one-act plays to be featured include the premiere of Echo Chamber<\/em>, a play written by ESU sophomore John Laurie, a computer science major from Long Pond, Pa.; and Hungry Jane<\/em>, by Pennsylvania playwright David Steele of Slippery Rock, Pa.<\/p>\n

Adapted pieces include selections from Rockaby<\/em> by Samuel Beckett; Macbeth <\/em>by William Shakespeare; and Dark of the Moon <\/em>by Howard Richardson and William Berney.<\/p>\n

Students are responsible for all aspects of the Stage II presentation, including play selection, directing, acting, and technical elements.<\/p>\n

Curtain times for the performances are 8 p.m. November 19-21 and 2 p.m. November 22-23. All performances are in the Dale Snow Theatre on the ground floor of the university\u2019s Fine and Performing Art Center, Normal and Marguerite streets, East Stroudsburg.<\/p>\n

In Echo Chamber,<\/em> Anne, a recently deceased woman, is waiting in \u201climbo\u201d\u2014a room\u2014with a person named Lucy or Lucian who asks probing questions about Anne\u2019s past life. Andrew Scoggin, a freshman theatre major from Ottsville, Pa., will direct the piece.<\/p>\n

Hungry Jane<\/em> tells the story of Shirley who calls in a ghost specialist to investigate the strange noises in her house. Two theatre majors, Christopher Robinson, a sophomore from Cape May, N.J. and Asia Burnett, a sophomore from Philadelphia, Pa., are co-directing the play.<\/p>\n

The selection from Macbeth<\/em> focuses on Lady Macbeth and her unease after the murder of the king, Duncan. Dontel Ducksworth, a junior from East Stroudsburg, majoring in musical theatre and acting for theatre, TV, and film, adapted and directed the piece.<\/p>\n

Naomi Snyder, a senior from Reading, Pa. majoring in psychology and theatre, adapted and directed the selection from Rockaby,<\/em> which features a woman sitting in a chair that starts and stops rocking without her assistance.<\/p>\n

The folk ballad, Barbara Allen,<\/em> as featured in Dark of the Moon,<\/em> is the focus of the presentation directed and choreographed by Michael Lloret, a senior from East Stroudsburg majoring in musical theatre.<\/p>\n

General admission is $12 for adults; $10 for senior citizens, faculty and staff with I.D.; $7 for ESU students with I.D.; and $5 for youth. These plays are recommended for older high school students and adults.<\/em><\/p>\n

Tickets may be purchased online with a credit card at www.esu.edu\/theatretickets<\/a>. Because the Dale Snow Theatre has limited seating, advance purchase of tickets is suggested.<\/p>\n

Remaining seats will be available at the box office beginning one hour before the performance. Only cash and checks are accepted at the box office.<\/p>\n

For box office reservations or more information about the production, please email esuarts@esu.edu<\/a> or call 570-422-3483, x.4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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