As I'm sure you can understand, it is difficult to stay at the dorm when there is so much to be done!
To recap: We saw 6 shows in our first week here (so amazing!).
Monday - "A Little Night Music" , a Steven Sondheim musical.
Tuesday - "Time and the Conways", a JB Priestly play.
Wednesday - "Arcadia", a Tom Stoppard play.
Thursday - "War Horse", play based on a novel by Michael Morpurgo.
Friday - "As You Like It", a Shakespearean comedy.
Saturday - "When the Rain Stops Falling", an Andrew Bovell play.
Needless to say, we had an incredible week of theater. The best part is, there is no sign of slowing! We get to see another 5 shows this coming week.
Unfortunately, it is difficult for me to document our group's traveling experiences around London because the 14 of us are hardly ever sight-seeing together, and I think it is unfair to merely post my experiences in lieu of the group.
Assignment wise, we have two essays due on Monday, July 13th.
The prompts:
1. Think about the time in drama and how it is depicted and manipulated in "Time and the Conways", "Arcadia", and "When the Rain Stops Falling". You are watching the drama in real time -- moving forward. How can playwrights manipulate time and why?
2. Discuss three productions in which the production (direction, design) particularly surprised you, impressed you, and/or changed the way you thought about the play.
Kudos to Professor Clum for giving us three shows in one week that manipulate time so effectively. We have some awesome theater to cite when we write our papers!
In addition to the essays, we have to have our Shakespeare group scenes memorized and ready to perform on Tuesday, July 14th. We will be performing them for Paul Ready (a leading actor in "Conways"), William Houston (Constable Clark in the 2009 Sherlock Holmes movie), and Professor Clum.
With all of that information in, I leave you all with our very fun Friday night: group cooking!
Cheers!
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