The Fairy Tale Project (aka Term Project 1)

The Fairy Tale Project is a collaborative theatrical presentation that I am co-directing with Elizabeth (aka co-conspirator of epic community/collaborative endeavors). We have the lofty goals of exploring community in four ways: between fairy tales and contemporary culture, between art and theatre, within the cast, and between the audience and the performers. We are writing 64 plays, which will then be cut down to 30, which will then be performed in 60 minutes! All of these plays are referential in some way or another to fairy tales. To make things more interesting we will let the audience determine the order and we may even ask them to participate! Exciting I know. So come we will have performances on May 20 and 21 (possibly even the 22) at 7:30 pm. Tentatively set for Little Theatre at Transylvania University.

But enough with the propaganda. So far we have had 1 cast meeting and 3 rehearsals. We have used viewpoints and writing exercises to get the juices flowing. And I believe around 13 plays total have been written by cast members (although some of these plays are not yet finished). Honestly, I have been surprised at how much excitement and momentum there has been within the cast and I hope it continues. I have no reason to doubt that it will continue.