Word: staging
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...physical barriers of the stage were not so easily overcome. The stage was so small that the actors could take only small unexcited strides. The streetlamp outside the old location sneaked through the blackened windows and ruined effective lighting techniques. And to complicate lighting even further, there was no money for a lighting board--lights could only be turned off and on with no control over their intensity. for seats the theatre had only 22 burlap-covered tables which could hold about ninety people...
...producing good theatre is thing more than a goal to Samshak. It is the essence of his whole involvement with the stage. To him, the social import of a dramatic experience is only secondary to its dramatic rightness. Although it may be possible for someone to deduce a social motif in the plays performed by the Atma, Samshak claims no such intention. "We're not carrying any political banners," he stated, "we're just doing the plays that we can perform best...
...Atma may indeed undergo a radical change of face in its new location. There will be a new lighting board and hopefully a new and larger stage with which to work. The seating capacity will be larger, and the stage will actually be dark when the lights black out. The price for a ticket will be raised to $2.50, but the coffee will still be free...
...Atma grew up in the South End charging $1.50 for a ticket and giving away free coffee. The reviews were great but the crowds were small. Now it has moved to Charles Street. The stage will be larger, the price will be $2.50 and the crowds may increase, but the coffee will still be free...
...PLAY begins with a soliloquy by Saul, which is unfortunate, for Woods seems unable to shed his self-consciousness when on the stage alone. But as soon as the other characters arrive and give his speeches direction, Saul becomes a convincingly tragic figure...