Word: theater
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Salomy's challenges in mounting Rope must have been its unlikely theater space--the Quincy House Dining Hall is noisy, small, long, flat, awkward to light and outfitted with uncomfortable chairs. Salomy and crew overcome the obstacles well with effective platforms and lighting. Since all of its action takes place during a short span of time in Brandon's New York apartment, Rope adapts well to the close confines of the small stage...
...scale alone of a mainstage production can be dizzying. The American Repertory Theater (ART) mainstage theater can host an audience of as many as 600 and mainstage productions ususally carry a larger budget and cast than house plays. To top it off, the ART stages only four student plays a year, so student mainstage plays receive a lot of attention...
...along with expanded possiblities, mainstage groups like the Ui gang inherit difficulties. The need to fill the theater's space, the difficulty of organizing so many instruments and people, and the fact that mainstage productions draw a different and much larger crowd can be inhibiting...
...most of those involved in Ui, a mainstage production combines the fun of student theater with the thrill of professional theater. It's a chance to see what "real" theater is all about, without pressure and competition. And while some students say a large audience may prove daunting, most felt it did not matter...
...Soviet Union is starting a spiritual reform in literature, cinematography, theater and the media, he said. "We hope that the changes in the moral-cultural area will go into other levels of our country. It's a long process, but we have no other way," Rybakov told the largely Russian audience...