By Adam West<\/p>\n
\tTheater at Centre recently held a \u201c7-11\u201d play festival. This festival contained four short plays. But where did the plays come from? And why was it called \u201c7-11?\u201d
\n\tWell. These plays were written, rehearsed, performed, and produced in only seven days and were meant to be only eleven minutes each. Students split off into teams of two playwrights per play to write the scenes that would be performed for the 7-11 play festival. Work on these plays began on September 13th and were performed on September 19th in Weisiger theater.
\nEach of these playwrights had a few things they had to include in their play: the phrase \u201cif all the world\u2019s a stage, we are,\u201d a bird of onstage, and a character with some type of phobia. The plays were also limited to casts of up to three performers. These prompts were given to stir up creativity while also to provide a through line throughout the plays.
\n\tThen, directors were assigned to each play and had to cast their shows with the help of Dr. Goff.
\n\tWoof, performed by Jill Burnette and Jillian Ison, written by Charlesie Robison and McKenzie Snellgrove, and directed by Louisa Wall and Darian Wicker, followed two sisters as one tries desperately to reconnect through a play she wrote only for it to devolve into judgment and misunderstandings. The dysfunction between the siblings was on full display, and quite fun to watch as one stumbles to connect through play writing and anime. Woof also provided a brutal bird death that sound designer Eric Dahlgren was especially proud of.
\n\tVhat Ve Do in Ze Shadovs, performed by Giana Lamarre, Roscoe Dalton, and Jill Burnette, written by Adam West and Alex Mooresmith, and directed by Nate Brantley, was a vampire comedy that followed three vampires fearing the coming of Ze Vampyre Slayer, although one of whom can\u2019t transform into a bat but rather a flamingo. Vhat We Do was styled as a sitcom, which helped both the believability and the overall fun of the script, letting the jokes and situation be over the top.
\nThe Husband Did It, performed by Wacilla Moniz, Michelle Hundley, and Nate Brantley, written by Jill Burnette and Lillian Moore, and directed by Adam West, is a black comedy that followed a couple about to be married only for everything to go awry when their bird Louie is found dead. The Husband Did It offered plenty of chuckles throughout, while also providing a surprising twist at the end.
\nTo The Greenwood Tree, performed by Louisa Wall, Sophia Shannon, and Leo Ehrenfels, written by Caitlynn Murphy and Darian Wicker, and directed by Mckenzie Snellgrove, follows two lesbian lovers living in a medieval patriarchy that tries to force conformity and heterosexuality onto them. Greenwood offered a fun start, where the audience was amazed with tricks and the relationship between the characters, while providing a sobering second half that threatened the fun of the first half.
\n\tThis project allowed for Theater at Centre to put itself on people\u2019s radar early this year. Even though it mostly attracted long time theater majors and collaborators, it also offered an opportunity for people to try theater who don\u2019t have as much experience in an accessible way. It was a creative opportunity early in the semester that gave students a chance to show their family and friends what it means to be a part of the theater.
\n\tThe 7-11 play festival brought people together, to create a truly magical theatrical experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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