Wednesday, March 11, 1998
The University Daily Kansas
Section A · Page 3
Student plays win audience applause
Shows competed for opportunity at full production
By Emily C. Forsyth eforsyth@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Nick Woods emerged as the winner of English Alternative Theatre's version of the final four competition.
Woods, Prairie Village senior, was one of four students whose plays were selected for staged readings in EAT's sixth annual competition Monday in Smith Hall.
An audience of about 50 selected Woods' play, "Up Comes Society," for first place. Ed White, Hickory Hills, ill., senior won second place with his play, "The Road to Java."
"Execution Day," by Bob Determan, Bonner Springs senior, and "Charlotte's Special day," by Dar
ren Weimar, Hays senior, were also in the competition.
All of the one-act plays could be selected for full production by EAT next year.
Woods said that he was grateful to see his play read twice during the three-day competition and that he enjoyed receiving feedback from the audience.
"I've worked so long and so hard on it." Woods said. "It's exciting to finally see it. It's the actual real deal."
Paul Lim, director of EAT, said that it was essential for playwrights to see their work in staged readings.
"Drama requires that the students have actors saying their words and moving around, handling props," Lim said. "Until the budding playwright gets to hear the words being said and to see the action that's been scripted, it's hard for them to learn and grow as playwrights."
The four plays were selected from 19 that were written last fall in Lim's beginning playwriting class.
English 354. Lim said there were eight or nine strong scripts.
"The four that I eventually picked were by no means the only good ones that came out of that class." Lim said. "I thought these were the four that could be well served by the limited means that EAT has. Some of the other good scripts required more by way of production in order to pull it off."
Ken Willard, Lawrence resident, played a prison guard in "Up Comes Society." He said that the staged readings were a good opportunity for audience members to get involved in theater.
"It's real hands-on for everybody."
Willard said. "So often you have to just sit there and take it. Here, you can dish it out if you want."
The audience dished out responses in the form of comment cards, which asked for input on the plots, character development and impact of the message.
Charli Engelhorn, Ames, Iowa junior, said that she would like to
Shawn Trimble, Lawrence resident, Meg Dillingham, Overland Park graduate student and John Auy, director of Ermal Garinger Academic Resource Center, perform "The Road to Java," by Ed White. The English Alternative Theatre, EAT, presented staged readings of the two finalist one-act plays by KU students Monday night. Photo by Holly Groshong/KANSAN
see both pays in full production.
"I think that both playwrights are really talented," Engelhorn said. "I
really liked the story development of both plays. It was hard to choose one."
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