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The University Daily Kansan
Thursday, August 22, 2013
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CAMPUS
Theater department prepares for new year
DYLAN SHERWOOD
dsherwood@kansan.com
The University of Kansas Theatre Department has already kicked off the 2013-14 season performing the Broadway hit "Kiss Me, Kate" in July. All the performances of the show were sold out.
"Doing this classic was a challenge, because we decided to have our actors play multiple roles," director John Staniunas said. "We decided to do a classical musical first, then later on this year we will do a musical that's more current."
On Aug. 25, interested students are invited to attend the theatre rally at 4 p.m. at the Crafton-Preyer Theater in Murphy Hall to learn more about the department.
The department will perform Bram Stoker's "Dracula," adapted by artistic director Dennis Christilles. In the play, a real estate agent returns to Transylvania and ends up involved in a mystery. Performances are Oct. 3 to 6, 10 and 11.
Most casting has happened already, but some roles will be cast
during the first week of school.
Open auditions for "Dracula" will be held Aug. 26 and 27 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Crafton-Preyer Theater.
Callbacks will be held on Aug. 28 and 29.
In addition to casting for "Dracula," the department will also have auditions for other shows happening this fall. The shows include "And I and Silence," "Adding Machine: A Musical" and
"We decided to do a classical musical first, then later on this year we will do a musical that's more current."
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JOHN STANIUNAS
director
"And I and Silence" is about friendships and hardships of working-classes and African Americans. Performances are Oct. 25 to 27 and 29 to 31.
"The Maderati."
Performances of"Adding Machine:
A Musical" are Nov. 15 to 17 and 22 to 24. The musical follows Mr. Zero,
who has been working the same job at an accounting firm and is about
to be laid off.
"The Maderati" will wrap up the semester with performances Dec. 6 to 8 and 10 to 12. The show is about a Manhattan resident who ends up going to a mental hospital.
The spring semester will include students directing "Black Box: Undergraduate Directed Projects" that will take place Feb. 14 to 16, 18 and 19. The plays will be chosen and directed by undergraduate theatre students.
Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" will be performed Feb. 28, March 1 and 2 and 7 to 9. Performances of "The Other Shore" will be held April 11 to 13 and 15 to 17. The department will finish out the 2013-2014 season with the musical "Over Here!" on April 25 to 27 and May 2 to 4.
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Ashley Kennedy (left) and Isabella Hampton perform during the production "Intimate Apparel." The play's production ran April 3 to 5 and 9 to 11.
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Joe Winans (left), playing Rapunzel's Prince and Ed Schubel, playing Cinderella's Prince, perform during University of Kansas Theatre's "Into the Woods." The play ran Nov. 10 and 11 and 15 to 18, 2012.
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"It's been awesome being on set because that's my element," he said. "Especially coming from pre-production where you have to internalize and visualize everything, it's great to be able to do tangible things like move a camera or set up lights now."
to finally put the financials aside and just do what he loves.
learning the craft of filmmaking, Fiedlerich says the co-
McGinness says they are nearly done shooting the film and have begun the editing process, which has been the most rewarding part of production for him so far.
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"A lot of the ideas behind this movie saved my livelihood at one point or another, and seeing
to each others differing styles. "We both have strengths in entirely different areas and weaknesses in entirely different areas, but that's okay," he said. "He's had to teach me how to nail things out and get things done in a timely manner, and I think I've taught him a lot about visuals and things like that that are very important."
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directors have had to learn to adjust to each others differing styles.
"God, Grant Me" was partially funded through Kickstarter, a fundraising website that allows people to donate to various projects, but the project only receives the money if it's predetermined goal is met by a certain deadline.
"God, Grant Me," a film created by two Lawrence residents, is currently in production. The duo reached their fundraising goal of $4,500 on Kickstarter in July.
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The film met its goal in the last hour with 69 backers donating a total of $4,530. One of those backers is Michelle Leatherby, a graphic design student at the University from Fayetteville, Ark. As a photographer herself,
she said it was important to her to help fellow artists see their work come to fruition. "I think it's important as an artist to support other artists work, even if it's a completely different field," she said. "It's just nice to
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in early November to various festivals, including South by Southwest. If accepted, they hope to debut it in Lawrence this spring.
McGinness and Friedrich plan to finish and submit the film
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