{"id":62177,"date":"2014-11-13T11:42:51","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T17:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/?p=62177"},"modified":"2014-11-13T11:42:51","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T17:42:51","slug":"the-bald-soprano-presented-by-delta-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/2014\/11\/the-bald-soprano-presented-by-delta-players\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bald Soprano presented by Delta Players"},"content":{"rendered":"

Delta State University\u2019s Delta Players present Eugene Ionesco\u2019s absurdist classic \u201cThe Bald Soprano\u201d Nov. 17-20 with performances in Jobe Hall at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are free with Delta State identification and $7 general admission.<\/p>\n

Ionesco, a Romanian who was also fluent in French, conceived the idea for play while attempting to learn English. While studying an English primer, he began to see the basics of language \u2014 and the way language is taught \u2014 as increasingly absurd. \u201cThe Bald Soprano\u201d is the fascinating result of that idea.<\/p>\n

While the performance is unquestionably a complex, difficult work, it is also a riotous exploration on the mysteries of time and the very nature of existence.<\/p>\n

Synopsis<\/strong><\/p>\n

Set in a middle-class English household, \u201cThe Bald Soprano\u201d presents a dinner party hosted by Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Their guests, Mr. & Mrs. Martin, show up several hours late. Or do they? Perhaps they had been waiting on the doorstep all along, but were afraid to enter because the Smith\u2019s maid, Mary, failed to let them in.<\/p>\n

Mary spent a pleasant afternoon at the cinema, supposedly with the Smith\u2019s permission, although the Smiths seem quite upset to learn that their guests had been on their doorstep for nearly four hours. Later, the Fire Chief arrives and after a series of increasingly bizarre stories, everything \u2014 meaning, reason, and even language itself \u2014 falls apart.<\/p>\n

Michael Ewing, with the Department of Languages and Literatures, directs a cast comprised of both students and members of the Cleveland community.<\/p>\n

Production Team
\n<\/strong>-Director \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Michael Ewing
\n-Stage Manager\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kristin Johnson
\n-Lighting Design \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Michael Ewing and Noah Lelek
\n-Sound Design \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Michael Ewing
\n-Sound Editing \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Miles Fulwider
\n-Set & Costume Design \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Kristin Johnson
\n-Original Poster Design \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Sanmi Oyenuga and Cameron Griffin
\n-Original Furniture \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Mike Stanley & Chase Tubbs
\n-Photography \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Delta State\u2019s intermediate photography class
\n-Grad Assistant \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Lindsay Marter<\/p>\n

Cast
\n<\/strong><\/span>Role<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Performer
\n<\/strong>-Mr. Smith \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Colton Andrews, Lucas Braswell
\n-Mrs. Smith \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Shera Phillips, Sarah LaBue
\n-Mr. Martin \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Lucas Braswell, Cameron Griffin
\n-Mrs. Martin \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Sarah LaBue, Drew Braswell
\n-Mary, the Maid \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Hallye Skillion, Jasmine Cleark, Donavon McClung
\n-The Fire Chief \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Donavon McClung, Hallye Skillion, Jasmine Cleark<\/p>\n

*** This production is for all audiences, with reservations. There are a few adult situations and some modest language. For more information, contact the department at 662-846-4060.<\/p>\n

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