DIRECTOR NOTES
Greek Tragedy visits the St. Luke’s community in the form of four classic tragedies adapted to our black box stage by female playwrights, Stacey Coates and Rosalind Flynn. With comic flair and antic actions, these fun house versions of myth and magic deconstruct Greek drama into contemporary farce without losing core elements of the story lines.
The directors ensure that the cast appears ‘close to’ on time, remind them how many weeks are left until the show, ask when they’ll be off script, and occasionally make wise comments like “no, don’t move there … say that line slightly louder … I can’t see your face.” If prompted, about two days before the show, they might mention to someone who looks vaguely techie that they could do with some music for the scene changes. In truth, the director’s main job is to keep the actors and tech crew in pretzels and pizza.
Our student directors are worthy seafarers who have guided their casts through the rough waters of blocking, getting off book, and marking exits and entrances. We also would have been lost without our technical theatre crew and the brave actors who agreed to go on this madcap journey with us. Your passion and creativity are a gift.
Just remember to move to the right places on stage, say your lines loudly and make sure that we can see your faces...really. Mission accomplished. Chorus line and tragic icons all...it’s been a joy.
Dale Griffa and Susan Doran
