Teen West Project: Year
Seven
A Short in the Wire
(all information subject to changes)
About
Theme:
In its seventh year collaborating
with SouthWest StageWorks at Wilson High School, Playwrights West will mine the
entire company, along with alum and previous writers of Teen West, to create an
evening of short works inspired by the question: how have you been
shorted? This question,
intended to be wide ranging in how it’s perceived, will hopefully generate
incredible dialogue within the Wilson student community - conversations around
issues of disenfranchisement, outdated systems, archaic paradigms, and
uncontrollable life factors that lead to one feeling unable to fully climb the
social and economic ladders of our time.
A focus group meeting with Wilson students will be held in May of 2018
to launch the writing.
About the
Presentation:
For this offering, the show will
be presented as a traveling, site specific piece. This means that there will be 6 different venues and 12
short plays as part of a two act evening.
The show will be directed and scored by Playwrights West Founding Member
Matthew B. Zrebski.
About the
Show Structure:
The show will be assembled using
the following concept and casting breakdown. (m = male role, f = female role, ng = non-gendered role) An acting company will be cast, with
some actors doubling. All roles
will be teen characters. We
anticipate casting between 20 and 30 actors. Numerous technicians will be needed.
PRE-SHOW
The audience will be divided into
4 groups, with no more than 20 per group.
These groups will be color-coded:
red, green, blue, yellow. The
color-coded wristbands will be used as tickets. We will certainly keep families and groups of friends together
as we can, but some will be separated if needed.
ACT ONE
Play A
Venue: Auditorium Lobby
Cast: 2m, 2w, 1ng
Play B
Venue: Drama Room
Cast: 1m, 1w
Play C
Venue: Choir Room
Cast: 1m, 2w, 2ng
Play D
Venue: A Classroom
Cast: 2m, 1w
For Plays A thru D, the audience, in their separate groups, will rotate
from space to space, with each of the four plays performing 4 times in a
row. After the fourth rotation,
the entire audience will go to experience the Act One Finale.
The Traveling Play: Part 1
Venue: The path from venue to venue
Cast: 1ng
(note: 4 actors will be
cast, each performing this piece as that actor guides their particular group
from venue to venue)
Act One Finale
Venue: The Library
Cast: 3ng
INTERMISSION
At intermission, the auditorium lobby, drama room, choir room, and
classroom will undergo a scenic change to prepare for Act Two.
ACT TWO
Play E
Venue: Auditorium Lobby
Cast: 2m, 2w, 3ng
Play F
Venue: Drama Room
Cast: 2m, 2w
Play G
Venue: Choir Room
Cast: 6 Singers - Tenor, Baritone,
Bass, Soprano, Mezzo, Alto
Play H
Venue: Classroom
Cast: 2ng
For Plays E thru H, the audience, in their separate groups, will rotate
from space to space, with each of the four plays performing 4 times in a
row. After the fourth rotation,
the entire audience will go to experience the Act Two Finale.
The Traveling Play: Part 2
Cast: 1ng
(note: 4 actors will be
cast, each performing this piece as that actor guides their particular group
from venue to venue)
Act Two Finale
The Auditorium
Cast: Full Company with breakdown - 3m, 3w, 2ng, chorus
END OF SHOW
***A Short in the Wire will open February 14, 2019***
