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Here are some beautiful pictures from out photocall this past Sunday.Remember that Tickets are still avaible May 16 - 20 for 8pm performances.Student Rush Tickets are $5 Each!Caliban, Stephano and Trinculo scheming.(Charles Murdock Lucas, Bethany Fisackerly, Meredith Neville)Antonio, Alonso, and Sebastian at the Mystical Banquet(Kevin Frazier, DJ Seaman, and Ian Philips)Prospero and Miranda(Jay

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Today we start a special sneak peek at the costumes of The Tempest.Costume Designer Margaret Caterisano has been gracious enough to share her early renderings of the costumes with us. The inspiration for the costumes is drawn from early to mid 1700's, early rococco, with modifications for style and artistic vision.Today we have the renderings for Sebastian and Antonio, two of the villains in The

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One of the great things about blogging a production of a play is that you get to learn much more about how the play is produced than if you just simply came and watched it performed. Sometimes, we get to bring you something special, and now we are pleased to be offering you a special glimpse into the rehearsal process of The Tempest.The company finished blocking the show last Thursday, and

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Just a small update today:Two pictures from rehearsal!Stephano, Caliban and Trinculo scream in terror.Director Doug Cummins explains a bit of blocking to the cast.(Pictures courtesy of Nate Wofford.)

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This week began blocking rehearsals for The Tempest, and the first hurdle to be faced is Prospero's Storm (a nice way to get the audience's attention!)(Jason Long, Michael Wolford, Ian Philips, and Kevin Frazier learn their blocking)Dr. Cummins, the director, took great pains Monday evening to choreograph every wave, every step, and every fall. The nymphs in our production literally become the

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“Actors are lazy!”While this phrase has often been uttered by the many non-performers of the world, it is rare to hear it from the lips of an actor.Yet Doug Berky, a guest artist assisting with the production The Tempest centered Wednesday evening’s movement workshop around this theme, constantly reminding the cast and crew participating that “we want to use as little energy as possible!” He used

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This past Saturday evening, the cast of The Tempest and many others came together to witness an evening of improvisational theatre and sketch comedy from professional theatre artist Doug Berky.Berky spent the evening going through his own professional history and performing skits in a variety of different styles. The skits ranged from a Shakespearean baseball game to the story of David and

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Widely acclaimed performance artist Doug Berky will be performingtonight (March 25) in the Furman Theatre Playhouse at 8 pm!Come and enjoy sketch comedy, mimed improvisations and general hilarity in a beautiful demonstration of Doug's skill and talent!(to learn more about Doug, see the previous interview here)Photo from Associates and Savidge

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...and why you should be, too!Reason #2Doug Berky.Don't know who Doug Berky is? Prepare to find out. Doug Berky is not only an amazingly talented performance artist, a professionaly trained mine, and sketch comedy artist, he is also a graduate of the Furman Theatre Department.The Furman University Theatre Arts Department and the Humanities Endowment hired Doug Berky to design and make the masks

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...and why you should be too!Reason #1It's Shakespeare! How often do you get to see seasoned professionals (with over a century’s worth of combined talent) collaborate on Shakespeare's The Tempest alongside fresh new talent, as yet unseen on the Furman stage? This is one of Shakespeare's greatest plays and probably the last he wrote for the theater. It is a play that resonates with the wisdom,

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Wondering who is playing what part in "The Tempest"? Well, straight from the director, here is the cast and crew list:The TempestBy William ShakespeareCast ListAlonso, King of Naples.................................................D J SeamanSebastian, his brother................................................Ian M. PhilipsProspero, the right Duke of Milan......................................Jay

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Welcome to the production blog for Furman Theatre's The Tempest by William Shakespeare!Soon, this blog will be host to information about The Tempest, performance dates, and other ways you can get involved with the show.You may have noticed the links on the right. There is a link to the Furman Theatre website, which has photos of past productions, information about faculty and classes, notable

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