The Man Who Turned into a Stick

CAST

The Man Who Turned Into A Stick

Man: Kostya HoffmanWoman: Tylin HartmanThe Man Who Turned Into A Stick: Ellie HaagHippie Boy: Derek Smith & Conner ByleHippie Girl: Teslyn HartmanVoice: Lauren KohlerDirector: Mr. Greg Adkins

The Man Who Turned into a Stick by Kobo Abe (3M, 2F, 1/2 E)

TRANSLATED FROM JAPANESE BY DONALD KEENE

Even with the subtitle suggesting a theme, The Man Who Turned into a Stick is not a play that is easily understood, and many people believe that that is exactly how Abe wanted it. Abe did not like to write plays for passive audiences. He wanted his audiences to work. He liked that his plays made people feel uncomfortable because he believed that it was through this discomfort that people would begin to question their own lives rather than perfunctorily accept their fate. In The Man Who Turned into a Stick, he not only presents obscure characters and dialogue that demand attention, he deliberately ends his play with one of the characters pointing directly at the audience and telling the people sitting there that they all resemble sticks. The audience must therefore participate in the play and consider its meaning on a more personal level.

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE (Times TBA)

Wednesday, August 29-Auditions (3:33-4:33pm)

Thursday, August 30-Read through/Tablework (7:00-8:00am)

Friday, August 31-Blocking (6:45am-8:00am)

Monday, September 3-Finish Blocking (Labor Day Weekend) (7:00-8:30pm)

Tuesday, September 4-Working-No Scripts on stage (6:45-8:00am)

Wednesday, September 5-Polishing-Costumes Due/Tech (6:45-8:00am)

Thursday, September 6-Polishing Rehearsal (6:45-8:00am)

Friday, September 7-School Peformances (Periods 1-7, Details TBA)

Monday, September 10-Opening Night (Call at 5:33pm/Show at 6:33pm)

Tuesday, September 11-Performance Night (Call at 5:33pm/Show at 6:33pm)

Wednesday, Septembe 12-Closing Night (Call at 5:33pm/Show at 6:33pm)