Zap2it: As the mother of a candidate for a BFA in theater, I am keenly aware of my burgeoning actor's chances of gainful employment. So it is reassuring to see recent those with their Bachelors of Fine Arts in theater forge a terrific troupe.
It's even better when that group, PigPen Theatre Co., formed at Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, creates as lovely a piece of work as "The Old Man and the Old Moon." It opened officially Sunday (Oct. 7) at The Gym at Judson.
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I really like the production design, based on the pictures. It looks like they succeeded in really creating an atmosphere in this make-believe world. It looks like a clever and interesting show. This: "As the mother of a candidate for a BFA in theater, I am keenly aware of my burgeoning actor's chances of gainful employment" is really cute of her to say. But then later in the article it's like, 'Surprise! My kid is actually 10'.
It is so exciting to see CMU alum succeeding out in the world. It is especially exciting that some of CMU's most recent alumni have quickly already made it to Broadway and Off-Broadway. As for the production of "The Old Man and The Old Moon" itself, the production photos look great. I can definitely see how the author of the article saw the production as a mixture of "Once" and "Peter and the Starcatcher." What "Once," "Peter and the Starcatcher," and (seemingly) "The Old Man and The Old Moon" have in common is that they are all innovative, new pieces of work, which use creative methods of storytelling. This form of theatre is new and exciting, and I hope PigPen will go far with this production!
I got my tickets to see this production over mid-semester break last night. I amso excited. I have had the amazing opportunity to work with the actors in this troupe and even see this PigPen company perform their works at Playground. I love it so much that I actually bought a ticket for my best friend who lives in New York, who I'm visiting. I can actually say that I miss the rustic and folksy banjo, puppet playing troupe and I cannot wait to see where they are at now and where they go next.
I find it interesting how this reviewer uses some of the recent hits- "Peter and the Starcatcher" and "Once" to explain this production. Sure, its similar to those things, but I think the review falls into the trap of their success. If I had not known what this production was, hearing it compared to those two things would give me a drastically different (neither good nor bad) view of what I was going to see. Those are less storytelling, more music, whereas this is more storytelling.
Side note: I'm VERY excited to see this on Saturday.
Wow, this production sounds AMAZING! Just from the picture in the article, I immediately thought of Peter and the Starcatcher.The simplicity of the set and mellow colors are very calming and not distracting towards the plot itself. Also the size of the theatre brings in a comforting closeness. I absolutely love it when folk tales are told through theatre. Sometimes, there are just way to many plays where there are actual locations. It is nice to see a play that is completely created from the imagination. I also love the idea of shadow puppets. They give the effect of a campfire or hand shadows on a wall. It definitely brings me back to childhood. Way to go PigPen!
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