As we steadily approach the opening (just under three weeks!), we've began to really focus our thoughts and ideas about the show into a cohesive product that makes sense and feels right to us.
A big aspect of Anon(ymous) is the idea of storytelling. Every play is a story being told, but in this one the characters are literally telling YOU their individual stories using the text. The important aspect being that it's all of their respective experiences that bring them together. Everyone experiences similar things in different ways. Love, loss, war, growth, and so on so forth. The major driving forces that influence us daily have changed the scope of these people's lives drastically and forever.
I guess the important thing to focus on is that it's not a sob story. No one's trying to get you to feel bad, or even guilty. It's all about awareness. It doesn't matter if you didn't know about it before; you do now. The deciding factor becomes what you do with this information. And no one's expecting you to solve it all on your own or even do a lot. The idea is that a lot of little help can and will go a long way.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Habitat House Ground Breaking
Anon(ymous) is a story about a son being separated from his mother. It is about his journey of trying to find home in a strange place. The play helps performers and audience realize how important home can be. Theatre Connections is about taking theatre outside of the auditorium and finding ways to help our community, and so we are working with Habitat for Humanity to build homes for families in McLean County. Our production and performance team will be participating in the building of a home on Vernon Ave.
We start our Civic Engagement project with Habitat for Humanity this Saturday, September 8 with the groundbreaking of the house that Anon(ymous) cast and crew will help build. Pictures will come afterward. If you are interested in participating in the groundbreaking and working with the cast and crew, please comment on this post to let us know. More updates to come about the build.
“Habitat for Humanity of McLean County is a
Christian organization and welcomes volunteers from all faiths who are
committed to Habitat's goal of eliminating poverty Housing. Homes are sold with
no profit made. Homeowners contribute "Sweat Equity" and house
payments are recycled to build additional homes.” To find out more about Habitat for Humanity, visit their
website at http://www.habitatmclean.org/
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