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The tension and ner
vousness which accompanies
most auditions were at their
apex while Joan Lewis,
Chairman, Clark College
Theatre Department, was in
search of her perfect family for
the dept.’s upcoming
production of "Night of the
Baker’s End”.
The play, written by Ted
Shine, is a moving, tragic
drama that centers around
three generations of a black
family living together in Dallas,
Texas.
Performances for the show
are scheduled for the week of
November 15 at 8 p.m. in
Davage auditorium. Admission
is free and open to the public.
“During auditions, actors
with a desire to receive a role
had to prove their acting
capabilities to survive the heavy
competition that seemed to
increase daily before final
casting,” said Lisa Watson,
drama major.
However, to the surprise of
those who auditioned, she said,
when the final call back list was
posted it consisted of at least
thirty-two names for a show
that needs only nine actors.
She said that actors did not
know how to react. But they
knew they had to give their best
to receive the role they wanted.
Finally, Mrs. Lewis
decided on October 22 to reveal
the names of those who would
be cast, she lamented.
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‘‘Unlike othci theatre
companies that use the same
cycle of talent, Mrs. Lewis likes
to utilize as many newcomers
as possible, without running
the risk of faulty casting.”
Charlece Thomas, drama
major and stage manager for
the production, added that it
has been this typical
manuevering of talent which
has proven effective in past
productions of “Purlie” and
“Ain’t Supposed To Die A
Natural Death”.
But this production will
take work because it is a fresh
show with intense emotions
that could belong to any family
in conflict, she said.
“Why will this production
be more difficult than ones
already accomplished by the
department?,” asks Ms.
Thomas who answers her own
question. “Because the show is
tear rendering.”
She said it will require the
actors to be alert, aware and
able to transmit emotions non
verbally at any given moment.
With expectations of
polishing the show by
November 8, Mrs. Lewis said
the cast has had intensive
readings but it was not until
Saturday (Oct. 23) that actors
realized the profound strength
of the Baker family’s dilemma.
She continued by claiming
that actors were treating the
play too gingerly. “They were
scared of its strength,” she
said.
Franzelle Mathis admitted
that she had not actualized the
steadfastness of the play until
after the third reading.
But with a sigh of relief
she said, "1 am going to study
my character each and every
day until I have mastered her.”
Other actors who were
casted agree with Ms. Mathis
and have come to grips with the
fact that “Night of the Baker’s
End” should not be treated
lightly, said one actor who had
been casted for the role of the
grandfather.
“I am going to conduct
half-hour sessions before
rehearsals which will primarily
concentrate on exercises for the
mouth and eyes and movement
for the body, said Carol Mit
chell .
Ms. Mitchell, ac
tress/dancer and English
graduate student at the Atlanta
University said that Mrs. Lewis
believes in total mind and body
congregation through exercise
to attain total relaxation.
She said these tools are
necessary to be free from
frustrations, inhibitions or other,
problems outside those of the
character that will the deter the
actor’s maximum performance.
Meanwhile. Mrs. Lewis
said she has been supervising
simultaneous rehearsals of the
newly-formed Clark College
Players Dance Theatre.
Declining to comment
when the company would give
its premier performance, she
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