1st Repertory Play Nov. 1-3
By Luisa Wiewgorra
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Star-Spangled Girl is a comedy written by Neil Simon and was performed on Broadway starting in 1966. Now, it comes to Madonna performed by the MU Repertory Theatre.
“People will be amazed. Sitting here you are only inches from this performance. It is not like a movie or TV where you have to watch it on the screen. It is happening right in front of you. You are a part of it and you do not get this experience any other way,” said Janet Romans, director of the MU Repertory Theatre.
Romans thinks that Neil Simon is the classic American comic play writer and sees Star-Spangled Girl as a great place to start. “It is our first show ever, so I wanted to have something that was a classic show that people would know and that was a lot of fun. It is a universally enjoyable play and good for everyone to perform and to see,” said Romans.
The play is about the two college roommates, Andy, played by Joel Twitchell, and Norman, performed by Zachary Mendenhall. Andy founds the magazine called Fallout, which is criticizing America’s political system. Soon, a former Olympic Swimmer moves in next door. Her name is Sophie, played by Hope Czaplicki. A love triangle develops between the three students and starts to affect the magazine as well as the friendship between Andy and Norman.
“The students have worked incredibly hard and they have done beautiful work. It is fun, start to finish,” said Romans.
The repertory theatre consists of seven students in total, three actors on-stage and four backstage.
One of them is Czaplicki, an English major for secondary education and the main actress in Star-Spangled Girl.
“The play is very cute in some ways and a sweet little play. Some of the themes even translate well into today’s era of protest magazines and what it means to be patriotic to love your country,” said Czaplicki.
Czaplicki is going to be as Sophie on the stage. “I really like Sophie’s confidence. I think that she is a very strong woman in the era and not afraid to speak her mind, which I really admire about her,” said Czaplicki.
“Star-Spangled Girl is going to be hilarious,” said Twitchell, a Vocal Music major. “Andy is a really sarcastic guy. He is a big charismatic nerd and I love that.”
The repertory theatre rehearsed at least four times a week to present the premiere of Star-Spangled Girl this coming weekend. Their hard work finally pays off as they will be presenting the play on Friday, Nov. 1 and Saturday, Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, at 2 p.m. at Kresge Hall at Madonna University. The tickets are available online (link below) and at the door, $10 for students and seniors, $12 general admission.
“You do not want to miss being part of the first thing and seeing the first show that we have ever done. We are starting a new tradition. What the students have accomplished in just a few short months to make this so good and so enjoyable, you do not want to miss that because it is not going to happen again,” said Romans.
Soon, the repertory theatre crew will start working towards their new play. “We will be auditioning our next show called The Women of Lockerbie in less than a month. It is open for anyone who wants to be a part of it,” said Romans.
For more information, feel free to contact Madonna University Repertory Theatre at [email protected].
The link to buy the tickets online: https://madonna.360alumni.com/events/view/5900
[email protected]
Star-Spangled Girl is a comedy written by Neil Simon and was performed on Broadway starting in 1966. Now, it comes to Madonna performed by the MU Repertory Theatre.
“People will be amazed. Sitting here you are only inches from this performance. It is not like a movie or TV where you have to watch it on the screen. It is happening right in front of you. You are a part of it and you do not get this experience any other way,” said Janet Romans, director of the MU Repertory Theatre.
Romans thinks that Neil Simon is the classic American comic play writer and sees Star-Spangled Girl as a great place to start. “It is our first show ever, so I wanted to have something that was a classic show that people would know and that was a lot of fun. It is a universally enjoyable play and good for everyone to perform and to see,” said Romans.
The play is about the two college roommates, Andy, played by Joel Twitchell, and Norman, performed by Zachary Mendenhall. Andy founds the magazine called Fallout, which is criticizing America’s political system. Soon, a former Olympic Swimmer moves in next door. Her name is Sophie, played by Hope Czaplicki. A love triangle develops between the three students and starts to affect the magazine as well as the friendship between Andy and Norman.
“The students have worked incredibly hard and they have done beautiful work. It is fun, start to finish,” said Romans.
The repertory theatre consists of seven students in total, three actors on-stage and four backstage.
One of them is Czaplicki, an English major for secondary education and the main actress in Star-Spangled Girl.
“The play is very cute in some ways and a sweet little play. Some of the themes even translate well into today’s era of protest magazines and what it means to be patriotic to love your country,” said Czaplicki.
Czaplicki is going to be as Sophie on the stage. “I really like Sophie’s confidence. I think that she is a very strong woman in the era and not afraid to speak her mind, which I really admire about her,” said Czaplicki.
“Star-Spangled Girl is going to be hilarious,” said Twitchell, a Vocal Music major. “Andy is a really sarcastic guy. He is a big charismatic nerd and I love that.”
The repertory theatre rehearsed at least four times a week to present the premiere of Star-Spangled Girl this coming weekend. Their hard work finally pays off as they will be presenting the play on Friday, Nov. 1 and Saturday, Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, at 2 p.m. at Kresge Hall at Madonna University. The tickets are available online (link below) and at the door, $10 for students and seniors, $12 general admission.
“You do not want to miss being part of the first thing and seeing the first show that we have ever done. We are starting a new tradition. What the students have accomplished in just a few short months to make this so good and so enjoyable, you do not want to miss that because it is not going to happen again,” said Romans.
Soon, the repertory theatre crew will start working towards their new play. “We will be auditioning our next show called The Women of Lockerbie in less than a month. It is open for anyone who wants to be a part of it,” said Romans.
For more information, feel free to contact Madonna University Repertory Theatre at [email protected].
The link to buy the tickets online: https://madonna.360alumni.com/events/view/5900