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The product of a play building exercise using the story of two young people in WW II German

The company faced a dilemma. One cast member for the play they had scheduled became unavailable. They wanted to save that play for later when she would be available, but what to do for the slot in the schedule at Theatre on the Run? Artistic Director Kathi Gollwitzer hit on an idea - two ideas, in fact. The first idea was to undertake one of those acting exercises often found at drama schools in which the acting ensemble starts from scratch and builds a play. If they built one and then performed it they would have something interesting to offer audiences and it would also give the company another way to fulfill their mission of giving young adult performers professional opportunities. The other idea Gollwitzer had was a topic for the play. She had an image in her head of a scene. She assembled her cast of two and an editor/co-director to form a team to develop a play based on that image. The result is an interesting hour of theater. (Full Review)

Firebelly's Latest Interesting, But Still Work in Progress

If you've come looking for a fully-fleshed-out evening of theater, Firebelly Productions' new “Shelter” will be one to skip.

But if, instead, you are seeking a work-in-progress that shows some strong potential both in the acting and in the potential for expansion, this hour-long drama may be something worth stopping in for.

Set mostly at the tail end of World War II in Berlin, the one-act production follows two characters - a young German enlisted man and a somewhat shadowy woman who works for an Army general. Their relationship is followed, in a non-chronological set of eight scenes, during a three-year period. (Full Review)

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