The weekend's almost over...but don't despair! You've got another chance to catch our Short Works Fest tonight! .
Here's another Director Spotlight: Sundown's own Lindsey Hall, the director of 'Are You Happy Here?' written by Donna Hoke and being performed tonight! (8/19) . 📢What sparked your interest in directing for our Short Works Festival this year?📢 .
I’ve been coming to Sundown shows for a long time, and involved in the last two festivals as a company member. It’s always been a really cool experience, especially because almost all of the works are original pieces. I thought it was time for me to finally try my hand at directing a piece, instead of just acting or producing. . 📢What is your dream show to be in/direct?📢
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I’ve always wanted to play Columbia in Rocky Horror. I keep waiting to move on from that dream, but I can’t shake it, I love that character so much. I was also hugely affected by a production of Other Desert Cities a few years back, and would love to take on that show at some point in my life. . 📢How about your favorite past roles/shows directed?📢 .
A couple of my favorite roles include Little Sally in Urinetown (Denton Community Theatre), which was a bucket list role for me, and Lainie in Two Rooms (UNT)
I’ve also been lucky enough to act in and design (makeup) for several Sundown shows. One of my favorite roles was Gretchen in Jacob Monroe Hates Clowns. That character was so unlike me, so it was a really fun challenge. . 📢What most inspires you?📢 .
The creativity of other artists, particularly on a local level. There’s something especially inspiring about seeing people I know put their heart and soul into their art, and create wonderful, thought-provoking works. It pulls me out of the daily grind of life and reminds me that there is more to be done, and more to be seen. . 📢What do you love most about theatre?📢 .
I love it for the same reason I love movies and books. I love to be transported to another time, place, situation; to not only enjoy the experience as entertainment, but to be challenged and moved by it as well. Theatre has a lot of power, and has always been a very cathartic outlet for me.
Happy Saturday IG!
We've got another Director Spotlight for ya from over on our Facebook page!
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We're so looking forward to seeing Sundown's own Robert Linder perform 'The Fear', written by Iris Baldwin, at Sundown’s 7th Annual Short Works Festival, which opened last night!
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📢What sparked your interest in directing for our Short Works Festival this year?📢 .
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As a Sundown member, I get to read all the pitches and submissions for the festival. The Fear caught my attention because it was unique, funny, and because I’m also a bath enthusiast (showers are just too intense). .
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📢What is your dream show to be in/direct?📢 .
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For directing it used to be Richard III, but for obvious reasons about a year and a half ago absolutely everybody started doing it.
As an actor I’d love to someday play Roy Cohn in Angels in America. .
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📢How about your favorite past roles/shows directed?📢 .
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I have too many to list. Playing The Criminologist in UNT’s production of The Rocky Horror Show was great fun.
I’ve acted in a LOT of Sundown shows, and every one of them was a very valuable experience to me. Autolycus in (The Winter’s Tale), Henry in Carter Stubbs Takes Flight, Maurice in Death Watch, and Larry in Mr. Marmalade were all extra incredible experiences. .
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📢What most inspires you?📢 .
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I’m most inspired by my fellow artists and fierce friends in Sundown. .
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📢What do you love most about theatre?📢 .
How the limitations of both the medium and the budgets of individual productions force the artists producing them to find creative solutions to present their vision. I think this often makes the final product of small low budget productions better art than anyone could create with an unlimited budget and tech capabilities.
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You can see 'The Fear' on Aug 18th (That's tonight!), 19th, 24th, 25th, and 26th!
📸 by our pals at Spiderweb Salon
Today's the DAY!!! Sundown’s 7th Annual Short Works Festival starts tonight at the Black Box Theatre; doors are at 7:45pm! .
We'd like to celebrate during this first weekend of shows by featuring a few of the directors. In these Director Spotlights, you can read a short interview and get to know these fabulous artists a little better!
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First up: Meet Nolan P. Chapa, the director of 'The Play is the Thing' by Scott Zenreich!
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📢What sparked your interest in directing for our Short Works Festival this year?📢
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How much fun the festival has been over the last couple of years, I wouldn’t have missed it for the world.
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📢What is your dream show to be in/direct?📢
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It would be a dream to direct Church & State by Jason Odell Williams. A very topical show about a conservative politician struggling to reconcile his religion, his politics, and his own emotions regarding a mass shooting that just took place in his own town.
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📢How about your favorite past roles/shows directed?📢
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Favorite piece I have directed is easily Bug by Tracy Letts, for Sundown Collaborative
Theatre. It was an emotional, gritty piece with depth. Watching that show come together gave me a sense of pride and satisfaction seldom reached.
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📢What most inspires you?📢
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The people in my life. All of the wonderful people in my life who fight through
adversities, hard times, and stay true to themselves. They work hard, have fun, and
care deeply. Life is hard, but great art made with people you love is all I really need to
be happy.
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📢What do you love most about theatre?📢
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How personal it is. Whether it’s a Broadway musical, a community show in a blackbox, or something in a backyard or someone’s living room. When you can feel the art in front of you, the emotion, the passion, it affects you differently. That is what will always bring me back to the Theatre.(Not that I ever left)
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You can see 'The Play is the Thing' Aug 17th(that's tonight!), 24th, 25th, and 26th.
Happy #tbt everyone!
This time we're taking you all the way back to the 2010 festival, "We All Have Issues": A Mixtape - Sundown's 2nd Annual Short Play Festival
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Pictured: "Lucy Dreaming" by Stacey Lane and directed by Cody Lucas
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In just a couple of weeks you'll have to opportunity to catch the 16 pieces we'll be featuring in this year's fest. It's going to be a grand ol' time full of theatre, art, movement, and booze. Head on over to our Facebook page to find the event, and mark your calendars now!
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