 Photo: Danielle Currier |
Be witness to Master Thespian’s solo performance extravaganza as he attempts the grueling and stage defying act of recreating Dicken’s classic tale of redemption- in less than 15 minutes! Master Thespian will transform himself into multiple characters of all ages, gender and spectral variety. Master Thespian will put himself in psychological harms way as he exposes his inner soul to the full range of emotions needed to transport his audience from laughter to pity to shock to love to despair to hope. He will conclude with a full catharsis of all the emotions ever recorded*- again, all in under an unimaginable 15 minutes**. |
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Master Thespian regards himself as one of the world’s greatest and least recognized Grand Dame’s (but the male equivalent) of the theater. He prides himself on noting that 100% of all his outdoor performances with no seats end in a standing ovation! He will perform this feat of theatrical wizardry on the stage of the newly minted Virginia Theatre Machine. Audiences will be able to gather around this outdoor stage to share in this intimate marvel of stagecraft with full production values: Lights, Sound, Sets, Props, Puppets, Costumes, & Special-Effects. |
 Photo: Louise Pritchard |
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 Photo: Louise Pritchard |
Master Thespian’s: A Christmas Carol is directed by Virginia Theatre Machine’s proprietor, Mark J. Lerman. The sets, special effects and puppets are designed by the Virginia Theatre Machine’s resident designer, Jeremy Woodward. Master Thespian is officially against offering a bio for himself as he feels his name and self esteem speak for themselves. *Free tissues are always provided in any performance by Master Thespian. **This reflects a performance time only. Virginia Theatre Machine and Master Thespian are not responsible for the extra minutes or hours needed for encores and autograph signing post performance. |
Join the Virginia Theater Machine at the College of William and Mary’s Mercury Global Inquiry Group Expo 2010 for the unveiling of its newest show: Speed the Plow, but think twice about the tuna (working title). |
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This project is inspired by the media frenzy following the actor Jeremy Piven when he quit the performance of the Broadway run of David Mamet’s play Speed-the-Plow because of mercury poisoning associated with the actor’s sushi heavy diet. As of this posting, the verdict is still not out on how this story ends. Other elements being woven together include: conflicting opinions about tuna consumption; the relationship of mercury emissions and coal fired electric power plants (of much timely interest in the State of Virginia); the fact that electronic waste (CPU’s, Monitors, Keyboards, etc) is a fast growing component of the municipal waste stream and not only adds to the volume of trash but contain toxins including mercury; the 1930’s radio series Mercury Theatre on the Air by John Houseman and Orson Wells, famed for their broadcast of HG Wells The War of the Worlds. |
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Speed the Plow, but think twice about the tuna will premiere on April 22, Earth Day, 2010. It is being presented as part of the College of William & Mary Global Inquiry Group Expo- Mercury: A Hazard without Borders. |