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  • February 23, 2018 Lead actors Adrian Beck and Kelsey Aycock ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT School of Stage and Screen The Western Carolinian resented J.B. Photo submitted by Daniel Gonko ing, to be performed April 12-April 15 in the Bardo Arts Center Studio Theater. For more information about the department or their production of J.B., contact the School of Stage and Screen at sas@ weu.edu or 828-227-7491. For more information about upcoming events at the Bardo Arts Center, go to wceu.edu/bardo- arts-center to find their schedule of events. with a visibly passionate crew. The joy experienced by the audience was reflected in the well-deserved standing ovation at the end of the performance. Afterwards, audience comments such as a ~ brilliant production, a thought provoking story, a cast filled with utter passion for the stage, and the best showlve seen in this theater, were uttered. cursed the name of God and questioned how J.B. could remain faithful to the one who seemingly cursed their family. J.B. continually said, The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away, blessed be his name. This infuriated Sarah, eventually to the point that she left. J.B. was left alone. At one point during the play, J.B. was visited by the three comforters. of the Stage and Screen department. The brightly colored and precisely From Feb. 9 through _ arranged platform truly Feb. 11, Western Carolina _ set the stage for the entire Universitys School of play. Stage and Screen per- Jayme McGhan, men- formed a production of _tioned briefly that stu- Archibald Macleishs, dents are rarely tasked JB. Stage and Screen _to design the set, but this alumni, Claire Eye di- instance was an excep- rected the play. Addition- tion. ss ally, DJ Williams was the _The plot of the play choreographer and guest _ is a twist of the Biblical artist CJ Barnwell was the story of Job. While some lighting designer. mimicking of the Bible Rebecca Peterson rangement, along with the Staff Writer actors, actresses and other students involved behind the scenes worked togeth- er to create a wonderful production. Upcoming produc- tions include the musical Cheer Wars on Feb. 23 and 24 in Hoey Audito- rium, the drama Really Really on March 22 and 23 in Bardo Arts Center Studio Theater and the final stage offering of the year, Spring Awaken- Archibald Macleishs production of J.B. was originally written and produced at Yale Univer- sity in 1958 and became quite popular. It made its appearance on Broad- way and ran an amazing | total of 364 performances before it closed out. It was awarded both the 1959: Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 1959 Tony Award for Best Play and Best Direction. Since then, it has been put on by mul- tiple universities across the country, making it an undying play. According to the direc- tor, Stageand Screen alumni Claire Eye, We were searching for some- thing classic, this season. The opening night took place in Hoey Auditorium and drew a crowd of over one hundred students, parents and friends, as well as other members of our community. Over seventy students of the School of Stage and. Screen, many devoted faculty members and a vast number of donors through Friends of the Arts, worked together in bringing a passionate, captivating and meaning- ful war of one mans soul to life through beautiful language, circus imagery, acrobatics and aerials. The play was set in a circus, designed by senior Brigham Johnson story was done, it had its fair share of quirks, and it even differed slightly from the original script of J.B. This ensured a unique production of its very Own. J.B., who was played by Adrian Beck, was a man with it all. He held wealth and a successful job as a New York banker. He had a loyal wife named Sarah, who was played by Kelsey Aycock. And even more, he had healthy and wonderful children. He continually thanked God for his blessings on him and his family. It wasnt until two | vendors of the circus, Mr. Zuss, played by Charlie Cannon and Nickles, played by Silas Waugh, heard.J.B. thanking God for his goodness that the quite humorous war for one mans soul began. Mr. Zuss assumed the role of God and stated multiple times that J.B. would never curse the name of God. Nickles, who assumed the role of the Devil, swore J.B. would indeed curse Gods name. To settle the war, Mr. Zuss and Nickles watched J.B. lose everything. His children died and his property was destroyed. He was left homeless with his wife Sarah and plagued with sickness, and even blindness. Sarah Each comforter offered him an explanation for his punishment and each gave him a path to choose. Yet, he rejected each of them. Instead, J.B. sought an answer from God. He questioned why he was being punished; he needed understanding. -_ Toward.the end, Mr. Zuss and Nickles paid J.B. a visit. Nickles told - him the only way out was suicide. This would bring vengeance to God and curse his very name. Mr. Zuss continued to offer him encouragement and told J.B. he could start over with God. Yet, J.B. still wasnt filled with the satisfaction and answers he sought so desperately. In the final scene, Sarah reappeared. A discussion between the two of them brought understanding, contentment and peace. Instead of the war ending with God or the Devil winning, the two of them alone won in the love they found in each other. Director Eye stated, Perhaps, rather than out- side, the answer is found within, and with each other. j Overall, J.B. was a wonderful production. Whether you completely agree with the twist and - morals configured within the scripting or not, it was an incredibly constructed and produced play filled Photo submitted by Daniel Gonko Charles Cannon and Silas Waugh star as Mr. Zuss and Nickles. The amazing stage ar- Charles Cannon and Kelsey Aycock perform in J.B. Submitted by Charles Cannon Submitted by Charles Cannon
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