Barefoot in the Park
BAREFOOT IN THE PARKBY JAMES PERKINS ON OCTOBER 10, 2014
“Barefoot in the Park,” a play that takes place in New York in the 1960s, will be the first play of the year to be performed by the Rampant Theatrical Company. This year will be the second time the play has been performed at Rose. “Barefoot in the Park” is based on a couple that has recently gotten married. The husband is a lawyer, and the wife is a free spirited person. Both are trying to make their way in the world and trying to get to know each other better, even though they are as different as night and day. Junior Tyla Gomez plays the wife, Corry Brader, and junior Nikolas Ebron plays the husband. Sophomore Sean Galvin plays the crazy upstairs neighbor, and senior Meredith Edmonds plays the mother. “I chose this play because some of my students were saying we should do ‘Barefoot in the Park’ and I thought I already did it, but just because I have done this play doesn’t mean that my students should not get to do it,” theater teacher Monica Edwards said. “I hope to give the students playing in it and the crowd a good experience because it is a comedy and a crowd pleaser.” The play opened on Oct. 9th and will continue on Oct. 10th and 13th at 7 p.m. It also plays Oct. 11th and 12th at 2 p.m. Admission is $8 for adults and $5 for students. “Barefoot in the Park” holds themes of relationships, differences of opinion, and letting go. It teaches people to live a little, because life is unpredictable. These characters, like any others, require the cast to adopt new personalities. “To prepare for this role, I have tried to be adventurous and to try new things,” Gomez said. “I’m kind of already like Corry because I am sort of adventurous, but I am just trying to amp it up.” Gomez is opposite Ebron, one of her friends, so it has been easy for her to adjust to the more passionate scenes because it is someone she knows well. “The easier parts of my role are probably the funny parts because I know what I'm supposed to do to get the people to laugh,” Gomez said. “The harder parts are when I’m angry at him and say something that is ridiculous to me but not to my character because I have to keep my composure and not laugh.” Since Gomez was a freshman she has dreamt of being the lead role in a play, and she said she was excited to see her name as one of the lead roles. “I hope to give the audience entertainment when they come to the play; I want them to leave laughing,” Gomez said. “I also want them to leave with thoughts in their heads about the play, but mostly I want them to leave laughing and happy that they went to see the play.” |
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Barefoot in the Park
BAREFOOT IN THE PARKBY JAMES PERKINS ON OCTOBER 10, 2014
“Barefoot in the Park,” a play that takes place in New York in the 1960s, will be the first play of the year to be performed by the Rampant Theatrical Company. This year will be the second time the play has been performed at Rose. “Barefoot in the Park” is based on a couple that has recently gotten married. The husband is a lawyer, and the wife is a free spirited person. Both are trying to make their way in the world and trying to get to know each other better, even though they are as different as night and day. Junior Tyla Gomez plays the wife, Corry Brader, and junior Nikolas Ebron plays the husband. Sophomore Sean Galvin plays the crazy upstairs neighbor, and senior Meredith Edmonds plays the mother. “I chose this play because some of my students were saying we should do ‘Barefoot in the Park’ and I thought I already did it, but just because I have done this play doesn’t mean that my students should not get to do it,” theater teacher Monica Edwards said. “I hope to give the students playing in it and the crowd a good experience because it is a comedy and a crowd pleaser.” The play opened on Oct. 9th and will continue on Oct. 10th and 13th at 7 p.m. It also plays Oct. 11th and 12th at 2 p.m. Admission is $8 for adults and $5 for students. “Barefoot in the Park” holds themes of relationships, differences of opinion, and letting go. It teaches people to live a little, because life is unpredictable. These characters, like any others, require the cast to adopt new personalities. “To prepare for this role, I have tried to be adventurous and to try new things,” Gomez said. “I’m kind of already like Corry because I am sort of adventurous, but I am just trying to amp it up.” Gomez is opposite Ebron, one of her friends, so it has been easy for her to adjust to the more passionate scenes because it is someone she knows well. “The easier parts of my role are probably the funny parts because I know what I'm supposed to do to get the people to laugh,” Gomez said. “The harder parts are when I’m angry at him and say something that is ridiculous to me but not to my character because I have to keep my composure and not laugh.” Since Gomez was a freshman she has dreamt of being the lead role in a play, and she said she was excited to see her name as one of the lead roles. “I hope to give the audience entertainment when they come to the play; I want them to leave laughing,” Gomez said. “I also want them to leave with thoughts in their heads about the play, but mostly I want them to leave laughing and happy that they went to see the play.” |
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