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| Title | Houstonian 2005 |
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| Date | 2005 |
| Description | This edition of the Houstonian, published in 2005, is the official yearbook of the University of Houston. |
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| Language | English |
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| Original Item Location | LD2281.H745 H6 v. 72 2005 |
| Original Item URL | http://library.uh.edu/record=b1158762~S11 |
| Digital Collection | Houstonian Yearbook Collection |
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| Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
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| Transcript | hildren's theater brings life to lazy summer camp Story by Portia-Elaine Gant Playing to an audience of children was a startlingly different experience for some of the actors, including Elizabeth Bell - Snow White herself. T H's Children's Theatre Festival has been a summer staple for the Houston community since 1978, commissioning new children's theatre and offering classic fairy tales with a twist. The 2005 mini-season maintained an impressive turnout from children around the city. "I think there is a basic hunger for theatre for children. Parents in this generation are getting, as I was, very concerned about the fact that these youngsters are glued to the TV set and glued to the horror of what is being presented on those programs, which I think is very destructive to a children's sense of idealism" School of Theatre Director and CTF co-founder Sidney Berger said. This three-play season, assembled to help satisfy that cultural hunger, included Snow White, adapted by Berger, The Land of Broken Toys, written by Berger with music and lyrics by Jerry Bock, and Peter and the Wolf, written and directed by Brian Byrnes. The season began with CTF's adaptation of Snow White, directed by Carolyn Boone. Playing to an audience of children was a startlingly different experience for some of the actors, including Elizabeth Bell — Snow White herself. "It's tough with kids because you can't predict what they'll find funny or if they are even paying attention because kids have such short attention spans" Bell said. "One thing that was really different was that the kids would comment on the action of the play as you're playing on stage, so it was an interesting act not to be distracted. "One of the characters asks, T wonder what her name is?' and the kids would shout out, 'Snow White;" Bell said. "They don't understand that they're not supposed to respond, but it's awesome because you know that they're there with you and involved in the action!' 86 |