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Theater department prepares for
‘The Schemes of Scapino’
Andrew Koczian
The Clackamas Print
The sounds o f power saws and
drills can be heard echoing through
the Niemeyer Theatre, Tuesdays
and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to
noon, as a part o f the Theatre Tech
Lab taught by Chris Whitten.
This spring term, the school
play is “The Schemes o f Scapino.”
This play was written by a French
writer named Moliere and was
revised by CCC’s Artistic Director
and instructor o f the theatre, Jim
Eikrem, to make it a little more “up
to date.”
The Schemes o f Scapino will
open Thursday, May 23 to 26, and
then will re-open May 31 and run
through June 2.
“The Schemes o f Scapino” in
a brief nutshell is about Scapino,
played by Jayme Hall, and the
schemes he must formulate to help
swindle money for Leandro, played
by Reed Morris, and Otavio, played
by Derek McNeil. They need
money for their illegitimate mar
riages that their father Gerentino,
played by Dalton Camosso, does
not consent to.
“It is very much a comedy and
it is very interactive with the crowd
which makes it even more excit
ing,” said Jayme Hall, the lead role
for the play this term.
Eleven actors in total will be
featured in this play; all happen
to be a part in this term’s acting
class, although auditions did not
require you be in the class. Actors
who auditioned were asked to per-
■ •fom ra scene, 's ing e ight bars and
match pitch in front o f a panel o f
judges (Jim Eikrem, Kelly White,
Chris Whitten and Alva Bradford)
in their first audition. They were
then called back for a second audi
tion where they were to read from
the script and act the role the panel
thought best fit each actor.
Students who participate in
the play take oil numerous hours
o f added workload as they pre
pare all term for the performance.
The actors practice Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays from 3
to 6 p.m.
Jake Dannen is one o f the two
Artists-in-Residence here at CCC.
“It’s a lot of hard work, but I
love theater and it’s very reward
ing to be a part o f something that
we will work on and refine until it
is a well versed performance,” said
Dannen.
Although actors are the most
memorable part o f the play, with
out a stage, the actors would be
lost. Students from the Theatre
Tech class work behind the curtain
to make everything run according
to plan.
Students first learn safety with
power tools and from there they
will build the entire setting o f the
play from the ground up.
“Because file schools budget
continues to decrease for our pro
gram and the cost o f supplies con
tinue to increase, we are forced to
make due with what we have,” said
instructor Chris Whitten.
Fundamentals o f technical Theatre student Noreen Brahim is working on part o f a huge boat prop fo r the upcoming play ‘The Schemes o f Scapino. ’ The
Technical Theatre Class spends the majority o f the term preparing the sets fo r the spring production. The spring play begins May 23 and ends June 2.
Noreen Brahim, thè school’s
“Charge Artist,” is in charge of
working on the set o f the play in
any area that needs work. From
painting, to cutting, to nailing, to
managing, she does it all.
“Most o f the supplies w e use
are recycled from previous sets. I
would say 80 percent o f the mate
rials we use to build is recycled,”
said Brahim.
Although this play is made on
a tight budget, it did not limit
the astounding detail that Whitten
imagined for the show.
“For this play, because it is set
in Naples, I wanted to perfect that
wharf, dock feel,” said Whitten.
To ensure the audience achieves
optimal visual appeal, the students
made a dock that is in some places
four feet off the ground, and the
buildings feature two story balco
nies that stand nine feet from the
ground.
Once the set has been assem
bled, the two classes will even
tually begin to rehearse together,
working on getting the sound
queues on time and mastering the
lighting. This process o f writing,
brainstorming, casting, building,
practicing, rehearsing is a time
consuming and long process.
The Schemes o f Scapino was in
the process o f being discussed and
prepped for this term before the
last term had even ended in order
to make the deadline. Even though
students work extra hours after
school, it will still take them the
filli term to prepare for the show.
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