THE ARTS
Thursday, april 22, 2021 • ThE BullETiN
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The last show presented at CTC was the
Teen Theatre “Declaration,” which closed
just prior to the state’s “freeze” in Novem-
ber to curtail the surge in COVID-19 cases.
While the theater was dark over the past five
months, CTC kept the community engaged
via theater classes and writing workshops.
Initially, instruction took place via Zoom,
but “as soon we were allowed to open up
again, we opened for in-person,” said Julee
Vadnais, production coordinator at CTC. “It
has been complicated, in the sense that, of
course, all of our actors are rehearsing with
masks and everything.”
The production will be presented three
times over the course of the weekend — at
7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sun-
day — to small audiences. Tickets are being
sold at the door on a first come, first served
basis, Vadnais said.
“The first 30 people that get here, that we
can socially distance throughout our audi-
torium, is it,” Vadnais said. “There are some
adult actors doing these readings. There are
adult actors in this film. I don’t think this is
a performance that adults wouldn’t enjoy
also, even though it is through our Teens
programming.”
“We can distance everybody a few rows
back, so we are going to have the kids, for
the performance, not wear masks on stage.
As soon as they get offstage, they put their
masks back on,” she said. “It’s just so hard —
you don’t get anything out of acting with a
mask.”
A few of the original plays audiences will
see were written by teens who studied with
Bend playwright Cricket Daniel, including
winner Rich.
“Cascades Theatrical Company opened
up a contest to teenagers for 10-minute
plays,” Daniel said. “Most of my students
submitted, and they all scored really well.”
As winner, Rich’s “To Outscheme a Sis-
ter” is being made into a short film that will
premiere after the live stage performances to
wrap up the evening.
“It’s complete, and they’re in the editing
process of that now,” Daniel said of the film.
“I’ve seen cuts from the film, and I’m like,
‘Oh my gosh, this is like a real film.’ I was
floored.”
On the whole, the emerging playwrights
“have a lot of talent, and their plays are go-
ing to be read by real local actors,” Daniel
said. “We’re opening this up to the capacity
that we’re able to fill at CTC, and we’re re-
ally hoping that they get good turnout. They
deserve it. The actors deserve it. The writers
Submitted photo
The teen cast of Agatha Christie’s “The Hollow,” from left: Talon Confer, Sofia Boone, Harper Ebersold, Grace Allardyce, Christian Gessner, Cohen Flanagan
and Harper Hemstead.
If You Go
What: Cascades Teen Showcase
Where: Cascades Theatre, 148 NW Green-
wood Ave., Bend
When: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m.
Sunday
Cost: $15 at the door (limited seating)
Contact: cascadestheatre.org or
541-389-0803
deserve it.”
Vadnais is directing the teen casts ap-
pearing in two short mysteries as part of the
Teen Showcase: “The Case of the Danger-
field Diamond,” a 20-minute comedy remi-
niscent of a modern-day “The Maltese Fal-
con,” and an adaptation of Agatha Christie’s
“The Hollow” set in the 1920s.
“You’re going to get one-acts, you’re go-
ing to get 10-minute plays written by teens,
you’re going to get a film. It’s going to be a
lot of fun,” Daniel said.
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David Jasper: 541-383-0349, djasper@bendbulletin.com
“It’s complete, and they’re in the editing
process of that now. I’ve seen cuts from the
film, and I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh, this is like
a real film.’ I was floored.”
— Cricket Daniel, Bend playwright
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