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Shadowlands spotlights inner world of literary genius
Mon, Jan 28th, 2013
Posted in Rochester Arts & Culture
Posted in Rochester Arts & Culture
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To philosophize about life, love, and deeper meaning is one thing. To live it is an entirely different experience.
While Shadowlands, as the name implies, is a dark and mysterious place in literary giant C.S. Lewis’ theoretical model, there is a light that can be reached by getting through the pain and confusion life brings.
The script, written by William Nicholson, brings us to the time of unchallenged heights in Lewis’ literary career. A period during which he would sharpen his wit regularly in conversation with England’s intellectual elite, hosting the likes of J.R.R. Tolkien in has flat “The Kiln”. He, and the audience are to learn that acceptance of fate and fully living through experiences in “the shadows” can posit a question that the keenest of intellectuals cannot deconstruct.
“He hung his hat on the big question ‘If God loves us so much, why is there so much suffering and pain?’. He had come up with a really compelling argument for that,” said director Gregory Stavrou.
Blurring the lines between real life events, Lewis’ philosophical theology, and allusions to his well known works of fiction (including the wardrobe and the magical tree from The Chronicles of Narnia), Shadowlands offers perspectives on love and loss – as well as their deeper meanings.
Stravrou has cast RCT favorites Mark Hanson and Audrey Rinkoski to star opposite one another as Lewis and his love interest, Joy Gresham.
“We have some well known actors in this production. Mark is a very strong actor,” Stavrou remarked. “Audrey, when people saw her in Chicago, just blew everyone away.”
Lewis, a bachelor until later in his life declares that he had not truly lived until he met Joy.
“He says this and suddenly the feeling is juxtaposed against his theory that this world is not real, this world is all shadows – but how sweet the shadows can be,” Stavrou explains.
Several local creative minds have shared their interpretation for the RCT stage. Eric Straubmuller has composed an original score for this performance. Artists Kari Dunn and Sara Hobbs Kohrt designed a unique and thoughtful set.
“To me, this represents the best of theater,” said director Gregory Stavrou. “We have brought together artists of merit in their fields to create and interpret the work.”
Stavrou describes the production as “gently epiphanic”, though the audience should not expect to walk away from the stage with definitive answers for the larger questions of our existence.
“That’s one of the great things theater can do, it reminds us that there are a lot of questions out there and sometimes the asking of them, wrestling with them, is the best we can do.”
For more information and to order tickets, visit: www.rochestercivictheatre.org
While Shadowlands, as the name implies, is a dark and mysterious place in literary giant C.S. Lewis’ theoretical model, there is a light that can be reached by getting through the pain and confusion life brings.
The script, written by William Nicholson, brings us to the time of unchallenged heights in Lewis’ literary career. A period during which he would sharpen his wit regularly in conversation with England’s intellectual elite, hosting the likes of J.R.R. Tolkien in has flat “The Kiln”. He, and the audience are to learn that acceptance of fate and fully living through experiences in “the shadows” can posit a question that the keenest of intellectuals cannot deconstruct.
“He hung his hat on the big question ‘If God loves us so much, why is there so much suffering and pain?’. He had come up with a really compelling argument for that,” said director Gregory Stavrou.
Blurring the lines between real life events, Lewis’ philosophical theology, and allusions to his well known works of fiction (including the wardrobe and the magical tree from The Chronicles of Narnia), Shadowlands offers perspectives on love and loss – as well as their deeper meanings.
Stravrou has cast RCT favorites Mark Hanson and Audrey Rinkoski to star opposite one another as Lewis and his love interest, Joy Gresham.
“We have some well known actors in this production. Mark is a very strong actor,” Stavrou remarked. “Audrey, when people saw her in Chicago, just blew everyone away.”
Lewis, a bachelor until later in his life declares that he had not truly lived until he met Joy.
“He says this and suddenly the feeling is juxtaposed against his theory that this world is not real, this world is all shadows – but how sweet the shadows can be,” Stavrou explains.
Several local creative minds have shared their interpretation for the RCT stage. Eric Straubmuller has composed an original score for this performance. Artists Kari Dunn and Sara Hobbs Kohrt designed a unique and thoughtful set.
“To me, this represents the best of theater,” said director Gregory Stavrou. “We have brought together artists of merit in their fields to create and interpret the work.”
Stavrou describes the production as “gently epiphanic”, though the audience should not expect to walk away from the stage with definitive answers for the larger questions of our existence.
“That’s one of the great things theater can do, it reminds us that there are a lot of questions out there and sometimes the asking of them, wrestling with them, is the best we can do.”
For more information and to order tickets, visit: www.rochestercivictheatre.org
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