Its not the Sound of Music but The Sound of Rat
The Sound of Music gets infested with rodents as Theatre Inconnu presents The Sound of Rat.
Part homage to the 40th anniversary of The Sound of Music, part fascination with the creepy critters, the hip-hop musical is an interpretation of songs made famous by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein.
But as actor/director Clayton Jevne is finding out, rats can be a bit sneaky at times."It's a logistical challenge," said Jevne taking a break from rehearsal. "That's what has been taking up most of the time, is memorizing the cheorgraphy off stage."
The cast of 24 - only two of them human - sees Jevne playing alongside playwright Ellen Arrand. The two will be accompanied by a cast of 22 puppet rats that both Arrand and Jevne must make come alive.
The task might better be suited for more pairs of hands, but Jevne assures he'll have the kinks worked out for tomorrow's opening night at the Little Fernwood Hall.
Using a melange of performance mediums, Theatre Inconnu has combined acting, masks, puppetry, and music to create a show of "mini-epic" proportions. "We're just trying something totally different," Jevne said.Arrand's inspiration for the play came from digging up one of Jevne's rat costumes that he created 20 years ago, Jevne said.
"For some reason The Sound of Music music popped in her head," he said.
The story, which is set against a lush backdrop of panoramic paintings by acclaimed local designer and artist Bill Adams, doesn't follow the classic Sound of Music story exactly.
Instead of having Julie Andrews go off to care for the von Trap family, The Sound of Rat follows Mario, who disguises himself as a woman and becomes a nanny for the von Rat clan and Maria, who gets mixed up with a gang.
Things get really out of hand for Mario when the captain starts falling in love with someone he thinks is a woman.
Recording artist and sound engineer Jules Molloy took inspiration from the original score to create hip-h">BCNG Portals Page: "The Sound of Music gets infested with rodents as Theatre Inconnu presents The Sound of Rat.
Part homage to the 40th anniversary of The Sound of Music, part fascination with the creepy critters, the hip-hop musical is an interpretation of songs made famous by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein.
But as actor/director Clayton Jevne is finding out, rats can be a bit sneaky at times.
'It's a logistical challenge,' said Jevne taking a break from rehearsal. 'That's what has been taking up most of the time, is memorizing the cheorgraphy off stage.'
The cast of 24 - only two of them human - sees Jevne playing alongside playwright Ellen Arrand. The two will be accompanied by a cast of 22 puppet rats that both Arrand and Jevne must make come alive.
The task might better be suited for more pairs of hands, but Jevne assures he'll have the kinks worked out for tomorrow's opening night at the Little Fernwood Hall.
Using a melange of performance mediums, Theatre Inconnu has combined acting, masks, puppetry, and music to create a show of 'mini-epic' proportions.
'We're just trying something totally different,' Jevne said.
Arrand's inspiration for the play came from digging up one of Jevne's rat costumes that he created 20 years ago, Jevne said.
'For some reason The Sound of Music music popped in her head,' he said.
The story, which is set against a lush backdrop of panoramic paintings by acclaimed local designer and artist Bill Adams, doesn't follow the classic Sound of Music story exactly.
Instead of having Julie Andrews go off to care for the von Trap family, The Sound of Rat follows Mario, who disguises himself as a woman and becomes a nanny for the von Rat clan and Maria, who gets mixed up with a gang.
Things get really out of hand for Mario when the captain starts falling in love with someone he thinks is a woman.
Recording artist and sound engineer Jules Molloy took inspiration from the original score to create hip-hop music for Arrand's lyrics.
Jevne has a 10-year history in professional puppetry with performances at international puppet festivals in France, Switzerland, Mexico, the U.S., and across Canada; as well as television (the Knowledge Network series Foufouli) and film (Bottonville). He was also a troupe member for both Canada's renowned Patchwork Puppets and Compagnie Mariska in Lille, France.
The Sound of Rat opens tomorrow night at 8 p.m. and runs until Dec. 30. Tickets are $12 for students and $10 for seniors but tonight's opening show is half price. The Little Fernwood Hall is at 1923 Fernwood Rd. To make a reservation call 360-0234.
For more information, go to http://www.islandnet.com/~tinconnu/.
mtropea@vinewsgroup.com
Doe a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me a name I call my self
a rat a tat tat....
Link: http://www.vicnews.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=36&cat=44&id=545827&more=
Part homage to the 40th anniversary of The Sound of Music, part fascination with the creepy critters, the hip-hop musical is an interpretation of songs made famous by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein.
But as actor/director Clayton Jevne is finding out, rats can be a bit sneaky at times."It's a logistical challenge," said Jevne taking a break from rehearsal. "That's what has been taking up most of the time, is memorizing the cheorgraphy off stage."
The cast of 24 - only two of them human - sees Jevne playing alongside playwright Ellen Arrand. The two will be accompanied by a cast of 22 puppet rats that both Arrand and Jevne must make come alive.
The task might better be suited for more pairs of hands, but Jevne assures he'll have the kinks worked out for tomorrow's opening night at the Little Fernwood Hall.
Using a melange of performance mediums, Theatre Inconnu has combined acting, masks, puppetry, and music to create a show of "mini-epic" proportions. "We're just trying something totally different," Jevne said.Arrand's inspiration for the play came from digging up one of Jevne's rat costumes that he created 20 years ago, Jevne said.
"For some reason The Sound of Music music popped in her head," he said.
The story, which is set against a lush backdrop of panoramic paintings by acclaimed local designer and artist Bill Adams, doesn't follow the classic Sound of Music story exactly.
Instead of having Julie Andrews go off to care for the von Trap family, The Sound of Rat follows Mario, who disguises himself as a woman and becomes a nanny for the von Rat clan and Maria, who gets mixed up with a gang.
Things get really out of hand for Mario when the captain starts falling in love with someone he thinks is a woman.
Recording artist and sound engineer Jules Molloy took inspiration from the original score to create hip-h">BCNG Portals Page: "The Sound of Music gets infested with rodents as Theatre Inconnu presents The Sound of Rat.
Part homage to the 40th anniversary of The Sound of Music, part fascination with the creepy critters, the hip-hop musical is an interpretation of songs made famous by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein.
But as actor/director Clayton Jevne is finding out, rats can be a bit sneaky at times.
'It's a logistical challenge,' said Jevne taking a break from rehearsal. 'That's what has been taking up most of the time, is memorizing the cheorgraphy off stage.'
The cast of 24 - only two of them human - sees Jevne playing alongside playwright Ellen Arrand. The two will be accompanied by a cast of 22 puppet rats that both Arrand and Jevne must make come alive.
The task might better be suited for more pairs of hands, but Jevne assures he'll have the kinks worked out for tomorrow's opening night at the Little Fernwood Hall.
Using a melange of performance mediums, Theatre Inconnu has combined acting, masks, puppetry, and music to create a show of 'mini-epic' proportions.
'We're just trying something totally different,' Jevne said.
Arrand's inspiration for the play came from digging up one of Jevne's rat costumes that he created 20 years ago, Jevne said.
'For some reason The Sound of Music music popped in her head,' he said.
The story, which is set against a lush backdrop of panoramic paintings by acclaimed local designer and artist Bill Adams, doesn't follow the classic Sound of Music story exactly.
Instead of having Julie Andrews go off to care for the von Trap family, The Sound of Rat follows Mario, who disguises himself as a woman and becomes a nanny for the von Rat clan and Maria, who gets mixed up with a gang.
Things get really out of hand for Mario when the captain starts falling in love with someone he thinks is a woman.
Recording artist and sound engineer Jules Molloy took inspiration from the original score to create hip-hop music for Arrand's lyrics.
Jevne has a 10-year history in professional puppetry with performances at international puppet festivals in France, Switzerland, Mexico, the U.S., and across Canada; as well as television (the Knowledge Network series Foufouli) and film (Bottonville). He was also a troupe member for both Canada's renowned Patchwork Puppets and Compagnie Mariska in Lille, France.
The Sound of Rat opens tomorrow night at 8 p.m. and runs until Dec. 30. Tickets are $12 for students and $10 for seniors but tonight's opening show is half price. The Little Fernwood Hall is at 1923 Fernwood Rd. To make a reservation call 360-0234.
For more information, go to http://www.islandnet.com/~tinconnu/.
mtropea@vinewsgroup.com
Doe a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me a name I call my self
a rat a tat tat....
Link: http://www.vicnews.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=36&cat=44&id=545827&more=
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