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The players translated elements of Dahl's distinctive narrative and linguistic style to stage.  These elements include fantastical or magical abilities, invented words, and dark or dangerous world.  The players also used extensive scene-painting and other direct-addressing of the audience to mirror the style of a written narrative that communicates directly through the prose standing between quotations.
The players translated elements of Dahl's distinctive narrative and linguistic style to stage.  These elements include fantastical or magical abilities, invented words, and dark or dangerous world.  The players also used extensive scene-painting and other direct-addressing of the audience to mirror the style of a written narrative that communicates directly through the prose standing between quotations.
The narrative followed a single (child) protagonist; no one else was guaranteed to survive.  Villains, or the merely nasty, were often plentiful.  Costume pieces helped differentiate characters; these were often brought in through explicit scene-painting simultaneously with an actual, physical endowment of clothing.
The opening and post-intermission dances had setpiece songs; the rest of the show had improvised scoring from a playlist.  The narrative had improvised lights throughout.


== Media ==
== Media ==

Revision as of 02:46, 13 March 2015


The Dahl House was the August 2014 student mainstage production at The Hideout Theatre.

Summary

Publicity Blurb

From the show announcement:

"Improvised stories inspired by Roald Dahl. British children’s fantasy with a distinctly fizz-wizzing flair."

Format

After opening to a choreographed dance, the players line up to the front of the stage at the summoning of the class' teacher (played by Valerie). The audience is addressed as observers from an English department of educational excellence (with an appropriately extensive Dahl-ian name) and asked for an initial letter. The players go down the line, adding letters to form an improvised word, then providing a definition word-at-a-time. The teacher then releases the students to playtime, kicking off the narrative.

The players then spin a Dahl-inspired narrative involving the word. After an intermission, the protagonist starts asleep on stage, and the players create a dream sequence through improvised dance, opening the second half to the protagonist waking up.

Improv Stylings

The players translated elements of Dahl's distinctive narrative and linguistic style to stage. These elements include fantastical or magical abilities, invented words, and dark or dangerous world. The players also used extensive scene-painting and other direct-addressing of the audience to mirror the style of a written narrative that communicates directly through the prose standing between quotations.

The narrative followed a single (child) protagonist; no one else was guaranteed to survive. Villains, or the merely nasty, were often plentiful. Costume pieces helped differentiate characters; these were often brought in through explicit scene-painting simultaneously with an actual, physical endowment of clothing.

The opening and post-intermission dances had setpiece songs; the rest of the show had improvised scoring from a playlist. The narrative had improvised lights throughout.

Media

Photos

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