Harding College - Petit Jean Yearbook (Searcy, AR)

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f' ff i 'Othelloif struck with her perforniiandes of :Stage Molly was gable A to. giigejirisights the leading female if ini gpm what is tinvoiiggifitigilf sifting. s Thei Fantasticksfe' yandhjinjost recently, Brigadoon, Mollie Cox decided torgive her skills a try last assistant directpggfor Othello.i Tediously recording the blocking instructions of f'fY'ou have to' rezjdjtljefplayireal carefully. Each ,gesture it and every movement you make has to be 'from margygrgongg from something thatis happening In Shakespeare you gespecially Qirector Charles Parkergg Mollie :gl35:1ve ,toqlet ltheiaudiegnce know ,, if gestures, yythegdirebctor must Utilize bollillfili Img?-Mtandlnst of the abilitiesffof thelactor with whom he is Nwaorking and the te bd+fii6ffiarieisiiasifgiafiipg-ilialenflist, there, 'ir takesfat while' to build' up to thetperiormancer level, Mollie said Qffilsualhlylithei role of the director 'isftow give them the motivation for all of their linesg to make therngsee gwhy they're feeling thesiifay sll they are feelf ingg to tryiltou get them to put themselves, lintoithat situation . '7 ittoM9llieissaelssiersrafigons fof dicated that hisjob as motivator never movegliwbeywonzd that realrh into Sdictatingffltlfle every movement offthe actors. Lealvl ing the actor freedom to develop his ,sown portrayal of the .characters,lf1?arktirionly rare- ly suggests gestures tothe used -and sometifriesfwlrlews the adfevrb te bloskinssf i t me February r, irggffproduction of Othtello, !lgiollie i'felt,fLthat the play was af stifdiessf Howeverg there were some problems Caused ibygythteil weighty Slialiespearanllafiguagei. Each character haidthe responsibility of making eachgwordy and each syllable f :Which Colllllrl5'i?3Qi5i1iPl3S!i?Sl2bvaflleif gestures off their txil articulation , Mollie expliiliedi- s This made the rplay aat?times,' siriee Mir Qfaifiiiard sometimes to speak slowly and keep the pace. is h Mqiiie ii5EfeisEab'ig5ia the members of mal't'ofhet110 cast as very discipjigedmltiy took a W the evaafgyifirlteyehaaffa viagra to be energeticlfandflstill relax. -Mostiof theijfiwerfe 'veryiserious' about whatgfheylweire ildoingf' Citing Jonathan Cloud, who portrayed Othello, as an exam- ple, 3 glVlolliei gcommented that he took directionstso wellg his energy and his body, his tim- iiijibliirmelliifcbliirtiffinfsd5 9QL1'fQfi - S02 Well 4 Q director of if-lass 'ahhi ahah? llll l i it f A c ' rffifjheiidirtywork. ljlowetvebiflwri stand. yyouirflgeisturesi and 1, PLO'ITI1llfG45agaii1st his own as did give' Lfrhovemerifsk ffddughterljri iproductiogr. i lliilintolthe technical and direlizting Q tthe audiericeclues as1fo what is Of Sllflllfesliellaflfiii 'ff9lhe11d, Kdfl ,W ilQ?'2N'i z:'aMe aW,.,f.g, A: fringe h 'i g 'flir L , H Wt- , aspects of a production. With experience both one the happening. A 1 'C Realizing. the irnpioiiance of Wendt as, Iago speaks with Roder- igo fScott Codylg V AV? ,W i ms, lands reyerygpsvemeflf Wai r