Clark said that once students get out of their costumes and complete any needed post-performance tasks, they’ll leave the auditorium themselves to find their families. Her keen sense of humor and deep humanity shine at their brightest in Kate Hamill's playful adaptation of Sense and Sensibility, hailed as 'the greatest stage adaptation of Sense and Sensibility in history' by The Huffington Post. After each show, the audience will need to depart the auditorium as soon as the curtains close, and parents won’t be allowed on stage afterward like at previous shows. And you've never seen Austen quite like this before. Performances also will follow strict safety practices. Though, Clark and his students often go beyond that. The cast and crew have been rehearsing wearing face masks and following health and safety protocols required by the school district. ” … And, it’s getting some semblance of normalcy back.” “I think the kids, being able to do something they love, is so important for their emotional health,” he said. “I think female representation is important, and this is a great play,” he said.Īfter months of virtual learning, he and his students are happy to be back on the stage. He pointed out how many productions often relegate female actors to secondary and supporting characters, but not this one. The adaptation asks audiences to examine their own reactions to societal pressures along with the characters’ responses.Ĭlark said the school’s cast includes a strong group of female actors.
The story follows Dashwood sisters Elinor and Marianne after the death of their father, which has them struggling financially and socially. “It’s a very untraditional take on Jane Austen,” Clark said. Hamill, an actor and a playwright, studied the novel as well as letters from Austen. Hamill’s adaptation of “Sense and Sensibility” adds more of a comedic punch to Austen’s story.
Tickets are $5 each and available at the door, but people can call 83 in advance to reserve seats.ĭue to COVID-19, audience members must wear face coverings, and seating will adhere to social distancing guidelines. 1, in the high school auditorium, 2101 Mustang Drive. Performances of Kate Hamill’s adaptation of the Jane Austen novel are 7 p.m.
I’m super grateful, and we’re trying to project an attitude of gratitude.” “I think it’s great that our administration is giving arts the same opportunities as football and sports. “If you look around, say in schools in Austin, Leander, and Dallas, they aren’t doing what we’re doing, putting on plays,” he said. Marble Falls High School theater arts teacher Jon Clark and his students are feeling a sense of gratitude as they prepare for their production of “Sense and Sensibility.”