Take Five: A La Salle Academy Student Production

[OliverWilliamsIV]

Posted: 4/21/08 at 10:42pm

Michael Roderick, the writer and director of last year’s gripping produc-tion of 9 STUDENTS, 11 QUESTIONS, presents TAKE FIVE, with the students of La Salle Academy for a limited engagement this Spring.

Michael Roderick and the students of La Salle Academy’s World Literature through Drama class explore the interests and issues of teenagers living in today’s fast pace, technologically advanced world with TAKE FIVE. As a way of countering the norm, a senior high school English class set out to find the voices of others through issues they were interested in learning more about. They returned instead with the burdens of pain and joy, as told through the words of those they stopped to interview along the way. TAKE FIVE sheds new light on the continued relevance of issues such as street violence, suicide, and teen pregnancy, among other topics, as told by students. Along the way, the show explores how today's technological world affects the thoughts and communications of teenagers. The story centers on this group of students, and what they endured during their research and interview process. Driven by these voices, these students help to place these issues in a new light for all to experience.

The World Literature through Drama class at La Salle Academy is a senior elective lecture and discussion course taught by Michael Roderick. The class teaches students of the different disciplines of theatre and production through applied learning. For more information on the class, please visit:

http:// www.lasalleacademy.org

Small Pond Entertainment is a theatre arts organization that seeks to educate and provide opportunities for high school, university, and professional theatre artists; showcasing their work to the Manhattan Theatre com-munity. Small Pond Entertainment is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. For more information,visit:

http://www.smallpondentertainment.com

Half of all proceeds from the show will go to benefit The Student Culture Movement, a student initiative directed towards providing new opportunities for the students of La Salle Academy and St. Jean Baptiste to experience the arts. For more information, visit:

http://www.lasalleacademy.org

The rest of the proceeds will go towards helping to save Center Stage, NY, a Manhattan Theatre Space vital and dear to the hearts of all in the theatre community here in New York. This space is where Philip Seymour Hoffman made his directorial debut. The space is currently in danger of closing due to financial hardships brought on by the struggle for theatre organizations to stay afloat today. For more information on how you can help this worthy cause visit the Devloping Artist Theatre Company (Center Stage non-profit company):

http://www.firstgiving.com/developingartists



SHOWTIMES:

Thursday, May 8th @ 7PM
Friday, May 9th @ 4PM (STUDENT PERFORMANCE)
Saturday, May 10th @ 2PM & 8PM
Sunday, May 11th @ 2PM

Please check back for more details soon

TICKETS ARE $10

Friday's May 9th performance for students will offer ALL STUDENT TICKETS FOR $5

GROUP DISCOUNT (10 or more): $8 per person

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