Theater Arts

I normally use this space to talk about animation. That makes sense since this is the International Animation Film Society page. True I did do a piece on the April Fools, but that is because my animator friend Aki is a member.

Today I will talk about live theater. Last night my family and I went to Cal State LA to see the Inaugural production at the SegWAY theatre. We had comps from Steve Rothman, my best friend from 8th grade on.

The show was Eyes For Consuela and it plays until Saturday. It stars Cliff De Young and strong cast of pro, student, and semi-pro actors. www.calstatela.edu/univ/calendar

So why am I talking about live theater? Am I trying to give a plug to a good friend? Yes! Am I going to try and make some connection between animation and theater? Okay, lets do that. The staging and set designs of this piece looked just like a 3-D UPA background. But the important thing is the way most good theater and most good animation trust the audience to be smart enough to figure it out without being spoon fed. A leason well worth learning.  ¶ 7:35 AM