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Theme Show
A large, old library filled the stage as we met the characters on screen. A group of four typical teenagers, Kris, Trey, Nick & Andy, were working late together on an English assignment from their teacher, Mrs. Fielding, in the local library. Each of the boys was assigned a passage of poetry to read, and to work together to discover what the authors were telling them of their own lives, and how they related to each other. Each of the characters becomes more defined as the story moves forward. We begin to know Trey as the stereotypical "jock". Kris is 17 and struggling with the major decisions of where he wants go go in life. Nick joins us as the youngest of the group, but also the most philosophical and introspective. Andy tends to be the "geek" of the group, although he is still accepted by his peers. Andy's mother happens to be the librarian, which allowed them to stay in the library as late as necessary. The audience gets to know the main characters better as they explain some of their actions through brief "asides" on the projection screen.
Jim requested that the group of boys stay in the library to complete their experience. The youth spent a night alone in silence and subjected themselves to the same tests required of Ordeal candidates. They awoke enlightened, after thinking about the poetry that they had studied the night before. The show closed with the boys committing themselves to the ideals of the Obligation.
Revised 7/31/02 |