Drama Society and USF to present 'Crime'
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The play is being directed, produced, designed and presented by students of the USF School of Dramatic Arts. The set, also student-designed will be constructed by members of CDS prior to the arrival of the students.
Besides performances on 5 through 8 May, the USF students will engage in a number of intercultural dialogues. Professor Pat Fenelli will share with local high school students some of the secrets of success in approaching life at University, both generally and specifically within the context of the Dramatic Arts.
The USF students, Stuart Fail, Julia Spaulding, Dave Jenkins, David Keslick, Christen Pettit, Elizabeth Hoffman, Michelle Wagner, Ben Kennedy, Jim Porter, Kelly Kirkpatrick and Samantha de Freitas will also be running workshops with the high school drama group in conjunction with drama teacher Nasaria Suckoo.
Mr. Dave Martins, Chairman of the Cayman National Cultural Foundation and award-winning playwright and calypsonian, will be hosting a workshop with the USF students on various aspects of West Indian music and comedy.
Mr. Henry Muttoo, Artistic Director of the Harquail Theatre and himself a playwright, will host another workshop covering a broader look at and outlook for theatre, both in the West Indies at large and more specifically in the multi-cultural Cayman context.
Proceeds from the performances, after basic expenses will go to the CDS Scholarship Fund which was established with the aim of providing some financial assistance to qualifying students wishing to pursue a course relevant to the Dramatic Arts.
In order to maximise the return for the scholarship fund, the USF students are being hosted by members of CDS, and local and Tampa-based firms with Cayman connections are being asked to assist in defraying the cost of air travel by becoming a patron or sponsor of the event, states a release from CDS.
It is hoped that the event will become annual with Cayman Islands plays travelling to USF in the future, leading to closer links between the Cayman Islands and the University of South Florida, the release states.
Organisations wishing to contribute should contact Paul de Freitas, CDS Organiser at 947-1316, the release adds.
