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that impedes an entrance and the costume, a few inches too long, are common hazards. Add to that weapons and the theatre can be a mine held of disaster.
With the help of Lee Klaus as a partner, Brad begins. “Focus, patience, distance. Create a box around your partner and never let your weapon actually go into that space. “ Total discipline was essential and unchallenged. Many of the students from the acting classes had never been as concentrated.. Skyler Owens, Justin Smith, Austen Cloud, Adam Penza, Cori Owens, and Anna Clark knew that being cast in parts in the Spring Pageant would depend on excelling in combat: Paula Henry, Lindy Klaus, Virginie Audrain, Sandie Rothrock and Steven Huynh, new to the Company, blended in and showed an eagerness to meet the rigors of the combat discipline.
“Cue, Action, Reaction,” Brad called over and over again as the fight instruction escalated into identifiable scenes. He orchestrated every fight move with precision and the class followed his lead to perfection. The cuts, slashes and even the kill, looked real. But then, by adding a final death wail, Brad and I both knew that we had a Shakespearean drama in the making.
With the final salute, “All for one and one for All,” the newly-honed, unscathed warriors took their final bows. The excitement of , this first session led to comments like, “Can’t wait till next time,” and “I’m going to bring some of my buddies,” “Awesome!” Brad and I sighed in relief. Not a scratch, a bruise or bandaged finger. We had a team ready to play, Joan of Arc, Henry V, and Hamlet.
Next time, February 24, we’d introduce the story lines behind the history plays and the. Spring Shakespearean Pageant would be one step closer to spectacle and historic grandeur.
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