A group at THE VERONA PROJECT Teen Night enjoys pizza and soda.
By Marketing Intern Anna Kritikos
It was The Verona Project Teen Night last night in the beautiful Upper Grove at the Bruns Amphitheater. And good times were indeed had by all.
On the agenda for the evening: a dinner—a feast, shall we say—of pizza and soda, a fun and engaging pre-show activity to introduce the students to The Verona Project, and a raffle drawing— the prize being a Verona Project T-shirt (which are quite comfortable, by the by). The pizza arrived piping hot, courtesy of Classic Catering, and soon thereafter the students arrived. There were upward of 35 guests that attended the event, so it made for a lively crowd. They dug into the cheese pizza like nobody’s business, and they carried on and conversed with one another until Trish Tillman, the director of Cal Shakes’ Artistic Learning programs, hopped up on a picnic table and gave everyone the basic plot of The Verona Project. It was no dull summary—Trish had the kids cracking up.
Trish Tillman leading the group through a synopsis of THE VERONA PROJECT
Trish then led the kids through an activity that had them connecting to the more emotional concepts in the play. She posited questions such as: Have you ever been in love? Have you ever liked someone who didn’t like you back? (To which one cheeky kid yelled out, “Oh yeah! All the time!”) If they wished to answer “yes,” they would walk to a different picnic table. It was a good activity and the kids were definitely into it, laughing and running from picnic table to picnic table. ‘Twas a good, old-fashioned ,rowdy time.
Showtime was nearly upon us when Trish announced the next activity—the raffle drawing. As the crowd collectively held its breath, Marilyn Langbehn (Cal Shakes Marketing and PR Manager) announced the winner, and this lucky young man (pictured at right) emerged victorious. So, look out for this guy and his spankin’ new Verona Project T-Shirt.
In all, Teen Night was a top-quality event that was followed by an excellent performance of The Verona Project.
There will be another Teen Night on September 29 during The Taming of the Shrew. Buy tickets here
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