The UNM Department of Theatre and Dance fall season in Theatre X closes with “Seascapes with Sharks and Dancer” by Don Nigro, showing Nov. 1-10. This production includes the theatrical directorial debut of Brandon Weaver and original music by UNM composition student Mark Oates.
Photo: Barney Lopez and Katy Bowen
“Seascape with Sharks and Dancer” is a contemporary love story between two people full of flaws and fears. A young man living in a beach bungalow has pulled a lost young woman from the ocean. Soon, she finds herself trapped in his life and torn between her need to come to rest somewhere and her certainty that all human relationships turn eventually into nightmares. This off-beat love story examines the reality of love and the choices we make to keep it alive.
Weaver, a senior acting student, has directed several short films. “I have enjoyed just about every minute of my directing experience here at UNM, and it has to do with my amazing cast and crew,” he said. “I remember reading the play as a freshman and finding it both funny and tragic. Now as a senior, I am ecstatic to make my directorial debut with Don Nigro’s ‘Seascape with Sharks and Dancer.’”
Oates, a music composition major, has written and performed music across the United States, Japan and Europe and has written music for game designers in Poland, Germany, Finland, Norway, Brazil and the U.S. He has won several music awards for his film scores and concert compositions, and has recorded with Grammy award winning record producers and engineers. This is the first time Oates has composed music for a play.
The cast of Seascapes includes UNM theatre students Katy Bowen as Tracy and Barney Lopez as Ben.
Performances are Nov. 1, 2, 3, 8 and 10 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. in the Experimental Theatre, Center for the Arts. Ticket prices are $10 general admission, $8 faculty and seniors, $7 staff and students. Ticket Offices are located at the UNM Bookstore and the Arena (The Pit). Tickets may also be purchased online at UNM Tickets or by calling (505) 925-5858. More information is available at: Theater.
Media Contact: Kathleen Clawson, (505) 238-6029; e-mail: kclawson@unm.edu
Posted by scarr at October 31, 2007 10:06 AM