the bulletin The Wall Takes the Stage The Nobles Theatre Collective (NTC) winter production of Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” Reimagined was marked by collaboration. The production was conceptualized as part play and part rock concert, and the production team consisted of students, faculty, graduates and technicians. Dan Halperin, head of the performing arts department, wrote the script with musical arrangements by Michael Turner, director of the music program. On the production end, theatre faculty member Todd Morton directed the show, and performing arts faculty member Jon Bonner acted as scenographer, creating the sets and managing the technical aspects. The show’s four protagonists were played by Mikey Southworth ’14, Bianca Thompson ’15, Ava Brignol ’14 and Kayla Viriyabontorn ’13. In addition, Cyrus Veyssi ’13, Diana Smith ’13, Kirk Gulezian ’14, and Natalie Sellers ’14 served as the principal vocalists. “Collaboration is wonderful, and it’s challenging,” Halperin says. “The show expanded in many positive ways what I had on paper, and in other ways it changed what I had in mind because of the nature of doing a collaborative project.” When asked about his partnership with Halperin, Morton described it as “two people trying to invent something contemporary, more or less out of scratch.” Jonathan Sands ’13, who has acted in several NTC productions, took on a role as stage manager. “It allowed me to see all the various parts of the production come together to make something aesthetically beautiful and dramatically strong,” says Sands.
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