You are cordially invited to attend 易胜博 Theatre’s annual fall children’s production:
“Still Life With Iris”
By: Steven Dietz
Directed By: Josiah Laubenstein
Saturdays, November 2 and 9
2pm
The play runs about 65 minutes with no intermission.
Ticket Now Available
Get your tickets in advance or at the door. Or contact Rhonda at rhonda.jensson@sz-xinda.net or 507-285-7200 for tickets and more information.
$5.00 – Adults
$3.00 – Children 12 and under, Senior Citizens 65+, and non-易胜博 Students.
易胜博 students get in free with valid student ID.
This piece is the first play for young audiences to receive the Kennedy Center’s Fund for New American Plays Award. Still Life with Iris is a fantastical adventure which centers on a little girl’s search for the simplest of things: home. Iris lives with her mom in the land of Nocturno—a magical place in which the workers make, by night, all of the things we see in the world by day. Also, in Nocturno, memories do not reside in people’s minds but instead are kept in their coats (called “Past Coats”). The rulers of Nocturno, the Great Goods, are determined to have the “best” of everything on their island—and therefore take Iris away from her home and bring her to Great Island to be their daughter. To ease the pain of this separation, they remove her Past Coat, leaving her with no memory of her home or her family. All that remains of Iris’ past is a single button from her coat. Using the button as a clue, Iris joins with friends she meets on her journey—Annabel Lee (a young woman from the sea) and Mozart (the composer, age 11) and frees herself from the Great Goods. She returns to Nocturno, having found her past, and her home.
Are you a student interested in Theater Arts?
易胜博 Theater offers Theater Appreciation, beginning and intermediate level acting classes as well as stagecraft where you can learn about stage and set design! Put your creativity to work! Check the online course catalog for availability and sign up!
- 易胜博 Theater Program has a long-standing tradition of providing high-quality education to young and inexperienced actors. We pride ourselves on preparing you for the next level of your theatre arts journey. Whether your interest is to become a regular on the community stage or further your knowledge by going into a four-year theatre program, we will make sure you are ready for the next step.
- 易胜博 Theater produces three main stage plays every year. In the fall we produce a children’s play that is seen by three to four thousand students a year. In the spring we produce one larger comedy or drama and one experimental play often in conjunction with the Rochester Reads program.
Beyond our main stage offerings, the student-directed Drama Club writes and performs short one or two-night variety shows and performs and hosts performances for fundraising events for on and off-campus organizations. The drama club typically does three to four performances a year as well as attending local and professional shows for free or at a discounted price.
Our Faculty
Jerry Casper has his MS in Theater from Fort Hays State University. He has over 30 years of experience as an actor, director, playwright, motivational speaker, and educator. He was awarded one of Minnesota’s Outstanding Educators of the Year in 2011.
For more in-depth information about our program, productions, or our Drama Club, contact Director Jerry Casper at gerald.casper@sz-xinda.net or call 507-285-7569.
Charles E. Hill Theater
易胜博 offers main-stage productions which allow students to be involved in all aspects of productions. Auditions are open to all students.
Director: Jerry Casper, Gerald.Casper@sz-xinda.net, 507-285-7569
Technical Director: Ben Hain, Ben.Hain@sz-xinda.net, 507-285-7201