By: Stacey Axler<\/p>\n
Recently, the Avalon Performing Arts Studio located in the Tatem Arts Center which has been closed since last October, re-opened and now can be utilized.<\/p>\n
The Avalon Performing Arts Studio is a blackbox theatre utilized by Hood College Theatre (HCT), Hood College Improv Troupe (HCT), and Hood College Student Musical Theatre (HCSMT).\u00a0 The venue closed after a mold abatement process occurred in the venue.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m happy that HCT now has the possibility to use Avalon.\u00a0 The abrupt closing of the black box cause some interesting complications in staging different shows, like \u201cWaiting for Godot\u201d last fall,\u201d said head of the theatre program at Hood Joe Brady.<\/p>\n
Since the closing of Avalon, the various theatre programs needed to restage several productions.\u00a0 \u201cWaiting for Godot\u201d premiered in theBroadbeckMusic Hall, after Avalon closed in the middle to that rehearsal process.<\/p>\n
Similarly, since the close of Avalon, the theatre department in conjunction with Hood College facilities began to remodel Price Auditorium to use that defunct performance space as a venue for shows and rehearsals.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve begun to really like Price Auditorium as a performance space.\u00a0 Both HCT and facilities has been a big help in revamping that space after over 10 years of being under-utilized,\u201d said Brady.<\/p>\n
Currently, the theatre program is staging two productions of Samuel Beckett plays in the Price Auditorium: \u201cThat Time\u201d and Krapp\u2019s Last Tape.\u201d\u00a0 The productions will premiere on April 19.<\/p>\n
Currently, the theatre program has the option of utilizing both performance spaces for future shows.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel that Avalon will become more of an experimental venue, one where we can do theater in the round, while Price will become our typical proscenium stage.\u00a0 But it\u2019s great to have the option of both venues,\u201d said Brady.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"