Under the direction of City College theater and film instructor Luther Hanson, the play will be done in the British Panto style, a method of stage performance that incorporates music, modern-day references, and audience participation to draw its viewers into the presentation.

“It’s sort of a fractured fairy tale,” Hanson says. “With costumes,  dancing, singing and other silly stuff.”

Running through the month of November, “Sleeping Beauty” will have performances every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday until Dec. 18. This [read more...]]]> http://saccityexpress.com/dont-oversleep-on-sleeping-beauty/feed/ 0 http://saccityexpress.com/sleeping-beauty-causes-heavy-slumber/ http://saccityexpress.com/sleeping-beauty-causes-heavy-slumber/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:20:34 +0000 Juan De Anda http://saccityexpress.com/?p=4584 City College’s Storytime Theatre has a new production, the title of which couldn’t better represent the audience’s reaction for its 30-minute run. The minute “Sleeping Beauty” began, it was as if an enchanted snoozing spell had been cast over audience.

The play is meant to be an adaptation of the Disney animated film, but it was anything but: The children in attendance looked like confused vegetables sitting in front of a television set. The story and performances didn’t squeeze even a chuckle or giggle out of them. The only line that drew a slight laugh was toward the end when [read more...]]]> http://saccityexpress.com/sleeping-beauty-causes-heavy-slumber/feed/ 1