Magic
Continued from Page 8
The play, written and performed
by Schmidman, Megan Terry and Sora
Kim, was inspired by a review of old
Magic Theatre slides.
“There was a time in the fall of
last year when our slide presentation
needed to be updated,” Schmidman
said. “So we had to go back and look
at slides of old work. An interesting
reoccurring theme for the last 15 years
appeared.”
That theme, Schmidman said, was
self-censorship. The group wanted to
show that it is necessary to remain
open to new ideas.
“We’re interested in self-devel
opment; how to remain most open,”
Schmidman said. “The biggest de
terrent is self-censorship; once you
realize that, it allows you to become
more creative and more open.”
Schmidman said people need to
learn when it is or isn’t proper to
censor themselves.
“There are times when it is right
to censor yourself. You don’t want to
hurt people. That’s as bad as someone
that only says nice things because
they think they are expected to.”
The play, Schmidman said, takes
an intimate look at theater members
as people.
“We’ve all felt the same things;
there’s a great universality about
people. We hope that audience will
respond with incredible recognition,
with laughter and surprise and horror.
Our aim is to be as hor.est as possible
and avoid self-censorship. We’ve going
to be absolutely honest, and funny as
a result of that honesty.”
Schmidman said the theater mem
bers allowed themselves to become
very avant-garde with this piece,
realizing that the audience will ‘‘get
it.”
* ‘That’s the major direction for us.
We’ve realized that our audience is
incredibly bright, and we don’t want
to tame things down. People think
that Midwesterners aren’t as sophisti
cated as those on the East and West
coasts; our audiences have proved
over and over again that this isn’t
true.”
‘‘Part of what we’re about,”
Schmidman said, ‘‘is expanding the
notion of what theater is. We’re look
ing for contemporary, vital ways to
share ideas with audiences through
performances. Thai’s the notion bc
hind the theater. We want to take
risks, not to copy an old model of a
play.”
‘‘There are two rows of seating,
and the audience will be involved
with the production. If you don’t want
to be looked at or talked to or give as
an audience member, Body Leaks
probably won’t be a pleasant experi
ence for you.”
Performances begin tonight and
will continue through May 26. Shows
start at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Sat
urdays and at 6:30 p.m. on Sundays.
The Magic Theatre will seat 65
people per performance and advanced
reservations are recommended.
Adult ticket prices are $5.
Student tickets are $2 — “proba
bly one of the best prices in the na
tion,” Schmidman said.
“We want to make theater acces
sible to anyone. If there is someone
that doesn’t have the $2, they can
call, explain, and leave an IOU. We’re
not going to turn anyone away from
the theater.”
Linclive
Continued from Page 8
Thursday, Preston Love will play
jazz at Julio’s, 132 S. 13th St.
Rock:
Tonight, Chapter Two will play at
Chesterfield’s, Lower Level 245 N.
13th St.
Tonight, Bobby Curious will play
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640 W. Van Dorn St.
Tonight and Saturday, Vigil An
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W. Cornhusker Hwy.
Saturday, Fast Moving Train will
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Wayward Saints” are $2 and will
be sold at the door. For more infor
mation or group reservations, call
the Lincoln High office.
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