“Time Flies” awakens two Mayflies on a date to their existential imperatives. In “The Universal Language,” Dawn risks everything to try a compelling vernacular that isn’t Esperanto. The collection of five short comedies in Take Five by David Ives includes Words, Words, Words, where Milton, Swift, and Kafka participate in their captor’s experiment but will the three chimps produce art? “English Made Simple” plays with, and contests, meaning. “It was nice to joke around with everyone together.” “Before she logged on, we were all cracking jokes about how it looked like we were taking a family picture or getting ready to have an intervention,” Martin says. Rebecca Turk, through Zoom, the students crowded around the laptop in order to see her. Illustrating the ease of cast interactions, Martin described a moment during production: when meeting with the costume designer, Dr. Martin, who was also present last year in the production of The Revolutionists states, “It’s definitely more “normal” this year compared to last year.” It was convenient for audiences, but not very rewarding for the actors,” says Dr. “Last year, we performed without an audience and streamed the production. The ability to perform in a theatre with a live audience has also returned, as Take Five by David Ives will allow a fully vaccinated audience into the theatre. Actors are now able to meet and rehearse without much worry for social distancing, though they do continue to wear masks. “It’s honestly quite a bit easier because we’re not required to be at rehearsals nearly as often as we would be if we were all doing a full piece together.”Īlthough this semester has still been affected by COVID-19, performances from the Eisner Center have adapted to accommodate the loosened restrictions. “It’s quite different in that I don’t see any of the other actors, except the other actor in my piece,” Martin said. Alongside her are Ben Frey, ‘23, a recent transfer student who is also acting in English Made Simple, and William Main, ‘23, a returning actor who is joining via video while he is taking a semester abroad in Sweden. Phoebe Martin ‘24 explained that none of the actors interact with actors that aren’t in their “sub-cast.” Martin plays May in Time Flies. Because of this, the cast for each story has been split into five “sub-casts” that take on the challenge of each story separately. Take Five contributed a song to Pearlman's failed attempt at coming-of-age cinema, Longshot, and broke up soon after, becoming a footnote in the history of late-'90s teen pop.Take Five is not just an iconic jazz composition, it’s also a collection of five short comedies by David Ives, each with different characters, stories and focuses, ranging from existential crisis to romantic comedy. Sculthorpe left the lineup months later to attempt a solo career. Against All Odds received its American release in 2000, while the market was still sympathetic to the group's blend of R&B and glossy teen-pop, but it failed to make a dent in the charts. Prior to releasing debut album Against All Odds, Take Five spent two years traveling the globe, releasing several singles in Europe and Asia and honing their performance skills before heading back home. Unfortunately, the group never found an audience in America. With such collective experience under their belts, Take Five hoped to join the ranks of fellow boy bands like the Backstreet Boys and *NSync. Jones, on the other hand, was the drummer for a local Vero Beach ska-punk band called User Friendly. Ryan and Clay Goodell were classically trained pianists who dabbled in commercials and musical theater. Sculthorpe did some modeling, starred in several commercials, and performed in musical theater. Christofore had won Star Search in 1995 and played the role of Gavroche in the Broadway musical Les Miserables. All five members - Stevie Sculthorpe, Tilky Jones, TJ Christofore, and brothers Clay and Ryan Goodell - were veteran performers, most of whom had experience on-stage and in front of cameras. This five-piece boy band came together in 1997 and based itself in Orlando, where Pearlman ran his own label, Trans Continental Records. Add Take Five to the long list of teenage pop bands manufactured by corporate mogul Lou Pearlman.
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