2008 Woodie Awards
The SHU Players are Back
Jaclyn Hull Staff Reporter
Issue date: 9/29/05 Section: A & E
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From the side of comic relief, the SHU Players chose Virgil's Wedding hoping that the comedic insights would draw the attention of a large audience. The storyline focuses on the wedding arrangements of characters,Virgil Sludge and Margaret Hooper when northern planners are called down south to organize a simple ceremony for the two lovebirds.
With the wedding planner1s hope of being promoted, she invited her boss to Lickskillet's simple wedding, but after some slight complications- there seems to be some major trouble. The groom fails to show up, the bride is still searching for Mr. Right, and the decorating scheme insists to be nothing more than pink flamingos and Christmas garland.
After auditioning, Elise Valerio, sophomore, Wellesley, MA, said, "I can tell, just from the lines I was given to read, that this play will be a real side-splitter, to use the vernacular. The dialogue I heard was laden with petty, yet hilarious, misunderstandings both of word and inflection.
Director Matthew Libassi has set aside most of his free time for the next two months to make the production of Virgil's Wedding a great success.
Having a larger cast may be difficult to work practice times around everyone's schedule, but Libassi1s experience seems to comfort any implications.
This is the third play I will have directed, and second one at SHU. It will be the first to be teamed up with my personal production company, MVL
Productions and is sponsored by the SHU Players. After last year's success of the SHU Player plays, especially The Man Who Came To Dinner, it will be hard to top- but we can do it. I hope to make it downright ridiculous- so no moment of laughter will be lost on the audience, said Mathew Libassi, sophomore, Shoreham, NY.
A few of the players interviewed felt that the auditions this semester went very smooth. A lot of work was put into the auditions alone, and left open room for tons of fun. Confidence in the success of the play has already been exposed through the auditions Thursday night.
This show is going to be great. There is a lot of talent in this show, and with Libassi in the directors chair, it's going to be one of the best productions the Players have put on, said Sam Bolles, sophomore, Queensbury, NY.
The student director, (Libassi) made his SHU directorial début with a stellar cast of two students who drew gales of laughter night after night. Therefore, it would be an understatement to say that The Virgil's Wedding will rock the box office, said Valerio.
Virgil's Wedding Hits the stage November 19 through the 21 and can be viewed at the Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts. Students should grab a date and attend because the comedic farce is sure to keep everyone entertained.