{"product_id":"iron-alchemy-athletic-weightlifting-protocol-copy","title":"Drama School 202: The Illusion","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Production\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlay:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTony Kushner’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Illusion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(adapted from Corneille’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eL’Illusion Comique\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDirector:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLeo Gene Peters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVenue:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBlack Box Theatre, Drama School 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRun:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sep\u003c\/span\u003e 15–20, 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Vision\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003eWe reimagined Kushner’s baroque meta-theatrical fantasy as a contemporary meditation on love, artifice, and the transformative power of storytelling. Director Leo Gene Peters challenged us to \"make the audience question reality as fiercely as Pridamant questions his son’s disappearance.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOur Approach\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🎭 Staging the Unreal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003eBuilt a 1 to 1 cave to bring the audience into the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003eCostume quick-changes performed in full view, highlighting theatrical artifice\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003eProjected text fragments (Kushner’s stage directions) onto actors’ bodies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🔥 Actor Challenges\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003eMastered 17th-century verse while finding modern emotional truth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003eDeveloped physical precision for magical effects (disappearances, transformations)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003eBuilt ensemble trust for intimate, vulnerable moments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMy Role\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTheogenes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(The Lover): Connected with the verbs that bring the character to life. Really fell in love on the stage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eWarmup\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e: Taught yoga to the company every other day. Starting connecting with the breath and the body\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elliot Lee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52315878883350,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0457\/4458\/6774\/files\/DSC003153.jpg?v=1746152006","url":"https:\/\/elliotlee.myshopify.com\/products\/iron-alchemy-athletic-weightlifting-protocol-copy","provider":"Elliot Lee","version":"1.0","type":"link"}