‘Bus Stop’ orders up a new drama at CSC
Chadron State’s Theatre program is driving into “Bus Stop” as their final performance of the 2011-2012 season.
“Bus Stop,” written by William Inge, is a play set in the 1950s that follows the story of eight people who are stuck in a diner during a freak snowstorm. Romantic relationships ensue between Bo and Cherie, Grace and Carl, and Dr. Lyman and Elma, while the Sheriff and Virgil take on the role of the older authority figures in the situation.
The actors said that the way their characters interact is affected by the fact they’re stuck in a bus stop.
“The technology really affects the play because the phone lines are down,” says Heather Ann Hicks, 22, Senior of Brigham City, Utah, who plays Grace. “Now we would have cell phones. The lack of technology makes the characters interact more.”
The show has something for everyone, according to cast members.
“The floor show is a lot of fun,” says Josh Hoffman, 23, Senior of Morrill who plays Carl.
“Bus Stop” opens next week. Tickets for the show are now available at the box office at 432-6207 or [email protected].
Character Interviews
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Willis Miller23, senior of Deer Trail, Colo. Character: Bo Decker Character traits: “He’s a simple lad from a small town in Montana. He follows very traditional ideals.” Character’s strength and weakness: “His unintentional comedic timing is his strength. His greatest weakness is probably his bullheaded dumbassery.” Favorite part of the show: “The fight between me and Will. It’s small, but it’s fun. I love stage combat.” Cast collaboration: “We’re a bunch of troopers. We’ve come together quiet well, and we’ve finagled some moments in what’s been an exhausted show.” |
Rebecca French21, junior of Alliance Character: Elma Duckworth Favorite part of the show: “We’ve really grown as a family. We’re really exhausted, but we’ve grown and learned to work off each other which is needed. It’s also a good family show. There are so many different types of people to relate to.” Character’s weakness: “She’s a love infatuated teenage girl. Her weakness is love in any form. She knows she wants it, but she doesn’t even know what it is.” How the time period |
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Ashley Rushman19, sophomore of Gurley Character: Cherie Character traits: “She’s kinda lost. She’s seeking love in all the wrong places. She’s very insecure but tries to come off confident.” How the time period affects the show: “The time period changes your way of thinking because of modesty. Things were different, and it’s hard to put yourself in that time. Favorite part of the show: “The action scenes like the fight where I get thrown over Willis’ shoulder and carried off-stage. I also get to slap him. Favorite character: “Carl, because he’s witty and funny.” |
Evan Torklesen20, sophomore of San Leandro, Calif. Character: Dr. Gerald Lyman What the character is like: “He was a professor of philosophy andnow more of a high end vagabond traveling the country in search of fufillment which he primarily finds in young women.” Character’s strength and weakness: “His intelligence and ego are the biggest strength and his weakness would also be his intelligence and ego.” How the time era affects the play: “It’s a different time with different ideals. The fifties were the golden age, and everyone felt so great and plastic, and Lyman is grinding against that ideal.” |