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Sept. 29, 2015
LLCC Theatre
presents “Your Swash is Unbuckled” at the Hoogland Center for the Arts Nov.
11-13
SPRINGFIELD
– Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) Theatre will present “Your Swash is
Unbuckled” by Jeff Goode, a collection of short, humorous plays featuring
swashbuckling, sword-swinging action, on Nov. 11, 12 and 13. Curtain time is 8
p.m. in the Hoogland Center for the Arts Theatre III.
Three
of the plays are world-premieres, authored by Goode just for LLCC Theatre under
the direction of Mark Hardiman, LLCC professor of theatre.
Tickets
are on sale at $18 ($16 for seniors and $10 for students with ID) at the
Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 South 6th St., by calling 217.523.2787 or
online at http://www.hcfta.org. The production is suggested
for mature audiences.
LLCC
Theatre, which last appeared at the Hoogland with the sell-out production of
“The Shadows of Edgar Allan Poe,” embarks on the “Swash” plays for the second
time. “We did some of the plays last summer at LLCC and audiences so loved
them, we wanted to reach out to a broader audience this year and explore new
pieces,” says Hardiman.
This
version of “Swash” offers nine comic stage combat plays, each about 10 minutes
long. The works span the gamut from Robin Hood and Little John to the newest
pieces written for LLCC Theatre, including swashbuckling steam pirates battling
it out with cutlasses and buckets on zeppelins. The full evening of these short
comedies are a quirky look at relationships, couples and comic conflict phrased
in witty dialogue.
“Mr.
Goode’s plays offer actors a playground to explore great physical comedy and
goofy swashbuckling while offering snappy dialogue that exposes how our
relationships and our expectations about them drive us to crazy extremes,” says
Hardiman.
“Swash”
author Jeff Goode is a producer,
director, screenwriter and author of over 50 plays. He is known as creator of
the “American Dragon: Jake Long” TV series produced by Walt Disney television
animation. “It is a great honor to work with Jeff on these new plays,” says
Hardiman. “His take on culture and society is insightful and full of mirth.”
LLCC’s
theatre program offers 32 courses encompassing acting, directing, stage
management, costuming and stage combat. Those wishing to enroll in classes may
visit www.llcc.edu.
