Backstage roles no act for students
There's a lot more to do at Adelaide than just study - ask Jo Nield and Laura Gransbury! The two engineering students are part of the 成人大片 Theatre Guild's forthcoming production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. However, you won't see them delivering soliloquies or treading the boards - they're part of the essential backstage crew who help make any Guild production possible. Jo already has a Bachelor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and is studying for her PhD in Coastal Engineering. She has the role of Lighting Operator for Twelfth Night, which is her second show for the Guild, after she had a similar role in Spring Awakening earlier this year. "I thought lighting sounded interesting, so I gave it a go and I have really enjoyed it," Jo said. "In many ways, doing lighting for a stage show is like engineering: there's a lot of problem-solving to do, and you have to be able to work in small groups." Laura is in her first year of a combined Chemical and Petroleum Engineering double degree, and joined the Guild after signing up in O Week. Like Jo, this is Laura's second show with the Guild as Assistant Costume Designer, after also beginning with Spring Awakening. "I had been a performer in a lot of shows when I was at school, but now I enjoy being backstage just as much," Laura said. Twelfth Night is Shakespeare's great comedy of bewitched, bothered and bewildered love, set in the magical resort of Illyria. Directed by Michael Baldwin, the cast includes David Adams, Chris Asimos, Wendy Bos, Peter Davies, John Edge, Adoni Fotopoulos, Gary George, Maxine Harding, Rod Idle, Tamara Lee, Aldo Longobardi, Keith Manson, Tim Ross and Petra Schulenberg. Students Matt Gilbertson (Music), Shelley Broadbent (Law) and Jessica Sabatini (Creative Writing) contribute some additional song and dance to the show. Story by Ben Osborne Twelfth Night will be held at the Little Theatre at 7.30pm on Saturday August 7, Tuesday August 10-Saturday August 14, and Tuesday August 17-Saturday August 21. Tickets are $20/$15 and are available from BASS on 131 246 or the Theatre Guild on (08) 8303 5999.
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