Catherine Singer stars as Rhoda, a homicidal child, in The Lamplighter Theatre\u2019s production of “The Bad Seed.” (Courtesy of Lamplighter Theatre)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cI primarily direct comedies,\u201d Fogle said. \u201cI have a background in rhetorical studies and it\u2019s interesting to get into the text and also talk to actors about their characters. There is more room for that here than in a Neil Simon joke fest.\u201d<\/p>\n
Singer\u2019s favorite part about working on \u201cThe Bad Seed\u201d is acting with other performers. \u201cGetting to rehearse with other people is a lot of fun,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
In the past, Williams focused more on musical theater than straight drama. She enjoys getting to depict a deeply layered protagonist.<\/p>\n
\u201cI like delving into a complex character,\u201d she said. \u201cYou have to tap into a lot of different sides of yourself to make the role authentic or relatable. It\u2019s a good challenge to portray a person who isn\u2019t two-dimensional and doesn\u2019t just sing or dance.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fogle\u2019s direction features some retro touches.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough not quite like a black and white motion picture, there are some black and white elements,\u201d she said. \u201cThe costumes, set, and lighting are mostly black, white, grey, and pale with just small spots of color. The visuals should hopefully give everyone a little bit of a throwback feel.\u201d<\/p>\n
There have been plenty of tales with more explicitly violent content than what is featured in Maxwell Anderson\u2019s script. William March\u2019s was considered shocking and realistic during the mid-20th-century.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy today\u2019s standards, Rhoda is not considered the scariest villain in the world,\u201d Fogle said. \u201cPatrons of a certain age remember this adventure the same way some of our parents remembered \u2018The Exorcist\u2019 and other horror movies. Those that saw the film or the Broadway interpretation were really freaked out by a little girl committing such atrocious acts.\u201d<\/p>\n
One particular aspect that freaks Williams out is Rhoda\u2019s sociopathic behavior. \u201cFor me, a scene that is frightening occurs when Rhoda nonchalantly talks about being excited by someone drowning,\u201d she said. \u201cShe has no remorse or pity for her actions.\u201d<\/p>\n
A timeless theme that connects with Fogle, revolves around \u201cnature vs. nurture.\u201d \u201cThat particular debate is still going on in a different form,\u201d she said. \u201cI think that\u2019s why people are still drawn into the narrative.\u201d<\/p>\n
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<\/a>An important reason Fogle says San Diegans shouldn\u2019t miss \u201cThe Bad Seed\u201d is because the terrifying cautionary tale isn\u2019t produced often in La Mesa.<\/p>\n\u201cI hope audiences see the great cast in a show that hasn\u2019t been staged often in a long time,\u201d she said. \u201cI think they\u2019ll be surprised and delighted by the caliber of acting.\u201d<\/p>\n
Horrible behavior and savage moments have the potential to add up to a wickedly haunting night. There might not be any ghosts or zombies in \u201cThe Bad Seed,\u201d but that doesn\u2019t mean Rhoda won\u2019t be a chilling and scary antagonist.<\/p>\n
\u2014David Dixon es escritor independiente de teatro y cine. P\u00f3ngase en contacto con \u00e9l en daviddixon0202@gmail.com.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"por David Dixon<\/p>","protected":false},"author":819,"featured_media":223782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11548","_seopress_titles_title":"A live Halloween treat","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11549,11548,11550],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-223781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-entertainment","category-la-mesa-courier","category-top-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/819"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/223782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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