{"id":316969,"date":"2022-11-18T04:31:25","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T12:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/?p=316969"},"modified":"2022-11-16T12:37:13","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T20:37:13","slug":"eight-mini-plays-about-failed-love-debut-at-point-loma-playhouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/eight-mini-plays-about-failed-love-debut-at-point-loma-playhouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight mini-plays about failed love debut at Point Loma Playhouse"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a lot more going into a play behind the scenes than most people imagine before the curtain ever rises.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Such is the case with\u00a0\u201cLove\/Sick,\u201d a comedy being performed Nov. 18- Dec. 4 by Point Loma Playhouse at Point Loma Assembly, 3035 Talbot St.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Director David Sein noted the series of eight mini-plays by John Cariani was a \u201cbig hit\u201d initially in Maine, and has played worldwide. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is about\u00a0lovers and dreamers, so just about anyone can relate when they see the short plays,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s an unromantic comedy for the romantic in everyone. There\u2019s a lot of humor in when you romance and it does not work out.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Carly Salway grabs Tyler VanCamp\u2019s tie during the play.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sein has been directing the 14-member cast including seven actors, a stage manager, a light and sound operator and a set designer as well as a production manager and a costume person. The crew has been rehearsing for six weeks prior to\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>the play\u2019s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> Nov. 18 debut.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Some or most of them (actors) are in more than one play, two of them are in three plays which we call double casting,\u201d noted Sein. \u201cThe actors find it very interesting \u2013 and challenging \u2013 to be able to change their characters in the same night playing different scenes.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Actress Kara Tuckfield plays two parts in\u00a0\u201cLove\/Sick.\u201d \u201cThey are similar, have lots of commonalities, though not the same,\u201d she said. \u201cWhat makes it fun is you take this one character, and see if it ties-in with your second character.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuckfield noted \u201ceveryone has been wonderful to work with\u201d in\u00a0\u201cLove\/Sick.\u201d She admitted memorizing lines in plays playing multiple characters \u201ccan be a bit of challenge.\u201d But, she added, \u201cYou\u2019re having conversations with other characters who are reacting to you, and you\u2019re listening and reacting to them. If you\u2019re having trouble, the other actor helps you figure it out and get back on track.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Few in a play production are more behind the scenes than the light\/sound operator. The show would not go on without the lights \u2013 or the sound. In\u00a0Love\/Sick\u2019s case, it is Joella Wu-Cardona, a theater minor in school, who is handling the play\u2019s lighting and sound effects using a laptop computer. \u201cYou learn the system, the keys you need to press,\u201d she said. “As long as you\u2019re paying attention to the show, it\u2019s honestly not as difficult as people make it out to be.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Walter Ruskin carries Katheryn Schellinger bridal style in the play.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wu-Cardona said\u00a0\u201cLove\/Sick\u201d is a pretty straightforward production. \u201cThere is nothing fancy,\u201d she said. \u201cYou just have to transition the music between scenes. We have one set of lights for each scene that goes on and off. I do have a copy of the script that I write my cues on.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Discussing his role as director, Sein said he carefully reads the play \u201ca number of times\u201d to get a real feel for the story and analyze the characters. \u201cThen you break the play down into many parts for rehearsal purposes,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sein revealed his secret to directing. \u201cNinety percent of it is great casting and good actors,\u201d he confided. \u201cIf they fit, it makes your job much easier. Then the director does all the blocking: where the characters stand, where they move to. You also help design the lights, the sound, the set, and the costume props.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Of the successful outcome of any given play, Sein concluded: \u201cIt\u2019s a team effort.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

POINT LOMA PLAYHOUSE PRODUCTION<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>LOVE\/SICK\u201d by John Cariani, directed by David Sein,\u00a0opens Friday, Nov. 18 and runs through Dec. 4 \u2013 Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 3 p.m. at Point Loma Assembly, 3035 Talbot St.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The show is a collection of eight slightly twisted and completely hilarious short plays. Set on a Friday night in an alternate suburban reality, this 80-minute romp explores the pain and the joy that comes with being in\u00a0love.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The show stars Kim Breslin, Gunnar Ramstrum, Walter Ruskin, Carly Salway, Kathryn Schellinger, Kara Tuckfield, and Tyler VanCamp.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

All seats are $20.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a> Visita\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>pointlomaplayhouse.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span>\u00a0para m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There is a lot more going into a play behind the scenes than most people imagine before the curtain ever rises. Such is the case with\u00a0\u201cLove\/Sick,\u201d a comedy being performed Nov. 18- Dec. 4 by Point Loma Playhouse at Point Loma Assembly, 3035 Talbot St. Director David Sein noted the series of eight mini-plays by […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":840,"featured_media":316970,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11561","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"3","single_blog_custom":"","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"1","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":"","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":""},"jnews_social_meta":{"fb_title":"","fb_description":"","fb_image":"","twitter_title":"","twitter_description":"","twitter_image":""},"jnews_override_counter":{"override_view_counter":"0","view_counter_number":"0","override_share_counter":"0","share_counter_number":"0","override_like_counter":"0","like_counter_number":"0","override_dislike_counter":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[11549,11561],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-316969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-entertainment","category-peninsula-beacon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316969","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\/840"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=316969"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316969\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/316970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=316969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=316969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=316969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}