MCG Players welcomed back
by Sharron Walls
The re-formed MCG Players made its well-received season debut Nov. 14 in the Health Sciences Building Auditorium with two quick one-act plays that left the audience wanting more.
First up was Shel Silverstein’s “No Shronking,” featuring Adam Donnelly, a research assistant in the School of Dentistry; and Lynn Jaffe, director of the MCG Players and a faculty member in the School of Allied Health Sciences. An engaging examination of curiosity and communication between two people that makes the audience beg to know just exactly what “shronking” is, ends, alas, with no one finding out, yet still parting satisfied – a typical Silverstein device.
The
cast of “Arabian Nights,” by David Ives, weaves a tangled dialogue of
deliberate mistranslation, demonstrating the life-changing possibilities of
someone else’s interpretation and whim. Actors Keith Beckman, a first-year
student in the School of Graduate Studies; Henna Pearl, a fourth-year School
of Medicine student; and Abiodun Akinwuntan, also a faculty member in the
School of Allied Health Sciences, expertly played their parts, keeping the
audience on its toes and laughing throughout.
The rebirth of MCG Players is a welcome addition to the MCG Arts Council’s repertoire. Another performance is planned for the spring.