15 days!!!!!

Holy shiz. 15 is not a lot of days........

There are only five characters left on the Trojan side, so here they are:

Aeneas is the most legit and awesome fighter ever. And she's a girl. Yup. She can beat y'all up. She's the right-hand-man to Hector.

Antenor is also a high-ranking Trojan war officer. But he's not quite as boss as Aeneas is. He gets captured by the Greeks, but is later taken back...

Here are the two of them, being cool:

Priam is the Trojan king, remember? Well, he also has a wife, Hecuba. These two are the rulers of Troy. They have their three sons, of course, but they also have a daughter. Her name is Cassandra.

Cassandra is the sister of Hector, Paris, and Troilus. She gives "prophecies" of the future, and the weird thing is that the prophecies are almost always true. BUT nobody ever listens to her.........because they're dumb..........and because she's kind of annoying........
Here she is:

Priam and sons:

Here is Cassandra advising Hector not to fight, along with Priam and Andromache:

I really think that these people would be really cool if they didn't waste their lives on stupid things.....

TROILUS & CRESSIDA

Hillcrest High School’s

TROILUS & CRESSIDA

March 15, 16 & 18, 2013

HHS Auditorium

7:00pm

Doors open at 6:30

7350 S 900 E, Midvale UT

 Shakespeare’s rarely-performed retelling of the legend of Troy comes to Hillcrest in a not-to-be-missed epic production.  History’s greatest playwright takes some of the most legendary characters from The Iliad (Achilles, Helen of Troy, Hector, and more) and throws them into a sprawling story of love, war, and the duality of human nature.  Hillcrest’s 3-time National Shakespeare Competition Champions are joining forces with athletes from all over the school to create a cast of nearly 100 warriors, lovers and kings.  Live music, middle-eastern dancers, and intense battle sequences help bring this heroic story to life showing that “sometimes we are devils to ourselves.”

All general admission tickets are $8 and will be available at the door on show nights.

 

 

23!!!!!!

23 days!!!!!! This is getting legit...... O.o

Today, we'll learn about the last Trojan prince, the brother of Hector and Paris. His name is Troilus. Troilus is the youngest Trojan prince.

In Shakespeare's play, Troilus is madly in love with a girl named Cressida. Cressida, like everybody else in this play, appears to be normal. But throughout the course of the play, she becomes more and more suspicious.... You're excited to find out what she does, right?

Troilus acts like an angsty teenager a lot of the time. He's either madly fawning over Cressida, or whining because he's not with her. He throws a few tantrums, and their pretty legitimate tantrums...

Anyway, their relationship is being orchestrated by Pandarus. Pandarus is kind of like that overbearing, flamboyant aunt we all have. You know, the one that leaves lipstick on your forehead? Anyway, she is the show's matchmaker. She's pretty obnoxious, but really hilarious.

Here are Troilus and Cressida being all lovey dovey:

Aren't they sweet? Anyway, those are our protagonists. You'll be hearing more from them later. :-)

Dramaturgy Post #4

28 Days left!

So, Remember Paris, the Trojan Prince? Well, he has two brothers. Today I'll introduce you to his older brother, Hector. Hector is the mightiest fighter in troy. He's the leader of the Trojan Army.

In Troilus and Cressida, he challenges the mightiest Greek man to one-on-one combat, and whoever wins the match would win the war. He is all about honor. Nothing is more important than honor.
His wife, Andromache, does not want him to fight, but he does any way. Here the two of them are:

Here is a picture of the Trojans, including some of the soldiers:

Up in the top of the picture, you can see Paris and Helen. Paris is in a red shirt and Helen is hanging on him. Next to her is Andromache. They're surrounded by Trojan warriors. Cool right?
The guy next to Andromache is Priam. He's the Trojan king (father of Hector and Paris). We'll talk about him later.

Now you know about the second son of Troy. He's cool, right?

Troilus & Cressida Dramaturgy Blog #3

Wooooooo Hooooooo!!!! 30 days left!
Here are some pictures of today's rehearsal of the Trojan dancers.

This is a great place to start, because these dancers, in our show, belong to Helen. Remember the guy who stole the Greek girl, and started the whole war? Well, Helen is that girl. In our show, she is played by Marcela de Moraes (some might know as the penguin? Yup.).

Helen is hopelessly in lust with Paris, the middle child of the King and Queen of Troy (which would make him a prince). Paris is the guy that stole Helen. Back in Greece,  Helen was the wife of Menelaus. Well, Menelaus was all mad (as one would be) at Paris. So war happened. Strangely enough, Menelaus isn't that large of a role in Troilus and Cressida. Every now and then he throws in a line that usually resembles "Hey guys, can we get my wife back now?". So, because Paris and Helen are so hopelessly in lust with each other, they don't do a whole lot except lounge around the palace.

The thing about Paris is that people are kind of mad about Paris starting this whole war. They want him to give Helen back, but obviously he doesn't want to. Helen loves this. She gets really excited when people fight over her (which is kind of what this whole war is...). The idea of an entire war being fought over her is soooooo awesome to her.

That is Helen.

Helen has an entourage of beautiful dancers who kind of just follow her around and, well, dance. Makes sense, right? Dancers dance. Here is what they look like:

Aren't they awesome? So now you know how this war started, and who Paris, Helen, and Menelaus are.

Alright! 31 days left until Troilus and Cressida!!!! Are you all excited? Well, you should be. 

Okay, so the first thing we're going to post is a basic "What is Troilus and Cressida?"

Well, what is Troilus and Cressida?
Troilus and Cressida was written by William Shakespeare (who you all better know), and at its most basic plot line, is a segment of history taken out of the Trojan War. The Trojan War was a war that begun when a Trojan prince stole a woman of Greece from a high ranking Greek official (you will know these characters in much greater detail later on as the rehearsal process continues). However, this play only takes a section right out of the middle of the Trojan War. Although based on actual events, the story is told through Shakespeare’s language and point of view. There are many many characters in Troilus and Cressida, and throughout the course of the next few weeks, you will get to know them well.
A large portion of Troilus and Cressida is based on Greek Mythology. As each character is developed throughout the rehearsal process, and we comment on each character thusly, we will also explain their role in Greek Mythology and how that inter-relates with the plot of Troilus and Cressida. You'll see. This will be awesome. 

31 days?????? Bring it!!

Attention all Hillcrest Theatre Patrons! Hillcrest Theatre blog is taking on a new role for our spring show "Troilus and Cressida". As dramaturgs (drama experts) for this show, Emmy Crist and myself, Jacob Viramontes, will be posting important and fun information about Troilus and Cressida regularly throughout the next few weeks. This information is for anybody and everybody and serves the purpose of enriching the experience of audience and cast members to its fullest. Thank you, and enjoy. :)

--Jacob Viramontes
--Emmy Crist