TEEN TAKEOVER of THE HEIR APPARENT

NextGen members Carla and Dyandra lead a talkback
 with the actors after the Teen Takeover
 performance of THE HEIR APPARENT.

Our second Teen Takeover was a huge success! CSC's main stage show of THE HEIR APPARENT was hosted by NextGen members, who worked as box office assistants, passing out tickets; ushers and greeters, welcoming and helping to seat ticket holders; and discussion leaders, planning and facilitating a post-show talkback with the artists for the teens in attendance. 

Members had a blast and their guests enjoyed the performance and talkback, where they were joined by actors Amelia Pedlow (Isabelle), Carson Elrod (Crispin), Dave Quay (Eraste), and Claire Karpen (Lisette).

Playing improv games with Max
to flex our farcical muscles!

The weekend before they saw the show, NextGen had the opportunity to meet with two of the cast members: Amelia and David. They also worked with one of CSC's teaching artists, Max Davis, who helped them understand more about what type of comedy this play is (a farce) and about how the playwright, David Ives, works with rhyming verse.  

Amelia and David didn't want to give away all the fun plot twists of THE HEIR APPARENT, so Max brought an example of Ives' text from another of his plays, called THE LIAR. Members worked on the opening monologue, playing around with different ways to say each line. Check out the video below to see our final collaborative version!