Ltt Review: Voyager VI

by Jen Aitken | 8:29 pm 11/07/2010

Directed by Jimmy Currin Devised and starring THEA152 Semester One students (2/5)

This Voyager installation was ambitious and inventive. This stream of THEA 152 students – approximately 25 people, I am going to guess – staged the murder trial of the fictional Paulie Lorenzo. Voyager is designed to be a showcase for the Theatre Technology students, and ironically what often seems to let these productions down is the technical components. Keep it simple and focus on really showing us what you are capable of. Make sure you have a strong command over your gestures and voice and remember to stand in the light and then build from there. I would suggest that less is often more.

With that off my chest … it was clear a lot of time and effort into this production, and this should be commended. Seeing students throw themselves into their work like this is both encouraging and exciting. The concept was innovative and the audience interaction with the crime scene and the aftermath of the murder meant that the audience could grasp a real sense of the extent of a murder investigation. Remember, no decision is ever made lightly. 

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