{"id":5488,"date":"2020-09-25T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T14:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=5488"},"modified":"2020-09-25T09:00:17","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T14:00:17","slug":"the-art-beyond-the-stage-gods-are-fallen-and-all-safety-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=5488","title":{"rendered":"The Art Beyond the Stage: \u201cGods Are Fallen and All Safety Gone\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by <\/em>Mateo Biggs<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

There is a time in everyone’s life when they take a look at the world around them, look to those they have respected their entire lives, and wonder: \u201cWhen did I realize? When did this change?\u201d Everyone learns through trial and error, or by the stemmed action of their guardians, that growing up is to mature and to let go of childish things that had brought comfort in the past. However, some people take this to the extreme and attempt to please the people they look up to. It tears them apart, to be stretched so thin until the tension snaps like a rubber band.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Theatre Roanoke College\u2019s recent production, \u201cGods Are Fallen and All Safety Gone,\u201d the audience watched as the daughter Annie (played by senior Grace DuPr\u00e9) slowly watches her view shift from where it had been\u2014answering the way her mother (played by senior and dramaturg Adeline Huggins) wanted and taking whatever she said without a grain of salt.\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGods Are Fallen and All Safety Gone,\u201d by Selma Dimitrijevic, managed to hit home with every bit of tension it relayed through the actresses\u2019 thespian talents. Every audience member could relate to the story unfolding on stage, whether their guardian was their mother, father, older sibling, or merely someone who had been taking care of them all their life.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis play actually hits close to home in some regards,\u201d said senior Lane Kinsley, stage manager for the production. \u201cThe first time I read the play, it sent me through a rollercoaster of emotions.\u201d When asked if that same rollercoaster of emotions would apply to the audience, Kinsley answered, \u201cI wouldn\u2019t say it is a very volatile play. It won\u2019t offend and it won\u2019t disturb any people. However, it certainly will make people think.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Nelson Barre, the director of \u201cGods Are Fallen and All Safety Gone,\u201d was also kind enough to answer a few inquiries in relation to the play. Without giving any major spoilers away, he said that \u201cthe play is about two women just trying to figure out their differences. A mother and a daughter, going through what it is that ails us and thinking about how do you deal with your parents when you’re a grown up?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In order to make this show more accessible to the student population, Theatre RC offered a live streaming of the performances on Sept. 18 and 19. However, nothing can compare to the feeling of being in front of the stage and seeing the action unfold before your very eyes. Knowing this, Theatre RC allowed a limited in-person audience to view the production. Whether theater is your thing or not, \u201cGods Are Fallen and All Safety Gone\u201d is made for anyone who also realizes that the perfect is imperfect.<\/span><\/p>\n

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