T here is a rumbling in the Cabaret of Hutchinson Hall. Laughing, crying, singing and dancing. Music plays and lights flash.
Actors take the stage, words come alive, and the audience beholds the swelling scene.
Once Upon a Weekend debuted as a UW School of Drama showcase for playwrights, directors and actors. Saturday nights haven t been the same since. The energy is amazing, both on stage and in the audience. Professor Shanga Parker, who created the format, said, Once Upon a Weekend provides an opportunity for students to experience the process of writing, directing and acting in a new play. To me, the development and subsequent production of a new play is the most exciting process in theatre, he added.