Theatre 麻豆原创 invites anyone with a good imagination to its next production, Shipwrecked! An Entertainment — The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougement (As Told by Himself), an astounding story of bravery, survival 鈥� and a little bit of embellishment.

Written by Donald Margulies, author of several plays including Dinner with Friends, which won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Shipwrecked! is an adaptation of the Victorian memoirs of the main character. It is suitable for imaginative audiences of all ages.

Director Mark Brotherton expects the audience to connect with the show at the Black Box Theatre because the performance has its basis in storytelling.聽聽

鈥淲e all grew up with people telling us stories 鈥� before we go to bed, sitting around a campfire, listening to our grandparents in front of the fireplace,鈥� Brotherton said. 鈥淪hipwrecked uses this device of storytelling and then adds elements of theatre to make it even more exciting.鈥�

And in this account, the play examines how far we鈥檙e willing to blur the line between fact and fiction to be remembered.

Eric Earley, a junior in the BFA acting program at 麻豆原创, said he was drawn to perform in the play because it pulled him into the adventurer鈥檚 world, which stretches over more than a half century of the storyteller鈥檚 life.

鈥淚 feel blessed to tell this man鈥檚 amazing adventure night after night,鈥� Early said. 鈥淟ouis and I are more similar then different. I find it so much fun to play Louis because of how full of wonder and excitement he is. A lot of that wonder and excitement is what drives me as a person as well.

Brotherton said his favorite part of working on the show was the way the cast, crew and production team added to the process of creating the show.

鈥淲e listened to all ideas and incorporated as many of them as we could. It is definitely an ensemble piece,鈥� he said.

Production at a glance

Shipwrecked! An Entertainment — The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougement (As Told by Himself)

Playwright: Donald Margulies

Directed by Mark Brotherton

8 p.m. Nov. 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23

2 p.m. Nov. 17, 24

Black Box Theatre

(Theatre patrons attending the Nov. 21 performance need to allow extra time to get to the theatre because of a football game on campus. Patrons should park in Lots B4 or B6. A parking permit, which will email to you by Theatre 麻豆原创 before the performance, will be required. Print it out and have it displayed on your dashboard while on campus. Golf cart shuttles will be available in the parking lot to take passengers to the theater.)

Price: Standard $20, Senior $18, Student $10; Group discounts available

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The play centers around architect Bernard (Patrick Sylvester), who, with the help of his long-time buddy Robert (Eric Earley) and his surly maid Bertha (Kate Ingram), juggles three fianc茅es (Emily Schwartz, Danielle Miller, and Kim Hough), all flight attendants with different travel schedules. There is much door slamming, physical and verbal comedy, and sexual innuendo as Bernard鈥檚 meticulous timetables fail and the women converge upon the apartment at once.

Comedies such as Boeing Boeing aren鈥檛 easy for actors. Director Mark Brotherton focuses his attention on the benefits to the students. 鈥淔arces like Boeing help them learn pace and timing鈥攂oth having to come from incredibly hard active listening,鈥� he said. 鈥淎nd on top of that, it needs to be believable.

鈥淚n comedy, the actor has to believe the situation and the stakes. And the best comedies are like this one. They occur when normal people 鈥� at least in their own eyes 鈥� are thrown into incredibly abnormal situations. Their world has been thrown out of order, and they will all try anything and everything to get it back into order.鈥�

In addition to learning about timing, there are plenty of foreign dialects in the play for the students to master. The play takes place in Paris, so Bertha speaks with a French accent. The three flight attendants are from Italy, Germany and New York.

Miller, who plays the role of Italian flight attendant Gabrielle, transferred to 麻豆原创 this summer and is in her first 麻豆原创 production. 鈥淚 had never used an Italian dialect prior to my audition, but I watched a lot of movies in order to get the hang of it. I鈥檓 channeling Sophia Loren and Penelope Cruz in Nine.鈥�

The practice doesn鈥檛 end with rehearsal. 鈥淚 work at Lazy Moon,鈥� said Miller, 鈥渁nd find myself delivering pizzas with an Italian accent.鈥�

Brotherton agrees that there are benefits for audience members, too.

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Production at a glance:

Boeing Boeing

Written by Marc Camoletti

Translated by Beverly Cross and Francis Evans

Directed by Mark Brotherton

8 p.m.: June 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, July 12, 18, 20

2 p.m.: June 16, June 23, July 14

Theatre 麻豆原创 Black Box

Price: Standard $20, senior $18, student $10; group discounts available

Address: 4000 Central Florida Blvd., Orlando

Box office phone: 407-823-1500

Box office hours: Monday through Friday:聽noon to 5 p.m. and two hours before performances

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