Kidnapped
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Kidnapped is a production done in partnership with the National Theatre of Scotland. It is a new adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel of the same name. Director and designer Graham McLaren stated that his goal was to have a 60 minute show of non-stop action and minimal dialogue. The cast of BA Acting 3 students played a large part in helping to develop and cut the script.
Cast List
David: Rebekah Lumsden/Sarah Miele
Ebenezer: Nicholas Barton-Wines
Hoseason: Shane Murphy/Bobby Ginty
Riach: Thierry Mabonga
Alan: Jacob Vigeland/Laurie Scott
Peter: Emilie Konradsen
Maclean: Charlotte Driessler
Red Fox: Alex Kampfer
James: Tim Pollack
Cluny: Jamie Hughes
Rankeillor: Stephen Moseley
Props
--Paperback copies of "Kidnapped" x12 (Sourced from several Glasgow and Edinburgh bookstores as well as borrowed personal copies)
--Industrial lantern torches x6 (Purchased from Amazon)
--Nerf guns x3 (Borrowed from students/purchased at Hamley's)
--Disk firing guns x2 (Purchased at Hamley's)
Production Details
The set consists of a large cube of truss from the National Theatre of Scotland. From the truss hang several harnesses and pulley systems creating an elaborate flying system operated by crew members Stuart Leech, Calum Paterson, Ross McCrone, and overseen by TSMs Daniel Thompson and Rory Boyd. An external training team from Aerial Edge was brought in to train the crew on the safe and proper use of the counterweight flying system. For the actual performances, the actors acted as each other's counterweights and the crew were trained in emergency rescue operations but no longer acted as bases.