{"id":27701,"date":"2020-01-21T15:48:39","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T20:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=27701"},"modified":"2020-01-22T10:45:04","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T15:45:04","slug":"sinclair-theater-update-spring-semester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2020\/01\/21\/sinclair-theater-update-spring-semester\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinclair Theater Update: Spring Semester"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><em>As a way to ring in the new year and a new season of Blair Hall shows, Multimedia Specialist LeAnne McPherson interviews actor Nicholas Mellott of the Sinclair Theater department as a preview of what&#8217;s to come this semester.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>McPherson<\/strong>: Can you tell us about yourself and Sinclair theater history?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mellott<\/strong>: My name is Nicholas Benjamin Mellott, I went to Kettering Fairmont High School and I did theater there for two years. I also did theater prior to that in Virginia. At Sinclair I\u2019ve been Schroeder in \u201cA Charlie Brown Christmas\u201d and I\u2019m currently in \u201cJoseph [and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]\u201d as Male Ensemble\/Baker.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>McPherson<\/strong>: What are you most looking forward to this semester for theater?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mellott<\/strong>: There\u2019s a lot to look forward to. I\u2019m excited for \u201cAntigone,\u201d because I love the classics. I\u2019m looking forward to \u201cRefugees\u201d because our director is also a playwright, and as a playwright myself I\u2019m excited to see how he, Nelson Sheeley, works. I\u2019m also looking forward to \u201cJoseph\u2026\u201d From a technical standpoint this is so much more spectacular than what I saw from high school. I\u2019m excited to see our show \u201cRefugees,\u201d a show about a gay couple taking in another gay couple who are fleeing from Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think it\u2019s great because it will be a good foil to our starting show this year, \u201cSlut;\u201d since that was an all-female cast and this is an all-male cast. I think it\u2019s really cool that this year we\u2019re being able to address big topics like \u201cslut-shaming and homosexuality,\u201d it\u2019s really cool from an acting perspective!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Articles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2019\/11\/21\/sinclair-presents-a-charlie-brown-christmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Sinclair Presents: A Charlie Brown Christmas\u2028 (opens in a new tab)\">Sinclair Presents: A Charlie Brown Christmas<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/art\/performing-arts\/2019\/10\/08\/treasure-island-a-bounty-of-musical-booty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Treasure Island: A Bounty of Musical Booty (opens in a new tab)\">Treasure Island: A Bounty of Musical Booty<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>McPherson<\/strong>: What show do you think will be the biggest undertaking?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mellott<\/strong>: As an actor, you kinda put blinders on for the future. I\u2019m juggling a job, theater, a social life, and school! School has to fit in there eventually! The whole department is trying to fit in these things, so the general department focus is on the present and being there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To just try to put on the best show you can in the present. So, I\u2019m not really focused on what is the biggest, per say, \u201cJoseph\u2026\u201d is hard from a technical standpoint, \u201cAntigone\u201d is gonna be difficult in the way most classical shows are, and \u201cRefugees\u201d will be difficult because of the subject matter.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>McPherson<\/strong>: How is acting in college different from acting in high school?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mellott<\/strong>: I\u2019d say some of the bigger differences is some of the source material. Take \u201cSlut,\u201d it\u2019s been put on for high schools before. But most school administrations would never allow a cast of high schoolers to perform it. The other difference is the professionalism from your peers. In high school, you might do theater as a hobby, but in college where you&#8217;ve paid thousands of dollars to the school, you\u2019re more passionate about what you\u2019re doing. Which leads to this amazing work I\u2019m seeing from our department. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ywS7fAhv1n8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>Sinclair&#8217;s Theater Program has always worked to bring shows that are transgressive and take on hard to talk about themes. In 2018, &#8220;Be More Chill&#8221; took on themes of anxiety and school bullying, among other themes that effect college-age kids. This year Sinclair&#8217;s Theater Program tackles subjects such as refugees, LGBTQ+ issues, slut-shaming and many other topics. (Source: YouTube\/Sinclair College)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LeAnne McPherson<br><\/strong>Multimedia Specialist<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a way to ring in the new year and a new season of Blair Hall shows, Multimedia Specialist LeAnne McPherson interviews actor Nicholas Mellott of the Sinclair Theater department as a preview of what&#8217;s to come this semester. McPherson: Can you tell us about yourself and Sinclair theater history? 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