{"id":75214,"date":"2019-03-08T08:16:38","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T15:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=75214"},"modified":"2019-03-08T08:16:55","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T15:16:55","slug":"the-art-of-dining-brings-new-flavor-for-uccs-theatre-company-march-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=75214","title":{"rendered":"“The Art of Dining” brings new flavor for UCCS Theatre Company March 14"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo by Isaiah Downing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The UCCS Theatre Company will tackle the challenge of running an upstart fine dining restaurant when the comedy \u201cThe Art of Dining\u201d opens March 14 at the Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theater in the Ent Center for the Arts.<\/p>\n

The annual student production in the larger space will utilize a working kitchen in the new restaurant \u201cThe Golden Carousel.\u201d Owners Ellen and Cal, played by students Aranxta Chavez and Sean Sharif, are working to make ends meet in their townhouse-turned-restaurant.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve decided to combine two of the most stressful things, performing and cooking, into one show, but we\u2019re having a lot of fun in the process,\u201d said Kevin Landis, associate professor of theatre and dance and director for the performance. \u201cWe don\u2019t do a lot of comedy, so this is a chance for everyone to enjoy and branch out into new performance areas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Actors will prepare real meals for the characters to enjoy, which involved additional practice in Landis\u2019 kitchen to learn proper technique. The audience will meet three groups of characters throughout the performance, each with their own personalities.<\/p>\n

The UCCS Theatre Company produces multiple productions throughout the academic year, with one show each spring based out of the Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theater, the home for Theatreworks. The other Theatre Company productions use the Osborne Studio Theater, the dedicated performance space for students.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Art of Dining\u201d runs through Thursday through Sunday on March 14-17 and 21-24. Tickets are free for students and $15 for the general public, and can be purchased online<\/a>, but phone at (719) 255-3232, and in person at the UCCS Presents Box Office within the Ent Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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