Springs Ensemble Theatre's Summer Production
GazetteJul 13, 2018
The play depicts two common American problems, unemployment and depression, as 24-year-old
"I like that it's addressing some serious issues with mental illness, anxiety, depression and people going through ways to cope," said director
Sherry speaks directly to the audience, giving a clear depiction of her perspective.
Papproth has been preparing for this performance for months, casting this production in March and conducting rehearsals four times a week since June. "Tigers Be Still" runs 90 minutes with no intermission.
As the director, she has a theory into the title's meaning.
"Every interview that I've read with
It's multitude of characters exude different struggles, yet the humor lightens the heaviness of the production without detracting from its depth.
"There's a moment in the play where Zack talks about seeing the tiger, and he has the opportunity to shoot the tiger. But he says, 'I choose life. I choose life for the animal.' In a lot of ways, that tiger has chosen life for you, too, because that tiger could have attacked you or taken you in that moment," Papproth said. "So he's choosing to let it live, but the animal is also choosing to let him live, and they come to this agreement and then the tiger kind of walks away and he escapes. You have these moments of, 'I'm going to live with this, and I'm going to find my way to choose life. Even though I'm going to have these hard moments, I'm going to get through it.'"
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