Create Carolina: A Southern Fried Arts and Film Festival

PAST SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Create Carolina 2008
Monday, May 19 10 – 12 pm 7 pm	THRT 397: Advanced Arts as Social Commentary Auditions for productions - open to students in THRT 397 Opening Festival Party
Tuesday, May 20 10 – 12 pm 2 – 4 pm 6 – 8 pm	THRT 397: Advanced Arts as Social Commentary Student development projects Master Class: Making Film and Television Seminar - Cameron Pearce
Wednesday, May 21 10 – 12 pm 2 – 4 pm 6 – 8 pm	THRT 397: Advanced Arts as Social Commentary Student development projects Master Class: Making Film and Television Seminar - Cameron Pearce
Thursday, May 22 10 – 12 pm 2 – 4 pm 6 – 8 pm	THRT 397: Advanced Arts as Social Commentary Student development projects Master Class: Arts as a Business - Local and Successful
Friday May 23 10 – 12 pm 2 – 4 pm 6 – 8 pm 8pm	THRT 397: Advanced Arts as Social Commentary Student development projects Master Class: Arts as a Business - Local and Successful Screening of the movie "Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot" with a Q and A session to follow with director Tod Williams
Saturday, May 24 10 – 12 pm 2 – 4 pm 7:30 pm 8 pm	THRT 397: Advanced Arts as Social Commentary Student development projects Pearl Fryar "Meet the Artist" Lecture Screening of Documentary "A Man Named Pearl"
Monday, May 26 10 – 12 pm 2 – 4 pm 6 – 8 pm	THRT 397: Advanced Arts as Social Commentary Production works for "Victoria and Frederick for president - the campaign of 1872" and "God's Man in Texas" Master Class: Arts as a Business /CANCELLED
Tuesday, May 27 10 – 12 pm 2 – 4 pm 6 – 8 pm	THRT 397: Advanced Arts as Social Commentary Production works for "Victoria and Frederick for president - the campaign of 1872" and "God's Man in Texas" Master Class: Lead by Paul Whitty, Character Mask Work
Wednesday, May 28 10 – 12 pm 2 – 4 pm	THRT 397: Advanced Arts as Social Commentary Production works for "Victoria and Frederick for president" and "God's Man in Texas"
Thursday, May 29 10 – 12 pm 2 – 4 pm	THRT 397: Advanced Arts as Social Commentary Production works for "Victoria and Frederick for president" and "God's Man in Texas"
Friday, May 30 10 – 12 pm 2 – 4 pm 8 pm following performance	THRT 397: Advanced Arts as Social Commentary Student development projects Public performance: "Victoria and Frederick for president " Opening reception
Saturday, May 31 10 – 12 pm 2 – 4 pm 8 pm following performance	THRT 397: Advanced Arts as Social Commentary Student development projects Public performance: "Victoria and Frederick for president " Talk back with Charles Randolph-Wright, director and writer Jonathan Davidson
Monday, June 2 2 – 4 pm 6 pm	Student development projects Student development performances
Tuesday, June 3 2 – 4 pm 6 pm	Student development projects Student development performances
Wednesday, June 4 2 – 4 pm 8 pm	Student development projects "Discretion" a play by local playwright Terry Roueche Talk back after performance
Thursday, June 5 8 pm	Public staged reading: "God's Man in Texas" by David Rambo
Friday, June 6 8 pm	Public staged reading: "God's Man in Texas" by David Rambo
Saturday, June 7 7 pm 8 pm 10 pm	Pre-performance lecture with Charles Randolph-Wright, director and writer Jonathan Davidson Public performance: "Victoria and Frederick for president " Closing Party in Johnson Lobby

Productions, Staged Readings, Performances & Film Screenings

Past Productions Included:

Victoria and Frederick for President
By Jonathan Davidson
Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright

Create Carolina presented the world premiere of “Victoria and Frederick for President”: Before there was a Hillary there was Victoria, and before there was an Obama there was Douglass. A little know fact in American History is that in 1872 Victoria Woodhull, the first female stockbroker, ran for president and nominated Fredrick Douglass, a former slave, as her vice presidential nominee.

Inspired by the current political climate, Create Carolina used our unique collaborative process to write a new innovative theater piece about the untold story of Victoria Woodhull and Frederick Douglass. Our writer in residence collaborated with Winthrop University students to create a piece which examined the parallels between the political processes of then and now by using a format that combines multimedia and theatre.

Staged Readings

Discretion
Written by local playwright Terry Roueche
Directed by guest artist Paul Whitty

God's Man In Texas
Written by David Rambo
Directed by guest artist Martin Rader

Wits, egos and ideologies are set on a collision course when renowned preacher Jerry Mears "auditions" for the top job in the Baptist universe. But the aging pastor of the biggest, best-known and most closely watched Baptist church ever won't easily give up his dynasty - or the televised 10 o'clock service - in this drama about institutional power struggles, fathers and sons, and religion in the age of mass marketing.

Dance Performance

Final Showcase

Dance works consisted of faculty and student choreographed dance pieces created during the Create Carolina Arts Festival.

Film Screenings

Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot
Written by Tod Williams

Trainwreck: My Life As An Idiot, an adaptation of Jeff Nichols' memoir directed and written by Tod Harrison Williams. Actor Seann William Scott, 29, is playing the title role of Jeff... the idiot. Here's a quick synopsis... "Paralyzed by learning disabilities, recovering alcoholic Jeff Nichols is trying his darndest to figure who he is and how he's supposed to live his life... and nothing seems to be working." Gretchen Mol and Jeff Garlin also co-star in this film, which was an official selection of the Hampton, and Seattle international Film festivals.

A Man Named Pearl

A Man Named Pearl tells the inspiring story of self-taught topiary artist Pearl Fryar. It is a subtle and intriguing film that is certain to open hearts and minds. It offers an upbeat message that speaks to respect for both self and others, and shows what one person can achieve when he allows himself to share the full expression of his humanity.