Children of Eden took place on July 20-22, 2018 at the Studio Theatre at Lehman College featuring performers of the Morris Park Players ages 18-22.
Production Notes (as described in Playbill): "Creation (n) the act of making, inventing, or producing; especially: the act of bringing the world into ordered existence
Creation, a prominent theme in the show itself, became the theme of our time working on this production. Creation is the act of producing something from nothing. Any art form is its own act of creation. The moment the artist makes his first mark on the page or the actor steps out onto a stage, nothing is being filled with something. More than ever before, we knew that this show in particular would be an original creation for our cast and crew - it was a show entirely new to most of us a little over two months ago, and it is a show that is seldom produced with little resources to reference when producing it. We wanted this show to reflect the same creativity that has gone into producing it. Just as Father brings the entire universe into existence at the top of the show, we wanted our performers to create our playing space. As Father’s hands create everything from emptiness, the stage itself serves as a canvas for the performers to create the world of the play.
Our show integrates one form of performance art, live painting, with the performance arts of music, theatre, and dance. There is great integrity in being an artist and vulnerability in creating art from the soul. We’ve stripped down this show in many ways, aesthetically and technically, in order to appear before you in our humblest state. Our stage is relatively empty for the duration of the performance, but we have tried to fill the vacant space with heart.
Creativity is necessary in all walks of life and is as natural as breathing. It is so necessary to support curiosity and foster creativity in all people so that we are able grow as individuals and as a human race. So thank you for attending this performance. Just your presence supports art and creativity."
Read the rest of the Playbill here.