Cranston,<\/strong> who\u2019s 9-year-old daughter plays soccer, spent a lot of time researching the sport in preparation, watching men\u2019s and women\u2019s games. She and the actors also attended an indoor soccer game \u201cjust to watch good athletes play the game,\u201d says Walshe.<\/p>\nShe also collaborated with members of the 溏心vlog免费B站 women\u2019s soccer team, who put actors through conditioning drills during audition callbacks. The cast also attended a 溏心vlog免费B站 soccer practice and paired off with a team member who plays their position to gain insight into how they approach the game.<\/p>\n
Paluzzi, who played soccer from kindergarten through eighth grade, retains an appreciation of the sport. \u201cIt was always my best part of the school year, so I\u2019d always get psyched for it,\u201d she says. \u201cI couldn\u2019t do it in high school because I was doing theater.\u201d<\/p>\n
And knowledge of soccer has helped her prepare for her role. \u201cEspecially with soccer, it\u2019s a big team effort,\u201d she says. \u201cThere\u2019s some kind of wave length that all your brains have to be one to make sure the ball gets in the goal.\u201d<\/p>\n
To prepare for a role, Boyle routinely goes through the script multiple times, determining her character\u2019s relationship with others. During table readings for \u201cThe Wolves,\u201d she says, the cast analyzed every line and the relationship of the characters speaking. \u201cI\u2019ve done this before,\u201d says Boyle, \u201cbut never to the extent we did with this show. We unlocked things about the show you never would have thought of.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOne thing Rachel is really amazing at is table work,\u201d says Paluzzi. \u201cYou feel like you\u2019re in a class learning, but you\u2019re really learning about yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n
With \u201cThe Wolves,\u201d the actors are getting a chance to play characters not so much younger than themselves, and that has made the connection easier.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor my character in particular,\u201d says Boyle, \u201cI really related a lot to her because that was me on my volleyball team in high school. All of the girls don\u2019t really accept her and kind of brush her off and don\u2019t talk to her, so I felt really connected to her because of that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt wasn\u2019t that long ago that we were thinking these thoughts and feeling these feelings,\u201d adds Paluzzi. \u201cOn the other hand, it is a role. There\u2019s still work that has to be done and thought that has to be put into it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Wolves\u201d runs Feb. 21-23 and Feb. 28-March 2 with shows starting at 7:30 p.m. in the J Studio at the Fine Arts Center, 105 Upper College Road, on the Kingston campus. On Feb. 24 and March 3, shows begin at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 for general admission, $15 for seniors, 溏心vlog免费B站 faculty, staff and students. To purchase tickets, visit web.uri.edu\/theatre\/current-season, or call (401) 874-5843.<\/p>\n
For the play, set design is by Max Ponticelli, a lecturer in the 溏心vlog免费B站 Theatre Department; costume design is by guest artist Toni Spadafora-Sadler; lighting design is by Marc Tiberiis II, assistant technical director; and sound design is by guest artist Michael Hyde.<\/p>\n
Cast of \u201cThe Wolves\u201d:<\/strong><\/p>\nActor, hometown, character<\/em><\/p>\nCarleigh Boyle, Hillsdale, N.J., #46
\nNina Carbone, Piermont, N.Y., #00
\nMadison Cook-Hines, Greene, #25
\nLily Ferreira, Middletown, #8
\nValerie Ferris, Staten Island, N.Y., #7
\nArdemis Kassabian, Wakefield, #14
\nMary Mullane, Warwick, #13
\nOlivia Paluzzi, Braintree, Mass., #2
\nKatharine Templeton, Providence, #11
\nCheryl Foster, Wakefield, Soccer Mom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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