"Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812"
A look behind the scenes at rehearsal with Penn State Centre Stage
"Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812" is a musical adaption of Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel "War and Peace." Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
By Patrick Mansell
Lav Raman, a third-year B.F.A. Musical Theatre student at Penn State, takes on the role of Natasha in the Penn State Centre Stage production of "Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812" opening Oct. 17 at the Playhouse Theatre. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Director and choreographer Christine O'Grady welcomes members of the cast of the Penn State Centre Stage presentation of "Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812" to the Playhouse Theatre stage for another evening of rehearsal. O'Grady is an assistant professor on the Musical Theatre and Graduate Directing faculties at Penn State. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Logan Glaze, a second-year acting student pursuing a bachelor of fine arts degree at Penn State, will take on the role of Pierre in the Penn State Centre Stage presentation of "Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812" opening Oct. 17 and running through Oct. 29 at the Playhouse Theatre. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Third-year Musical Theatre student Ronald Spoto rehearses a scene from the Penn State Centre Stage production of "Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812" at the Playhouse Theatre. Spoto will play the role of Anatole in the unique 'electropop' opera. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Costume Designer Michael Ciaramitaro makes adjustments to wardrobe prior to the actors taking the stage for rehearsal for "Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812" opening Oct. 17 at Penn State's Playhouse Theatre. Ciaramitaro is a second-year Costume Design M.F.A. graduate candidate at Penn State. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Stage Manager Sam Forrest, left, discusses the use of a prop with actor Lav Raman during rehearsal for the Penn State Centre stage presentation of "Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812." Forrest is studying Stage Management in Penn State's School of Theatre. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Cast and crew are hard at working preparing for the Oct. 17 opening of the Penn State Centre Stage presentation of "Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812" at the Playhouse Theatre. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Lav Raman, a third-year B.F.A. Musical Theatre student at Penn State, takes on the role of Natasha in the Penn State Centre Stage production of "Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812" opening Oct. 17 at the Playhouse Theatre. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Director and choreographer Christine O'Grady welcomes members of the cast of the Penn State Centre Stage presentation of "Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812" to the Playhouse Theatre stage for another evening of rehearsal. O'Grady is an assistant professor on the Musical Theatre and Graduate Directing faculties at Penn State. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Logan Glaze, a second-year acting student pursuing a bachelor of fine arts degree at Penn State, will take on the role of Pierre in the Penn State Centre Stage presentation of "Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812" opening Oct. 17 and running through Oct. 29 at the Playhouse Theatre. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Third-year Musical Theatre student Ronald Spoto rehearses a scene from the Penn State Centre Stage production of "Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812" at the Playhouse Theatre. Spoto will play the role of Anatole in the unique 'electropop' opera. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Costume Designer Michael Ciaramitaro makes adjustments to wardrobe prior to the actors taking the stage for rehearsal for "Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812" opening Oct. 17 at Penn State's Playhouse Theatre. Ciaramitaro is a second-year Costume Design M.F.A. graduate candidate at Penn State. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Stage Manager Sam Forrest, left, discusses the use of a prop with actor Lav Raman during rehearsal for the Penn State Centre stage presentation of "Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812." Forrest is studying Stage Management in Penn State's School of Theatre. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Cast and crew are hard at working preparing for the Oct. 17 opening of the Penn State Centre Stage presentation of "Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812" at the Playhouse Theatre. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
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