According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the ocean covers 70% of the world's surface, yet 95% of it remains to be explored.
What could be down there?
We may not know, but through the efforts of oceanographers and marine biologists, we have discovered quite a bit. You can get a taste by diving into this clips from the BBC:
https://youtu.be/XmYfXgB9vxA
https://youtu.be/GF9OhpPX-lk
https://youtu.be/WK_X7w2cXlM
What will be swimming in the Margetts Theatre this month at BYU? You might have to take another dive, this time into seeing Water Sing Blue, to find out!
For this production we are trying something new! You'll still see some dramaturgical information in your printed program, including the dramaturg's note, "The Weight of Waiting in The Cherry Orchard."
Alabama Story, playwright Kenneth Jones’ six-actor, one-set drama about censorship, book banning, Civil Rights and American characters in “the Deep South of the imagination,” had its world premiere by Pioneer Theatre Company in Salt Lake City, Utah in January of 2015.
One of the wonderful things about being a dramaturg is discovering interesting bits of information here and there about the play and the playwright. These are often things that never make themselves visible in the production, but offer fascinating insights nonetheless. Here are ten of those interesting facts we've learned about Chekhov and The Cherry Orchard.