Peyton Spencer, Guest Contributor EMORY, Va. — McGlothlin Center for the Arts hosted an adaptation of the Mark Haddon novel, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.” The adaptation was directed by the theatre department chair, Kelly Bremner, who has her doctorate in theatre. This story is about a young boy named Christoper Boone, played by Lou Wickman, whose neighbor’s dog is mysteriously killed one night. Christopher decides he needs to investigate what really happened surrounding the dog’s death. In his search for the killer, he starts to understand who his family, teachers and neighbors truly are and who he is in the end. Christopher’s characterization hinted at having some form of Aspergers, a branch of the developmental disorder, autism. His characterization helps the audience conceptualize how this syndrome impacts his view of the world and the traumatic events that happen within it. ake Price, who plays Christopher’s father, Ed Boone, said, “It demanded a lot of emotional vulnerability and learning how to love a child who is on the Autism Spectrum. It was hard, but in the end, it has been very rewarding.” Price continued, “I would not want to play a different role. Ed has been one of my dream roles for about four years, so getting to play him has been a dream come true. This role is so important to the show and I am glad that I got to bring him to life.” Trent Allen, an understudy for the roles of Christopher, Ed and Roger, said that preparing for multiple roles was, “a big undertaking. I would sit on the sides of the rehearsal space and write down all of the blocking for each character I was the understudy for. I also had to keep up with the line memorization along with all the homework that I had on top of the show as well. It was a bit stressful but a great challenge for me.” Trent was the fight captain and had to make sure that no cast member was injured in the show. In addition to being captain, he had to memorize 542 lines of dialog. In regards to how the play affected the audience, Price said, “This show talks a lot about neurodiversity and how that is important. I think this production impacted the audience because it demonstrated that a person on the spectrum’s brain [operates] differently, [but it] isn’t wrong; it just works on a different operating system.” Overall, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” is a play that the actors encouraged people to come and see if they want to learn more about how people with Aspergers interpret the world around them.
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