Orange County Register climbed inside the peach for a closer look at its creation
Eric Marchese from the Orange County Register interviewed the creative team of Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach for an inside look on the production fun and challenges of bringing an enormous peach to the Fyda-Mar stage.
Read Article Buy Tickets“Darryl B. Hovis, the show’s director, said that ‘when trying to create an adaptation from a well-known literary work, you need to tell it in a fresh way – especially since people are familiar with the movie.'”
“Hovis, his designers and the production staff had to devise ways ‘to tell a large, sweeping story in such a small space – and to make the audience feel they’re a part of it, as opposed to just passively watching.'”
“Jason Liebson, the production’s music director, said Gordon’s score creates an added dimension, enhancing Dahl’s story, characters, concepts and themes.
‘My favorite thing about musical theater,’ he said, “is that when we have no more words left to express it we sing it – especially in this fantastical, incredible world they’ve created with this tiny little set. The music only serves to heighten the narrative and all the different emotions that happen throughout the show.'”
“‘TYA producing associate, Hovis said plays in the series are designed for kids to think about and be exposed to many of the issues they’ll encounter later in life and while growing up. ‘We’re not just doing works that cater to kids, but that create an opportunity for parents to start a dialogue with their kids about important ideas.’
‘James and the Giant Peach,’ Hovis said, is squarely in line with that goal. ‘It deals with a bunch of different emotional elements and issues, which is what drew me to this piece – so we’re trying to be authentic and honest with those moments without feeling we have to dial it down or, by contrast, to make it happy.’”
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