From the beginning, director Ed Churchill was excited to join his fellow classmates, AP Carroll, and Amanda Rhodes in making Ecce come to life. The recent George Washington University graduate is making sure to place his stamp on this second production of the play.
“I did want to make Ecce my own when I signed on as director, but I didn’t make any huge adjustments to the script – just tweaking a line here and there. The way I made the show my own, really, was through blocking and character development. The interpretations of many of the characters are different from the original production. For instance, our Herod is a much more logical, plotting girl, rather than a crazy, sexy version of Herord that appeared in the original production.”
Though young, this is not Churchill’s first foray into directing. He has worked with many actors in the GWU acting community. Still, he has faced some new challenges, which he has met head on.
“One of the things I've struggled with is that, in my past directing experience, I have had a full executive board to give me feedback on how they thought the show was progressing. With this production, I'm mostly left to my own devices. So, the feedback doesn't flow quite so freely. Still, we've put together something great for audiences and I can't wait to show it to the world. “
Ed is ready to show the world his vision. He has been able to bring together a creative and talented group to bring a whole new vision to the 2,000 year old story of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
“If the audience has fun, and the cast has had fun, then I've done my job. I'd love to see this show move a step further than festival theater. There are so many layers to this script that are difficult to explore in a festival setting. Hopefully we can see this move on to something even better in the future.”
See Ecce, a production by AJ Rhodes Entertainment, on July 19th at the Warehouse Theater as part of the 2012 Capital Fringe Festival in Washington, D.C. Tickets can be purchased online at www.capfringe.org
For more information about Ecce, please contact Lisa Horan or Shaun Loughran of PopMark Media, 410.764.6220, lisa@popmarkmedia.com, shaun@popmarkmedia.com.
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