T (for Torture)
Production at HMTC May-June 2023
No MORE PICTURES OF SILENCE
Participant of Goodman’s Theater’s GeNarrations – GeNs Live – Spring 2022 with monologue NO MORE PICTURES OF SILENCE, May 27, 2022
Read MoreDEATH OF A SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT cinematically made stageplay- FREE ENTRY
On June 4 at 7pm, the public is invited to see the play DEATH OF A SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT cinematically. The play was produced by HMTC during pandemic restrictions which did not allow us to have all seats filled. In fact, programs were touchless—online—with access using a QR code that was provided. However, a film was made of the play and the audience will see a cinematically performed play.
What HMTC does is video productions with three cameras. Then edit it like a tv program or movie film. The experience for the viewer is enhanced with the closeups, far shots, and wide-angle shots.
To do the above is a big job for the editor. Many hours are devoted to get the shots seamlessly in a film format. However, it pays off at the end.
The pay-off is on June 4 at 7pm. Do make a reservation at hmtc.ticketleap.com to assure you a seat for seats are limited. The seats are free.
Artist of the Year
Silvia has been awarded Artist of the Year for 2021-2022 by Senator Melissa Hurtado. It was presented by Zoom in February 2022 by the Senator, for Silvia’s work in the community providing opportunities for arts experience. She has put together an acting training program complete with improv, puppetry, lighting and sound opportunities, staged readings and staged productions, and writes a column for the Hanford Sentinel called HMTC – This Week. This column talks about theater, artists, and endeavors of Hanford Multicultural Theater Company which she co-founded with her daughter. With the pandemic she began a podcast which she co-hosts. The podcast is called HMTC Behind the Scenes Podcast. She also delved into film which she directs and does the editing.
Invitation Accepted
1911 Montage of Celebrities
Andrew Carnegie gave ladies of Hanford funds to make a library, something he loved. It was built in 1905. Though time has changed the building into a museum, the Hanford Carnegie Musuem board does an annual Edwardian Tea as a fundraiser. This time Silvia Gonzalez S. was contracted to write a short play featuring celebrities of the time: Andrew Carnegie, Booker T. Washington, Harriet Tubman, and one of the Wright brothers Wilbur Wright. Included in the mesh were silent screen stars from Hollywood which is only three hours away: Lily Elsie, Billie Burke, Marie Doro, Ethyl Clayton, and Maude Fealy.
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