![]() ![]() Each block’s design is inspired by the themes of a specific character: one block displays wallpaper loosely based on a cross, tying in the show’s themes of religious hypocrisy, while another has a cloud with “inverted colors,” hinting at the notions of mutability and affectation adopted by one of the characters. It features blocks painted in 70s-style wallpaper. The set, designed and executed by Mel Hornyak ’23, is intelligent and minimalistic. Grounded in a firm technical foundation, “Sniper” is transportive, invoking the power of live theater too long absent during COVID-19. Theatre Intime wrote in an email to PAGV, “We’re glad that other students are thinking as carefully about our season as we did when we chose it … we believe that the text of ‘Sniper’ is neither romanticizing shootings nor attempting to present them as entertainment.” ![]() Director Sabina Jafri ’24 and the Theatre Intime production team have presented a show that demonstrates an intensity of intentionality through sophisticated technical work, vulnerable character portrayals, and confrontation of topical themes. Theatre Intime, already aware of the show’s sensitive nature, impactfully and appropriately addressed student concerns. Pandemic restrictions are not the only challenges faced by the company of “Sniper.” The show opened amid controversy, having received complaints and concerns from students and advocacy groups, including Princeton Against Gun Violence (PAGV). However, despite these necessary evils of current theater, the cast manages to convey remarkable emotion, connection, and complexity, even with half of their face shielded from the audience and one another. Mask adjustments also serve as small distractions throughout the show. Many scenes involve “drinking” in which characters comically raise bottles to their masks, “sipping” through the fabric. The masks, while necessary, are a constant reminder of the current state of the world. Rehearsals for the show began on Zoom, and cast members performed wearing masks. “Sniper” is Theatre Intime’s first show since the start of the pandemic, and COVID-19 restrictions have continued to impact the production process. The cast and crew of “Sniper” boldly shoulder this burden. To carry the weight of such a sensitive narrative with grace and clarity is near impossible. The play is a fictionalized portrayal of the life of a mass shooter and the irrevocable consequences of his actions. ![]() “Sniper,” a play by Bonnie Culver, produced by Princeton’s Theatre Intime, is a compassionate telling of a story rife with grief and amorality. 10 percent of all show proceeds are being donated to the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence. ![]()
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