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thetorch a&e page 9 Hero saves famous literary figures Yahya Alqahtani / The Torch Actors from “Eyre Affair” perform in last Monday’s dress rehearsal. The show turned the inside of the Studio Theatre into a bookcase and also featured dramatic lighting and original music. Valpo Department of Theatre to hold performances over next two weekends Emily Doherty Torch A&E Editor The “Eyre Afair” by Jasper Fforde is a New York Times bestselling novel in which a literary detective seeks to stop a master criminal in a parallel universe. The play is set to come to Valparaiso University theatre with new scenes, characters and plot twists. Director Austin Tichenor brings this novel to life in his very own stage adaptation. Literary detective Thursday Next is on a mission to ind a literary kidnapper to stop them from committing homicides in various novels to prevent history from changing drastically. While a few scenes are a direct adaptation from the novel, the majority of them have been remastered by Tichenor, creating a unique experience for Valpo’s Department of Theatre. Jane Eyre, played by Natalia Terzic, is one of the main characters who gets kidnapped from her novel, “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Brontë. Terzic will additionally play eight other minor characters throughout the performance, a common theme for each actor in the show. “When I switch characters, I take a second to shake of the irst character’s personality before I go out and play the next one,” Terzic said. “One of my characters easily ly’s of the handle and is a very ‘adult popular cheerleader’ type, and then my main character Jane is the complete opposite. When I feel the strong distinction between characters, I know I’m doing something right.” Each character has a strong level of uniqueness and a prominent personality. The cast and crew have been practicing different patterns of speech, quirks, walking and costuming for the past couple of months. The show itself is set to be cinematic, with more than 150 changes in sound and lighting. Mary Atchley is responsible for the lighting on the set of “Eyre Afair” and Chris Gierymski is responsible for the sound. “They’ve done incredible things,” Terzic said. “The multi levels of lighting and sound add to the show and make it unique.” For director Austin Tichenor, this is his irst stint at Valparaiso University. “Usually the director is a Valpo professor who has always been doing college theatre and they have a very set structure,” Terzic said. “This is not a bad thing, but Tichenor really gives us a new perspective on the performance art. “He has such a clear direction of what he wants certain characters to act. He gives a lot of insight since he wrote the parts of the script himself.” The “Eyre Afair” performances are being held over the duration of two weekends beginning Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m., April 8 at 8 p.m. and April 9-10 at 2 p.m. in the Studio Theatre. Contact Emily Doherty at [email protected].