When dog sees god

CB tries to talk with each of these kids about the death of his dog and what they think life and death are really all about, but no one will listen except Beethoven, who is still reluctant to have anything to do with CB because he considers him a bully. CB and Beethoven have a touching conversation and begin to consider romantic feelings toward each other. It wants people to see that even the most innocent characters imaginable are susceptible to the trials, errors, and pains of real life.

To a degree, it does this well, but where it starts to falter is in maintaining a logical growth from the characters that people know and love to the characters that we are given on stage.

Aside from CB and Beethoven, none of the other characters seem to exhibit any of the traits that they are famous for. Sophomore theater major and stage manager Mikelle Kelly hopes that students will leave reflecting on themselves today and how they have changed since high school. But Royal never got permission from the Schultz estate to use his original ideas. Before buying the rights to the play, Gregory Pulver, the head of the theatre department, ran the idea by the administration first.

Although there are risky themes and vulgar language in the show, the university supports the play and granted approval. John Donato and Rev. A in directing. Bert V. Royal was homeschooled by his mom as he grew up, and only completed a small amount of college courses before leaving college to move to NYC.

Royal immediately leaped into the theatre scene in New York, accepting a job as an intern at the Public Theatre. After 5 years, he exited the casting aspect of the business to take a stab at writing. Dog Sees God was his first success in the industry, and since his play was published, Royal has gone on to create other projects, including the box-office hit Easy A , starring Emma Stone.

While I was unable to see a live production of this show, I was fortunate enough to watch a recorded version from the Randolph College Wildcat Theatre Company. Meads, Glenn. Royal on Dog Sees God. Your email address will not be published.