Second Stage: Animal Farm

Summary

Animal Farm
Adapted by Ian Wooldridge
from the book by George Orwell
Directed by Zachary Steel

George Orwell’s parable about totalitarianism anywhere has given the world at least one immortal phrase: “Some are more equal than others.” The animals on a farm drive out their master and take over and run the farm for themselves. The experiment is successful, except that someone has to take the deposed farmer’s place. Leadership devolves upon the pigs, which are cleverer than the rest of the animals. Unfortunately, their character is not equal to their intelligence. This dramatization remains faithful to the book’s plot and intent and retains both its affection for the animals and the incisiveness of its message. Featuring the BFA in Acting for Stage and Screen Junior Class.