{"id":100574,"date":"2023-05-11T10:19:26","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T14:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/?post_type=featured-work&p=100574"},"modified":"2023-05-11T10:26:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T14:26:09","slug":"art-house","status":"publish","type":"featured-work","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/featured-work\/art-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Art House"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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ART HOUSE<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A behind-the-scenes look at the making of  an original live-action TV comedy pilot<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

A co-production of BU College of Fine Arts School of Theatre and BU College of Communication Department of Film & Television<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 27 – May 6, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Art House<\/em>, a co-production of BU College of Fine Arts School of Theatre and BU College of Communication Department of Film & Television, introduces the audience to a young woman who returns home after a bad breakup and discovers her brother has turned their Boston family home into a workplace for struggling artists. The BU and Boston community was invited to be a part of the live studio audience as this original multi-camera sitcom is performed and filmed each night at Booth Theatre.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The episode \u2013 written by students from the Film & TV<\/a> and Playwriting<\/a> programs \u2013 unfolded as the crew\u00a0films the action, reshoots as needed, and runs through scenes. All filming, editing, cinematography and directing was helmed by Film & Television students, with acting, design, production, and management provided by Theatre students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This exciting, first-of-its-kind experience bridges programs from across the University, as students make history together. The pilot is set to premiere in late 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 27 \u2013 29, 2023 \u2022 Pilot Tapings<\/strong>
Performed before a live studio audience with cameras<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 6 , 2023 \u2022 Studio Performances<\/strong>
Performed before a live studio audience (no cameras)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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14 writers, 2 professors, 16 masks, and a whole lot of funny sat in a classroom. Our ambitious goal: write 3 episodes of an original sitcom. Each of us had different ideas and visions, which made the arguments\u2014I mean, discussions, all the more spirited. We constructed conflict, developed our characters, and brought in more writers. For a year, we wrote and pitched jokes… Then came rewrites. And more rewrites. And then rewriting the rewrites. And then rewriting the rewritten rewrite. We wrote a lot, created a lot, and laughed a lot. I know I speak for all the writers when I say there is an insurmountable level of passion, devotion, and, hopefully, some humor in this story. The characters became real to us, and we know they will feel real to you. We hope you laugh watching this as much as we laughed while writing it. Although that\u2019s probably impossible.<\/div>