Concord Floral

“The ultimate goal of a scary story is to give us some spine chilling moments to take home with us at the end of the night. This story and the actors’ interpretation are still giving me the willies. I’m also taking home the amazing cast and some of the amazing imagery. Most of it I still have no clue how they did it. I’m also taking home the dedication of this faculty and their hard work to make this show work. Theatre is alive right now because of all these artists’ hard work”.
​ -Young Howze Theatre Journal 

Concord Floral is a one-million-square-foot abandoned greenhouse and a refuge for neighborhood kids; a place all to themselves in which to dream, dare, and come of age. But hidden there is a secret no one wants to confront, and when two friends stumble upon it they set off an unstoppable chain of events, from shadows in parking lots to phone calls from the grave. It's time for the teens of Concord Floral to start talking. For streaming information, visit CSUArtsTickets.com
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“I don’t think I was fully prepared to be as moved. I’ve seen too much Zoom theatre and too much online theatre, I’ve satisfied that itch for the rest of my life. So, to be quite honest, to come to your show and watch another one, was not on the top of my list of things to do at the end of the semester… but watching it? This is one of the best translations of a theatre piece in this format that we are living in that retains its theatricality. That’s my big kudos and big applause.” - Mace Archer, KCACTF Response

Concord Floral received several nominations for The Young-Howze Theatre Journal Awards, including:
-Director of the Year
-School Theatre Program of the Year
-"You Oughta Be In Pictures" Film of the Year

“ Where will theatre go in 2021 and beyond? How will we re-invent ourselves in a post pandemic world? It's unknowable. But watching Colorado State's latest tour de force, it's like watching the future write itself. It's breathtaking. Concord Floral is a triumph for Saffron Henke and her artistic team."
​  - Megan Gogerty, University of Iowa

Reviews and Praise

To watch the full production of Concord Floral, click the link below:
Articles:
CSU, College of ​Liberal Arts, The Source, by Jennifer Clay 
The Collegian, by Anna Tomka

Review:
Growing Up Can Be Scary with Concord Floral

External Evaluations:
Megan Gogerty, University of Iowa, Review 
​Ben Jolivet, of Playwrights Lab at Hollins University, Evaluation of CF
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“I think what you all achieved here is admirable on so many levels. I think you capture this play, and the spirit of this play and horror of this play and pathos of this play, just in spades.”
​  - Mace Archer, Mt. Hood Community College,  KCACTF Respondent

 Concord Floral received the "14'er" CSU Provost Award. To see full materials,  click the link below:

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