Senior Showcases 2017

Machinal
Directed by Brogan Adams and Tiffany Soucy

"Sophie Treadwell was a campaigning journalist in America between the wars. Among her assignments was the sensational murder involving Ruth Snyder, who with her lover, Judd Gray, had murdered her husband and gone to the electric chair. Out of this came Machinal, a powerful expressionist drama about the dependent status of women and the living hell of a loveless marriage."

A Whisper in the Storm
Directed by Annika Schultz

“Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.” The titular character of the book of Job was indeed known for his virtue, but above that, he is known for something else—his sheer, honest brokenness. In this modern adaptation, the power of God's grace made perfect in our brokenness is explored as we tell the story of “Pastor” Job, a man in authority whose life is broken apart by circumstances beyond his control, yet ultimately is invited to experience redemption in a way like no other.

WithInSanity
By Karli Swanson

Karli Swanson's senior showcase is a movement based play about a young psychologist who is testing out his new group therapy program for those in insane asylums. As the group continues to meet, the psyches of each patient will be explored through movement pieces, and dark secrets from the past will reveal themselves, threatening to tear apart everything the group has built.

Soundscapes Among Us
By Matthew Sawyer

Come and enjoy four multi-media vignettes about community, technology, and isolation.

Lemon Time
Created by Kaylah Dixon

"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people"
-Victor Borge

Lemon Time is a comedic variety show featuring a mix of live sketches and vidoes, serving as both a theatre arts and communication arts senior thesis project. Come have a laugh and be a part of the live audience for the taping of the pilot episode!

Between Bodies - A Physical Theatre Devising
Directed by Molly Sidell and Daniel Alvarado

Between Bodies is a devised physical theatre piece created and performed by an ensemble of actors and writers.

Put in Boxes
By Isabella Isaac

The Disabled are a group that is underestimated and overlooked and, if you allow this pun, Put in Boxes. Through interview highlights and famous quotes ranging from disability, and further beyond to the people who are caregivers for the disabled, you will get a brief view into the joys and challenges of these people's lives. Don't underestimate a disabled person. We just might surprise you. Don't assume; ask. Ask questions, hold the door, and pass the mic.