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| Mal (Sandra Fogler) kisses Henry (Chris Gelvin) as Lloyd (Matt Guerra) plots in a scene from “Mud,” a play in the Theatre department's FoundSpace Festival. |
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| Sally Stack (Kristy Winter McCaw) tries to reason with her husband David Stack (Nathan Weaver) in a scene from “Jungle Tunes.” Cynthia Perez is Icni, Jensen Kong is Mowaba and Courtney Rowan is Conscience. |
From May 12-22, the campus will become a live stage for the Theatre department?s FoundSpace Festival, a celebration of one-act plays. Redefining public space and theater, festival audiences will embark on a journey from the serious to the sublime, the ridiculous to the ribald, while strolling through the campus.
The festival will include two alternating playbills ? Series A that will take place May 12, 14, 20 and 22, and Series B that will take place May 13, 15, 19 and 21 ? and each evening will conclude with the performance of a published play. The FoundSpace Festival will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Theatre Box Office.
Series A will include the following list of student written and directed one-act performances:
- ?Blink? written by Michael Arruda, directed by Justin Abarca. Friendly words from the head usher.
- ?Shopping? written by Joseph Ngo, directed by Ashley Opstad. Have you ever had a conversation with a total stranger?
- ?Death to Pooky? written by Sally Jacob, directed by Justin Abarca. An upwardly mobile couple and the family dog entertain friends ? Foie Gras anyone?
- ?After the Streetlights? written and directed by Ashley Opstad. Two sisters on a dark night.
- ?Reborn? written by Kevin Gonzales, directed by Ashley Opstad. How far do you have to go to be reborn?
- ?Big Schools, Dull Dreams? written by Rod Vernon, directed by Ashley Opstad. Have we sold ourselves down the river?
- ?Untitled Jesus Play? written by Nathan Weaver, directed by Justin Abarca. A man comes to realize that he can become the master of his destiny. He only has to kill the one man who stands in his way.
- ?Shorts? written by Genevieve Johnson Grier, Brittany Kalmbach, Joseph Ngo and Rick de La Cuesta, directed by assistant professor Bernardo Solano. Free T-shirts, trampolines and un-free speech.
Series A evenings will conclude with ?Jungle Toons,? written and directed by Solano. An extreme cartoon-like satire about foreign intervention and personal responsibility, ?Jungle Toons? explores issues germane to Latin American politics and the consequences of United States intervention.
Series B will include the following performances:
- ?Blink? written by Michael Arruda, directed by Justin Abarca. Friendly words from the head usher.
- ?Say Again? written by Elizabeth Triplett, directed by Justin Abarca. What are your friends really saying?
- ?Death to Pooky? written by Sally Jacob, directed by Justin Abarca. An upwardly mobile couple and the family dog entertain friends ? Foie Gras anyone?
- ?Sunset on the Endless Vale? written by Eric Isbell, directed by Tom Bazar. Today is the last day in the inauspicious life of Frederick Schew, a weary, middle-aged man whose regret wrought life has left him convinced of his impending death.
- ?18th Hole? written by Rick de La Cuesta, directed by Justin Abarca. Who needs a pal when you have a golf club?
- ?Shorts? written by Genevieve Johnson Grier, Brittany Kalmbach, Joseph Ngo and Rick de La Cuesta, directed by assistant professor Bernardo Solano. Free T-shirts, trampolines and un-free speech.
Series B evenings will wrap up with ?Mud,? written by award-winning playwright Maria Irene Fornes and directed by Lisa Wolpe. A stark and lyrical exploration of what it means to be human, ?Mud? is about a woman desperate to improve herself and discover her dignity.
Ticket prices for the festival are $7. Tickets purchased before Wednesday, May 12, at 5 p.m. will receive $2 off. For more information, call the Box Office Hotline at (909) 869-3800.