Fall Directors’ Showcase Set for Dec. 10

The Theatre Department will present the Fall Directors’ Showcase starting at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10.

Three one-act plays will be performed under the guidance of students in Truman’s Play Direction course. Students Meredith Grimm-Howell, Jamie Bridges and Faith Nagel are the featured directors.

A requirement of all theatre majors, the course’s final assignment calls for each student to direct a one-act play. Plays must be published within the last 80 years, between 10 and 30 minutes in length and without heavy scenic, costume, light or sound effects.

These final productions represent a synthesis of numerous concepts explored in the course of the semester. Among other concepts, students explored composition and picturization techniques, scene analysis, how to develop a directorial approach and methods on how to work with actors.   

Admission is free. All performances will take place in the James G. Severns Theatre in the Ophelia Parrish Building.  

“A Tale of Two Spectators”
By Peter Manos
Directed by Meredith Grimm-Howell
Two people meet every week on a park bench to spy on their spouses, who are having an affair with each other.

“St. Valentine’s Day Massacre”
By Allan Knee
Directed by Jamie Bridges
A former couple meets every year on Valentine’s Day to confer on whether or not to get back together.

“Your Mother’s Butt”
By Alan Ball
Directed by Faith Nagel
A desperate psychologist searches for new methods to help their client unpack a deeply disturbing dream.