Events Calendar

April 20–23, 2023

Short Play Festival, Cycle 1

Seniors direct one act plays using the theatrical skills, techniques, perspectives, and styles learned from our program.

Cycle 1 Shows:

• Highway – written by Eric Bogosian, directed by Nate Cushing
• Forgetting to Remember – written by Greg Kalleres, directed by Jenna Clements
• Beth – written by Alexis Robbins, directed by Greysen Wagner
• The Final Interrogation of Ceausescu's Dog – written by Warren Leight, directed by Hannah Girgis

• Byron Theatre

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April 28, 2023

Lonely Planet, staged reading

Jody is in his forties and runs a map store. Not one for the outside world, he stays in his store all the time. His friend, Carl is in his late thirties and has been bringing chairs of dead friends into Jody’s store and leaving them there. When Jody needs to take an AIDS test, Carl tries to convince him it is not only okay to leave the store but also that he must take responsibility for his life. If he doesn’t, he will join the set of chairs that Carl has taken great pains to place in the right spots around the store. Through their interaction, the two realize how grateful they are to have such a strong lasting friendship.

Written by Steven Dietz
Directed by Andrew Mitchell

The performance is free, but you must RSVP to theatre@du.edu.

• 7:30 p.m.
• Byron Theatre

May 25–28, 2023

Short Play Festival, Cycle 2

Seniors direct one act plays using the theatrical skills, techniques, perspectives, and styles learned from our program.

Cycle 2 Shows:

• 3:59am: A Drag Race for Two Actors – written by Marco Ramirez, directed by Andrew Mitchell
• Los Vendidos – written by Luis Valdez, directed by Naila Martinez
• The Mercury and the Magic – written by Rolin Jones, directed by Jane Rusk
• Off the Rack – written by Jennifer McMasten and Robert D. Kemnitz, directed by Mo Fine
• Southern Ridicule – written and directed by Haley Barth

• Byron Theatre

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