The Stampede

Media Credit: Kalee Nagel Senior Erin Testerman, freshmen Caleb Hughes and senior Mallory Ruth rehearse for "Bedlam Moon," which opens the One Acts Festival on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Gregory Center.

Media Credit: Matthew Raines for WIRED WIRED reports on the upcoming One Acts

Media Credit: Jeremy Long for WIRED WIRED covers the One Acts

This coming week the different branches of the fine arts department will present several culminating events.

The Juried Art Show will exhibit photography and works of visual fine art in the Derthick Art Gallery and digital media in Sub 7 on Sunday afternoon to start the week.

The one act festival will host 6 plays directed by senior theater students from Tuesday to Thursday in the Gregory Center at 6 p.m. each day..

“The one acts show off the talents of student actors and directors which couldn't be seen in the main stage productions,” said sophomore Dan Ott, a cast member of Katie Purchase’s one act. Ott also encouraged attendance, “because it's a fun time.”

Tuesday evening will kick off the performances with the show “Bedlam Moon” directed by Daniel Wallen. “Bedlam Moon” is a drama that unfolds when a romantic dinner is crashed by the ex-girlfriend. Kaity Aigner’s show, “Ferris Wheel,” follows and highlights the exchange of two total strangers that get stuck on a ferris wheel together.

Wednesday evening will begin with Bri Curtis’ show, “The Actor’s Nightmare.” As the title suggests, the show consists of an actor’s worst nightmare, being thrust on stage without knowing what show he is in or what his lines are.  As one might expect, disaster ensues. The second show of the night is Hailey Williams’ show, “La Mouche.” La mouche, which means the fly in French, spotlights the antics of two French waiters attempting to assuage an angry customer who found a fly in his soup.

Thursday finishes the One Act Festival with the final two shows. B.J. Krug’s “Variations on the Death of Trotsky” portrays Soviet Union leader Leon Trotsky’s death multiple times in various, comical ways.  Katie Purchase’s one act, “The Rothko Room,” dramatizes the random meeting of two people who learn more than they expect as they discuss the artwork in a museum.

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