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A Double-bill of Theater & Performance Studies Senior Comps Projects

How the sky meets the land in LA

Devised by Jonah de Forest
Directed by Natalya Nielsen
March 29 at 7:30pm and March 30 at 8:15pm

How the sky meets the land in LA incorporates elements of documentary theater, mixed-media and spoken word to tell the story of one families’ unique relationship with the Golden West. An exploration of intergenerational memory and authorial authority, this project serves as both a family autopsy, a love letter and an excavation of self.  

Stage Combat Workshop with Rachel Lee Flesher

This is day 2 of a two-day, six-hour foundations course for stage combat covering the core concepts of safety, story, and style - as defined by the Fight Directors Canada. Participants will learn the fundamentals of unarmed stage combat in a consent forward and trauma informed course designed to arm them with the tools to keep themselves and others safe while practicing scenes with physical violence.

Stage Combat Workshop with Rachel Lee Flesher

This is day 1 of a two-day, six-hour foundations course for stage combat covering the core concepts of safety, story, and style - as defined by the Fight Directors Canada. Participants will learn the fundamentals of unarmed stage combat in a consent forward and trauma informed course designed to arm them with the tools to keep themselves and others safe while practicing scenes with physical violence.

Stage Kissing Workshop

Kissing on stage can be challenging to approach. There are very few jobs where you go to work and are asked to kiss your co-worker. So lets talk about kissing. In this workshop we will explore best practices for approaching kissing in rehearsal and performance. Creating kissing choreography that meets the characters, stories, and actors needs. Techniques for clarifying and facilitating kissing choreography. Alternative options to kissing. Masking techniques for kissing. Please note that there will be no lip to lip kissing in this workshop. 

The workshop will be 4 hours.

The Fairy Who Cried Gems

The Fairy Who Cried Gems is a cross-cultural, sometimes verbatim folk-tale, memoir, and celebration of identity, created and performed by Lily Abha Cratsley. She serves as a storyteller, employing dialogue, music, and movement to transport the audience through the oral histories of Desi American women. Through this piece, Lily explores her contradicting identities and discovers how Desi joy can be built out of legacies of trauma.

 

The Fairy Who Cried Gems

A cross-cultural, sometimes verbatim folk-tale, memoir, and celebration of identity, created and performed by Lily Abha Cratsley. She serves as a storyteller, employing dialogue, music, and movement to transport the audience through the oral histories of Desi American women. Through this piece, Lily explores her contradicting identities and discovers how Desi joy can be built out of legacies of trauma.

 

Lyrical Escapism

How can we deal with the parts of our life that we are not prepared to face? Lyrical Escapism, written and performed by Hilary Kang Oglesby, is a love letter to music and performance. Using song and storytelling, this one woman show is equal parts concert, stand up, and deep 2am convo.