Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday with a matinee Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for senior citizens, $10 for grades K-12 and non-USD students with an ID, and $5 for USD students with an ID. Visit or call the USD Theatre Box Office 605-677-5400 or go online at www.usd.edu/theatre.

Each short play is directed by students in the Advanced Directing/Directing One Acts class, with USD students filling all of the roles of cast, designers, technicians and crew.

First-year MFA student Megan Weidner directs Christopher Durang’s darkly hilarious Wanda’s Visit. “This is my first time directing a show at USD and it has been a wonderful opportunity to work with students and explore the balance between playing the reality of a character and their goofy sides,” she said.

Junior Theatre Studies and Psychology major Madeline Schmitt directs Dennis Bush’s provocative drama … And Others, which explores the journey of rediscovering who you are. “One character’s feelings and past is not solely their own. With characters intertwining, this show has challenged us to work together to explain to the audience what events are unfolding,” she said.

Senior Theatre Studies major Leah Geis directs Tina Howe’s fast-paced comedy Appearances, featuring a nervous dressing room monitor and an eccentric female customer shopping for a perfect dress. “Being involved in a primarily student-run project comes with its own challenges, but being able to learn how to communicate and inspire a team as well as have a completed project that is uniquely cultivated by a group of young artists is the greatest reward,” Geis said.

Press Contact
Hanna DeLange
Contact Email usdnews@usd.edu
Contact Website website

You May Also Like