7400 Bay Road University Center, Michigan 48710
7400 Bay Road
University Center,
Michigan
48710
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Evening of One-Acts
Soundscapes by Claudia Haas and Sarah Kraning
Studio XP: Student directed by Dana Samalik
“Iris has synesthesia. She has no idea. At first, she simply thinks that everyone sees colors and shapes when music plays, but by the time she's a teenager, it's clear that others don't understand. Struggling to downplay the way she experiences the world, and worrying what it might mean to be different, the young artist is at war with herself until she meets a new friend - and he sees the colors too. An ensemble chorus of colors bring Iris' experience of discovering her neurodivergence to life in this triumphant, visually stunning coming-of-age story.”
Mountain Language by Harold Pinter
Studio XP: Student directed by Eric Durette
Mountain Language takes place in an anonymous country where individual liberties have been forfeited to the state. Set in a prison where the inmates are forbidden to speak their own language, the play is comprised of four terse, arresting scenes which make masterful us of nuance and subtle understatement (with sudden bursts of violence) to create an overwhelming sense of terror and shocking futility. This play is both enthralling theatre and a stirring reminder of what can happen when the power of the state becomes all-encompassing and the rights of the individual are forfeited, whether through neglect or weakness of will.
7400 Bay Road University Center, Michigan 48710
7400 Bay Road
University Center,
Michigan
48710