Category Archives: On Stage

XT STUDENT SHOWCASE SERIES
Xavier University
Feb. 9-17
Gallagher Student Center [Evanston]

THE MOORS
Directed by Tessa D’Errico

Cast: Sarah Malarney as Agatha, Mattie Cieplak as Hudley, Molly Franzen as Emilie, Bridget Dean as Marjory, Josi Pietrzyk as Moor-Hen & Max Winski as Mastiff

Two sisters, their maid, their a dog live out their lives on the bleak English moors, dreaming of love and power. The arrival of a hapless governess and a moor-hen set off a strange and dangerous course of events. THE MOORS is a dark comedy about love, desperation, and visibility.

NON-PLAYER CHARACTER
Directed by Anna Verderber

Cast: Erin Bonham as Katja/Aria, Caleb Freed as Trent/Caspar, Brady Rodgers as Feldrick/Cast, Jayley Sams as Morwyn/Officer/Voice/Cast, Nathan Fisher as Grant/Farmer Jenkins/Cast & Emma Halloran as Naomi/The Crone/Cast

Aspiring video game designer Katja and her longtime friend Trent are an unstoppable team against animated monsters in the virtual underworlds of SpearLight, an online role-playing game. Comic and poignant, NON-CHARACTER PLAYER is a timely, boldly theatrical exploration of gender bias in the digital entertainment industries. And roughly inspired by true events.

THE CHOREOGRAPHERS’ WORKSHOP
Original choreography by Abigail Dirr, Anthony Frederickson, Sienna Glaze, Alexis Pinto & Tierra London Rush

Featuring: Maria Zierolf, Mia D’Asenzo, Regan Utrup, Tierra London Rush, Kyra Sander, Brianna Starkey, Reilly Somerville, Anthony Frederickson, Abigail Dirr, Gracie Phlipot, Corrine Tiernan & Bri Willingham

Physicality and movement are some of the greatest indicators of emotion and play a key role in storytelling. Through a range of styles including hip hop, contemporary, theatre jazz, and more, experience ten different stories told completely through movement.

• Fri, Feb. 9 at 7pm (TM)
• Sat, Feb. 10 at 2pm (NPC)
• Sat, Feb. 10 at 7pm (TCW)
• Sun, Feb. 11 at 2pm (TM)
• Sun, Feb. 11 at 7pm (NPC)
• Fri, Feb. 16 at 7pm (TM)
• Sat. Feb. 17 at 2pm (TCW)
• Sat, Feb. 17 at 7pm (NPC)

THE MOORS official page | NON-PLAYER CHARACTER official page | THE CHOREOGRAPHERS’ WORKSHOP official page |