Student Directed One-Acts
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 ConfessionalBy Tennesse Williams Directed by Nathanial Stevens It's just another night at "Monk's Place," a dive bar in southern California, where the lonely and forgotten come to forget their woes. As the night wears on, the past is reminisced, the present embroiled and the future dreamed to bring better. Williams provides us with another opportunity to face the troubles in our own lives by observing the heartbreak in others |
 For Whom the Southern Bell TollsBy Christopher Durang Directed by Lindsey Mercer For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls is a hilarious parody of the classic Williams play, The Glass Menagerie. The plot follows southern Belle Amanda and her hypochondriac son Lawrence, as they prepare for the "feminine caller" that older brother Tom is bringing home from the warehouse. Durang graciously delivers his trademark wit and bite, satirizing the beloved classic, while saluting it at the same time. |
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| Jimmy the Antichrist By Keith J. Powell Directed by Maxwell McCurdy Thanksgiving at the Bailey household takes a twist when Jimmy and his new friend Colin return home from their first semester of college. Jimmy reluctantly "outs" himself and reveals that he is, in fact, the Antichrist. The news does not go over well with the rest of the family, who refuse to accept their son's alternative lifestyle. |
| Cowboy Mouth By Sam Shepard Directed by Carolyn MacNaughton The play is about Cavale and Slim, two absolute messes living in a den of chaos and confusion, at odds with the world. Cavale, a former mental patient of some kind, has kidnapped Slip with the intention of turning him into a rock and roll Jesus with a cowboy mouth. Unable to move, yet at complete unrest, Slim swings from blaming Cavale for the disaster that is his life to begging her to tell him stories about French poets. The two call on the Lobster Man for sustenance and entertainment as they play out their lives in the confines of their minds and a single room. |
| Cocaine By Pendleton King Directed by William Reichert Joe, a 24-year old washed-up prizefighter; and Nora, a 30-year old prostitute finding it difficult to attract men as tricks. Both are addicted to cocaine and are living together in an attic flat on their last dime in the Village. They haven’t had any “stuff” for four days. To that end, Joe brings up that he’s willing to turn tricks himself and wants to be able to contribute. The landlady, who’s made it clear she wants Joe, has told him they’re going to be evicted, but that he can make it all right if he’ll sleep with her. Nora's suggestion is that they’ve had a great life, there’s no way out of their situation, and they should just turn on the gas and end it all. |