mentored by Risa Brainin

Undergraduate directing students stage a variety of one-act plays, ranging from cutting-edge contemporary pieces to tried-and-true classics.

LIVESTREAM!

For the first time, we will be livestreaming the performance on Sunday, November 13, 2022 at 2:00pm! Tune in to our Facebook Live event at 2:00 on Sunday to catch the live performance of these two one act plays, written by James Still and directed by two UCSB Seniors, Hannah Froman and Sophia Papalia. 

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One Acts

Reunion by James Still

REUNION is the story of two souls who get to spend 24-hours together once every 100 years -- a cosmic connection that spans time and space, logic and place. Part fantasy, part feeling, REUNION is mostly a mysterious love story -- the way all love stories dance with mysteries in one way or another.  

Dash Climbs a Rope by James Still

Dash has a story to tell.  He’s either an older man looking back at his adolescence — or a curious kid intuiting his future. It depends on how you look at the story. Part fictive memoir, part confession, part sexual awakening and all parts love and lust, DASH CLIMBS A ROPE is about a 13 year-old boy who climbs a rope in gym class and won’t come down. He has his reasons which make him surprisingly relatable: haven’t we all wanted to climb a rope and not come down? One thing for sure is that Dash’s story is a celebration of one kid’s inner life. Tired of queer stories always being depressing? Me too. DASH CLIMBS A ROPE is about the ways being authentic creates space for tenderness and triumph. 

Directors

COVID-19 Procedures

Health protocols for 2022-2023 events will be determined in conjunction with evolving state, local and university guidelines, and are subject to change. Please check the Theater/Dance website for details and updates closer to the date of the event.