The first Stage II production of the semester is Is He Dead?
The comedy is adapted from a play by Mark Twain and tells the story of a struggling painter who fakes his death in order to sell more art. The production has performances at 8 p.m. Jan. 25-27 and 2 p.m. Jan. 28 in Black Box Theater in the Wanda L. Bass Music Center.
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- Kaden Mahle, dance freshman; Mary Taylor Hesterberg, acting sophomore, and Jordan Kilgore, acting sophomore, portray “O’Shaugnessy,” “Marie,” and “Jean Francois-Millet.”
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- Brooke Moltrum, acting freshman, portrays “Cecile.”
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- Erik Hamilton, acting sophomore, comes up with an idea.
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- Kaden Mahle, dance freshman; Andrew Tompkins, acting freshman, and Erik Hamilton, acting junior, convince Jordan Kilgore, acting sophomore to pretend to be dead.
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- Andrew Tompkins, acting freshman, and Kaden Mahle, dance freshman, notice a potential buyer.
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- Andrew Tompkins, acting freshman; Kaden Mahle, dance freshmen, and Jordan Kilgore, acting sophomore, portray struggling artists.
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- Mercedes Arndt, acting junior, and Kirby Crosbie, acting freshman, portray “Madame Bathilde” and “Madame Caron.”
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- Jordan Kilgore, acting senior, disguises as a widow.
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- Brooke Moltrum, acting freshman, disguises as a member of the police.
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- Brandon Elder, acting senior, attempts to woo Jordan Kilgore, acting sophomore.
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- The cast gathers on Millet’s fake funeral day.
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- Mary Taylor Hesterberg, acting sophomore, mourns Millet.
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- Erik Hamilton, acting sophomore, and Andrew Tompkins, acting freshman, portray “Chicago” and “O’Shaughnessy.”
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- Owen Whitham, acting sophomore, and Kirby Crosbie, acting freshman, come to examine the body of Millet
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- The cast reacts to the entrance of Jordan Kilgore, acting senior.
Photos by Elina Moon
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