The devising class and the theater and performance sophomore jury class will perform full shows for their final exam this semester.
The devising class, a special topic class taught by Greg DeCandia, head of theater and performance, is creating a show based on sex education titled Sexapalooza.
“We really honed in on sexual education and how poor sexual education is in America and the impact that it’s had on people,” said Jordan Dorsey, acting junior. “You have people that have to go to porn for it or their parents, or you see it in movies and you don’t really get a formal and safe sexual education that makes people feel like they can go into it and really know what they’re doing and how to deal with sexual situations.”
The show will take place from 5:30-6:15 p.m. May 2 and is free to attend. DeCandia is in the process of trying to book rooms in Walker Center for the show.
The sophomore jury show, titled I Am…, will be at 7:30 p.m. April 27 and 28 at the Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, 3000 General Pershing Blvd, and will cost $5 to attend.
“They’re exploring their anxieties, fears and emotions that surround a degree like this, which is so unique and individual, but also trying to do it together as an ensemble,” DeCandia said. “There’s some musical pieces, there’s some dance pieces, there’s a little bit of everything.”
I Am… will include a dance-based movement piece about the teacher walkout titled ‘Fallin Down’ by Sierra Paul, theater and performance sophomore, and a spoken word piece titled ‘One’ that addresses the anxiety of being an actor by Evan Clear, theater and performance sophomore.
“It’s morphed a lot from the beginning. It’s kind of like a really complex group therapy session,” said Mandy Sigale, theater and performance/music sophomore. “This show is like an amalgamation of a lot of different things that sort of molded together to represent not only what each of us are like separately but how we work together as a class, the BA class of 2020.”
Each class has spent the past few weeks devising these works, which involves creating content and cutting what does not fit. DeCandia said the students came up with an entire choreographed musical number about the process of devising that Sigale created lyrics and composition for that ended up being cut from the show.
“If that work didn’t happen, we wouldn’t be where we are now,” DeCandia said. “So, it’s not work that’s lost or cut or was not worth it. It got us to the position we are in now, to tell the story that we, as a group, are trying to decide.”
Students can RSVP to both events via Facebook once the events are created. Tickets to I Am… can also be reserved this week outside the caf or through one of the theater and performance sophomores.
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