Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect more accurate contact information for the Festival of New Works.
Theatre and performance seniors are organizing a festival for new works.
The festival is set for April 29 through May 2 at the CitySpace Theater. It will feature new films, visual art, music, one-act plays, comedic acts and literary works. The festival also serves as the capstone project for theatre and performance seniors.
Addison Pollard, theatre and performance senior, said this year’s festival will be slightly different than last year’s.
“This year’s senior class is bigger, so a lot more ideas are being acted upon,” Pollard said. “There’s also a new head of the program, so we’ve seen some changes in the BA program. So, of course, things are a little different.”
Pollard said putting the festival together has been inspiring.
“I am really excited to see how it all comes together,” Pollard said. “As a fellow artist, it’s really inspiring to see other people working on things that they love, and so I’m looking forward to all of the inspiration and fun.”
Mandy Sigale, music/theatre and performance senior, said she is excited to see the diversity of new works.
“I love getting to see the work that my peers are doing,” Sigale said. “Everyone approaches all art forms differently, and there is so much to learn from other people’s works.”
Rick Reeves, theatre and performance interim head, said the organizing process has been educational for the theatre and performance seniors.
“They should be learning about how they fit into a theater staff and what that process is like from finding talent, to finding a venue, to scheduling all of the rehearsals and tech rehearsals,” Reeves said. “And also it reinforces lessons that they’ve learned over their four years about new works.”
The deadline for music, comedy, one-act plays and film submissions has already passed. However, the deadline for literary works and visual art was extended to March 31st at 5 p.m. Submissions can be sent to batapnw2020@gmail.com. Any questions about submissions can be directed to a theatre and performance senior or Reeves at rwreeves@okcu.edu.
Tickets to the festival are free for theatre and performance students. Ticket prices for other students have not been released yet.
Updates on the festival can be found on the Instagram page @festival_of_new_works_20 or on the event’s facebook page.
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