This 60-minute evening of new works features three short plays written, directed, and designed by UNC Charlotte students on the same bill as Chaney Kwak’s YouTopia, directed by Assistant Professor Laura Waringer. Professor Waringer and other Theatre faculty serve as mentors for Theatre student and Theatre alum creatives (actors, directors, designers, and playwrights).
Youtopia
Playwright: Chaney Kwak
Director: Laura Waringer
Costume Designer: Elizabeth Painter
In an all-too-relatable future, a woman attending a wedding struggles with a group of people more ‘linked-in” than able to connect to the people sitting right across the table from them.
Time- Wedding Edition
Playwright: Amanda Sherrod
Director: Miles Thompson
Costume Designer: Mandy Worley
Getting ready to walk down the aisle, a bride and her best friend hash out past challenges in their own relationship, as a potential problem looms for the soon-to-be newlyweds.
The Art of Showing Up
Playwright: Wren Latham
Director: Sam Pomerantz
Costume Designer: Mandy Worley
A mother and daughter deepen their relationship as they argue, tease, laugh and ultimately help each other develop their individual creative endeavors.
The Secret Life of Microaggressions
Playwright: Brianna Baker
Director: Chloe Shade
Costume Designer: Angeli Novio
Three African American friends gather to bond over and move beyond all the small aggressions and slights that they encounter at their mainly-white school.