Tickets and Show Details
Performance Dates and Times: Jan. 13-16, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. ASL performance on Jan. 14. Matinee on Jan. 16 at 2 p.m.
Location: Nelke Theatre, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU
Price: $5
Tickets: Available in person at the BYU Ticket Office in the Harris Fine Arts Center or Marriott Center, by phone at 801-422-2981 or online at byuarts.com
BYU's Department of Theatre and Media Arts will present Microburst Theatre Festival in the Nelke Theatre on Jan. 13-16, at 7:30 p.m., with ASL interpretation on Jan. 14 and a 2 p.m. matinee on Jan. 16.
Tickets are $5. Tickets can be purchased in person at the BYU Ticket Office in the Harris Fine Arts Center or Marriott Center, by phone at 801-422-2981 or online at byuarts.com.
Directed by Rodger Sorensen, Microburst Theatre features a series of thought-provoking and funny short plays, newly written by BYU student writers that explore the theme "taking time, making time."
Winner of three national awards at the 2014 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, this annual showcase of new work explores the moments in time that often go unnoticed.
"These short plays come at us in brief, intense bits of drama and comedy—sometimes unexpected and sometimes anticipated. Either way, they don't last long," said Jeff Martin, the producer for BYU Arts.
Now in its third year, this season's festival features the work of 13 playwrights, 12 actors, 6 student directors and 2 dramaturgs.
The plays and playwrights include "Baby Steps" by Hadley Holyoak, "A Blossom Tree" by Ting-Chun Chang, "BYU Time Experience" by Daniel Fifield, "Ding" by Janine Sobeck, "A Dramaturg's Tale" by Rick Curtiss, "Freeze" by Kristen Perkins, "Keeping Clocks" by Marianne Hales Harding, "Possibilities" by Teresa Love, "Recompense" by Kiersten Carr, "Salvo" by Cristin Lunt, "Time Crimes" by Brad Witbeck, "Time in the Attic" by Jessica Fluegel and "Time Lapse" by Keith Grover.
The cast includes Andrew Smith, Courtney Miller, Francisco Acosta, J.D. Shaeffer, Logan Ruesch, Mari Toronto, Rachel Belt, Rachel Bennett, Rachelle Hull, Shay Ruesch, Sierra Docken and Teagan Clark.
The production team includes Amberly Plourde, Britney Miles, Daniel Brown, Lauren Wilkins, Michael Comp and Soren Budge as student directors; Juliette Lewis Mergist as costume designer; Celia Rivera as makeup designer; Bronte Campbell as scenic designer; Celia Linford as lighting designer; Scott Jackson as prop shop manager; Aubrianna Hockett as prop designer; and Dillian Durrant as stage manager.
Writer: Riley Oliphant
