PRESS RELEASE: OBERLIN,
OH—Oberlin Shorts, a festival of eight one-act plays by
Oberlin students and alumna, comes to Oberlin for six energetic performances.
All of the one-act plays are directed and performed by Oberlin students. Oberlin Shorts will be performed Wednesday – Sunday, February
4 – 8, at 8PM, and Friday, February 6, at 2PM, in the Little Theater.
Oberlin Shorts includes works by seven current students and one
alumna. The plays include introspective life dramas as well as absurdist,
romantic, and philosophical comedies. “Scripts were selected by the
student directors,” explains Oberlin Shorts Artistic Director and
Associate Professor of Theater Paul Moser. “The directors and playwrights
really get to work together, making this a very collaborative process.” Oberlin Shorts is sponsored by the Oberlin College Theater and Dance
Program. (www.oberlin.edu/thedance)
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Baraka Noel
Director Kline
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LOVE
SCENE by
Baraka Noel ’06
What happens when acting students try to rehearse a love scene?
While poking fun at playwrights, actors, students, theater, and
life, the play also portrays emotionality as a humorous ordeal that
humans must suffer through to be able to interact . . . and positions
actors as the worst of the bunch.
Directed by Alan Kline ’07,
and featuring Oberlin students Brian Piper ‘07 as Dan, Jessica
Bedwinek ’05 as Jen, Nick Aszling ‘07 as Stan, Josh Luxenberg
’06 as Ben, and Aubri O’Connor ’04 as Ann. Jesse
Garrison ‘07, Assistant Stage Manager.
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Sarah Bliss
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ELEPHANTS by Sarah Violet Bliss ’06
This comedy explores the awkwardness and pretense that occurs between
a group of close friends at a birthday party. Examining how the
characters cope with feelings of social inadequacy lends insight
into our own behavior and into the sacrifices we make to gain acceptance
Directed by Elizabeth Dickinson ‘06, and featuring Oberlin
students Avery Monsen ‘06 as Austin, Lincoln Smith ’06
as Eric, James Keary ’06 as Kyle, Lizzie McAdam ’06 as
Karen, Lauren Flicker ’04 as Nina, Celeste Eustis ’07
as Brenda, Marielle Solan ’06 as Lindsay, and Raphael Sznajder
’05 and Luke Eddins ‘06 as Cop 1 and Cop 2. Maggie Keenan-Bolger
’06, Assistant Stage Manager.
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TROUBLE
WITH BABIES by Mike Leibowitz ’05
"The amount of suffering is just not enough!" A tragi-comedy
about a married couple with a new baby. Trouble ensues. Directed
by Jon Levin ’07, and featuring Oberlin students Brian Hogan
’06 as Jeffrey and Hannah Rechtshaffen ’06 as Caitlin.
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ASSHOLE by Rebecca Jones ’04
A play that explores the frustration and sense of entrapment experienced
by young women in an oppressively patriarchal society.
Directed by Kitzie Winship ’04, and featuring Oberlin students
Diona Reasonover ’06 as Andi, Anna Leuchtenberger ’07
as Cameron, Corina Bardoff ’07 as Nat, and Raphael Sznajder
’05 as Michael. Elizabeth Burke ’07, Assistant Stage
Manager.
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Director Luxenberg
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INDULGENCES by Alex Littlefield ‘06
When an old drinking buddy shows up at his door, Max is forced
to confront a life that he has tried to put behind him.
Directed by Josh Luxenberg ’06, and featuring Oberlin students
Raphael Sznajder ‘05 as Burt and Andrew Campbell ’04
as Max. Marielle Solan ’06, Assistant Stage Manager.
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PIECES OF US by Victoria Der ‘01
A short, surrealistic play about memory, and how adults reconstruct
memories of their childhood to avoid acknowledging tragedy- but
they cannot escape the six-year-old selves contained in their
memory.
Directed by Elizabeth Burke ’07, and featuring Oberlin students
Brian Piper ‘07 as Augustus, Luke Eddins ‘06 as Drew,
Corina Bardoff ’07 as Kitten, Maggie Keenan-Bolger ’06
as Leigh, Jesse Garrison ‘07 as Gregory, Celeste Eustis ‘07
as Melody, Lizzie McAdam ’06 as Teacher. Aubri O’Connor
’04, Assistant Stage Manager.
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INTRODUCTION
TO POSTMODERNISM by Mary Larew ‘04
A comedic look at the postmodern condition.
Directed by Kitzie Winship ’04, and featuring Oberlin students
James Keary ’06 as Morton, Genevieve Bergeret ’04 as Nellie,
and Elizabeth Dickinson ’06 as Samantha. Meredith Webb ‘05,
Stage Manager.
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Director Bedwinek
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DARK
COMEDY by Jon Levin ’07
Dark Comedy is what we would call comedy in a vacuum. It contains
characters who represent different forms of comedy, from puns to
taboo humor. However, the characters come to realize that comedy
cannot exist without the straight man.
Directed by Jessica
Bedwinek ’05, and featuring Oberlin students Lincoln Smith
’06 as Straight Man, Avery Monsen ‘06 as Absurdist Man,
Nick Aszling ‘07 as Pun Man, Brian Hogan ‘06 as Sarcasm
Man, Baraka Noel ’06 as Slapstick Man, Diona Reasonover ’06
as Taboo Man, and Hannah Rechtshaffen ’06 as Observation Man.
Alan Kline ’07, Assistant Stage Manager.
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