Ā鶹APP Productions presents āFestival of New Plays: A Podcastā
Company closes calendar year with collection of four short radio plays written by current students and alumni
Ā鶹APP Productions, the theatre, opera and musical theatre collaboration at Ā鶹APP, closes the calendar year with a collection of four short plays in āFestival of New Plays: A Podcast.ā
The podcast went live Dec. 1 and is available online through Dec. 7 at The Tiny Writing Collective. There is no charge for virtual events in 2020-21. Visit for more details.Ģż
The four short radio plays are written by three recent alumni and one current student. The actors are all current students. The 2020 Festival of New Plays include:
āBlind Trustā by Michael Ciesielski ā20
A thief breaks into a womanās house and gets caught, but discovers the woman is blind. Now the thief must pretend to be her daughter to get out of the mess. Featuring Jocelyn Smith as Shawn and Lyra Halsten as Cassidy.
āConstant Bitchingā by Eden Moad
Two partners bitch at each other constantly. Featuring Garrett Livingston as Gray and Tanner Striegel as Fallon.
āDisjointedā by Dallas Williams ā20
Nora is stuck. Stuck in the past, in a clock shop, in her head, in reality. Stuck with inconsistent memories. Stuck with a mysterious employee. Stuck with a clock that doesn’t tick. Nora is stuck. Featuring Michelle Pritchard-Hall as Nora and Sabrina Fullhart as Employee.
āIn the Pinesā by Maria Kosovich ā19
An engineer has invented a machine to speak to the dead. The first person she contacts leaves her wondering if her machine actually works, or if her mind is playing tricks on her. Featuring Jess Doster as Talia and Alexia Tebben as Isabelle.
The plays were produced by Jennifer Nostrala, professor of theatre arts. Ashley Keintoff served as the sound assistant.
About Ā鶹APP
Ā鶹APP is a private, liberal arts college located in Iowa with campuses in Indianola, West Des Moines and online. Founded in 1860, the college has 1,268 undergraduate and graduate students. Ā鶹APP offers 74 majors, minors and programs in addition to three graduate programs. Outside of the classroom, Ā鶹APP is a member of the NCAA Division III American Rivers Conference, hosts eight Greek houses on campus and sponsors many extracurricular options for student involvement.
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December 2, 2020
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