Post-Eden opera seeks production staff

Xiaoxi Tu '09 is writing an opera to be performed in the spring, and she needs production staff:

It's an Adam and Eve story set in a post-Eden garden in Creation-Museum land. Adam names the animals. Eve un-names the animals. The orchestra is part western classical, part gamelan, part taiko, and part hip-hop. There will be fire. There will be rain. There will be nudity. There will be a giant robotic dinosaur. And if you sign up, there will be cookies. And Love. Lots and lots of Love.

All levels of expertise welcome! If you have experience, great; if not, bring extra enthusiasm.

Xiaoxi needs a stage manager and assistant stage manager, assistant director, costume designer, makeup artist, lighting designer, set designer, sound designer, stage crew, carpenter, and electrician. Email her at xtu@wes if interested.

Introducing Student Podcast

John Cusick '07 writes in:

I recently started a a podcast on the topic of writing anything from short stories to manifestos. It also features regular clips from the Waterpipe Theater, a radio drama show I do on WESU with Rory Bradley '07, Andrea Silenzi '07, Evan Simko-Bednarski '07, and whole host of other cool people. The podcast is called Sans Serif.

You can listen to Sans Serif here.

Wesleyan 365

Rachel Salowitz '07 sent us some info about Suzan-Lori Parks' ambitious goal of writing a play a day for 365 days. Between February 5th through the 11th, Wesleyan will be hosting a week of her plays showcasing the daily life of everyone who calls Middletown home. For a schedule of the week's events, click here.

In addition to these festivities, the Wesleyan 365 crew will also be hosting a writing competition called Write On to give everyone a taste at their own playwriting.

For more information, check out their website, www.wesleyan365.com.

Gender, etc.

Dan Grassian '09 needs your help!

I want to create a play that encapsulates the intricacies of gender and its role in the lives of all different types of people at Wesleyan, America, and the world. The thing is, I need YOUR input, your friends' input, etc. What I want right now is monologues, skits, speeches, dialogs, etc. Anything YOU write or someone you know or vaguely know or has something written will do. And will be greatly appreciated. The play will be addressing many different sides of gender, including its overlap, co-construction, and influence over and from other societal identities, including race, class, religion, sexual orientation, etc.

The image so far:
Think similar to Vagina Monologues. Several 'actors' who will read pieces written by Wesleyan students (and likely some others). I plan on everyone looking as androgynous as possible, with hair either pulled back or under hats, etc. Face makeup, androgynous or gender-confusing clothes... The people reading the parts will NOT be trying to play a 'gender role.'

The only rules:
I do NOT want these pieces to include the words: 'gender,' 'male,' 'female,' 'feminine,' 'masculine,' 'he,' 'she,' or 'sex' (as in biological, not having sex...) If this confuses you or you have trouble with this, you can e-mail me or you can include these words and we can work with what you have...

Questions? Comments? Submissions? Want to get involved? Contact Dan at dlgrassian(at)wesleyan.edu.