Company Fresh Night 2

FESCH.TV INFORMIERT:

WELCOME to Day 2 of our Company Fresh Festival! Tonight you’ll see some incredible work created by students in the Theatre & Dance Department at Wayne State University. Reminder to join us April 11th through April 16th for a collection of new work every night!

**ABOUT THE SHOW**
Company Fresh is our freshman production experience initiative. Students in Company Fresh are guaranteed choreography, performance, design, or stage management opportunities in their first year.
Student choreographers work collaboratively to create four unique performances. Under the guidance and support from faculty, dancers are encouraged to draw inspiration from life experiences to create work that reflects current challenges.
Theatre student members are cast into a select group of 4 to 5 performers. An upper-class student serves as director. Selected playwrights from the community are connected with each group and a short, original play is developed to reflect the performers’ experiences. This means that students will have a play that is specifically written for them!
On behalf of our entire team, enjoy the show!

**CONTENT WARNING** The following videos contain material that may be harmful or traumatizing to some audiences.

**PRODUCTION TEAM**
Billicia Hines – Executive Producer
Dr. RAS Mikey Courtney – Dance Faculty Advisor
Hannah Anderson – Dance Faculty Advisor
Lisa LaMarre – Dance Faculty Advisor
James Fortune – Advising Producer
Olivia Kimes – Artistic Director/Producer
Morgan Listenbee – Artistic Director/Producer/Director
Lisa McCabe – Managing Director/Producer
Kate Spademan – Managing Director/Producer
Liam Lynch – Head of Marketing/Producer
Morgan Montgomery – Production Stage Manager

**SHOW CREDITS**

00:00 Judge Softly
Ethan May – Director
Antonia LaChe’ – Playwright
LaRaisha Dionne – Graduate Mentor/Voice and Acting Coach
Erin Gall – Stage Manager
Hannah May – Animator
Becca Woodrow – Izzy
Dazjah Saunders – Kim
Nicholas Smathers – Courtney
Katelyn Oliver – Gemma
Erin Gall – Dr. Dani Gogliotti
Four patients in a mental ward are faced with a different kind of therapy- dance therapy. In this session, the patients are encouraged to embrace each other’s stories through dance and movement. It is here that each patient navigates their personal pains and come to understand each other. As a matter of fact, it is here that they learn what it truly means to Judge Softly.

25:50 Over Soon
Gabriella Monteleone – Choreography/Group Lead
Jonathan Chapdelaine – Sound
Miranda Roman – Video Editing
Our piece resonates with the online lifestyle we’ve come to adapt to and we’re all hoping it’ll be over soon.

32:27 A Blessing in Da Skies
Stephanie Herman – Director
Sharon Ashford – Stage Manager
Cam Blackwell – Playwright
Alexis Primus – Grad Mentor
Ace Thuma – Actor
Aniya Lovelace – Actor
Ashley Poulin – Actor
Damon Nathan – Actor
Madyson Pierce – Actor
Paige Heath – Actor
A play that captures the collective and individual struggles of our most modern society. The play consists of characters ranging in background, race, sexual orientation, class and gender. Dialogue captures generalized views and statements, and fears of its speakers as they travel on a plane together.

1:10:26 Subtle Changes
Nandi Jack – Choreographer/Captain/Editor
Carrie Mason – Choreographer
Annie Dingwall – Choreographer
Vanessa Galaviz – Choreographer
Annie Dingwall – Voice
We wanted to share happy thoughts to the best of our ability despite everything.
This was a collaborative project! Thank you for enjoying our happinesses!