April 1, 2008
For Immediate Release
For an Interview:
Dave Tinney
(801) 863-6756
UVSC Theatrical Arts Department finishes its season with the student written 10-minute play festival, “Short Attention Span Theatre,” April 10-19 at 7 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre on the UVSC campus in Orem. Tickets are $10 for general admission, $8 for faculty/seniors and $6 for UVSC students.
An annual production of the UVSC Theatrical Arts program that is now in its sixth year, “Short Attention Span Theatre” or “SAST,” is an evening of eight student-written, student-directed and student-acted plays. Each play is 10 minutes or less in length and runs the gamut of performance from drama to comedy to farce and black comedy.
“’SAST’ gives a multitude of students the opportunity to direct, produce, write and perform without the pressures of having to fill an hour and a half with one piece,” said Dave Tinney, this season’s “SAST” faculty advisor. “It also puts all of the skills they have been theorizing about and working on in their classes into practical application. It is kind of a baptism by fire.”
The show debuts eight plays which include “Delicate Discomposure” by Brandon Parks (Payson, Utah), “Dinner for Four” by Scott M. Stringham (Provo, Utah), “Going Up” by Jeremy Minagro (Orem), “Faye and Emma” by Ashley Brown (Springville, Utah), “Do You Validate?” by Christy Westover (Lehi, Utah), “Who Wants To Be A Survivor?” by Jessica Lapinski (Orem), “Missing Bishop” by Joe Heeb (Arvada, Colo.), “A Modern Day Samson” by Kirk Baxter (Riverton, Utah).
Directed by UVSC Theatrical Arts Students
Dates and Times: April 10-12, 14-15, 17-19. 7 p.m.
Location: Black Box Theatre, UVSC, 800 West University Parkway, Orem, UT
Tickets: general admission $10, faculty/seniors $8, UVSC students $6
Box Office: UVSC Campus Connection, (801) 863-8797
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