October 15 – 18
Hello, and Welcome to the Performance.
This is the first time I’ve written a message to you knowing that you’ll be attending the dance performance or theatrical production virtually. You might be in your living room. You might not be in Mississippi. I will miss seeing you in a live audience, so I remind myself that this is all temporary. So until we return to live performances, let us take advantage of this moment. You will see new approaches to presenting live theatre tonight. You will see new venues for dance performances. You will see students who took risks, trusted their training, and recalibrated their artistic compasses.
I heard recently that while it’s easy to approach this moment in the performing arts as a low and insurmountable one, that is not the whole story. We are living a historical moment in the performing arts. We are making theatre and dance in a profound context. We have been asked to reinvent what we do, to connect to what we love in new ways, and dare I say, to take stock of who we are as individual artists. This is our moment. I cannot say this moment has seemed like a gift every step of the way. In fact, it’s often felt like an impossible problem that faculty, staffs and students were required to solve—and to do it with the deadline of an opening night. And this brings us to tonight.
I hope you enjoy the performance. It is nothing short of extraordinary. I’ve learned so much about my colleagues since last spring. I’ve learned the unfathomable degree to which they will reinvent their processes in new mediums and through new methods. I learned the astronomical amount of work they were willing to put in over the summer to be ready for students. I learned more than I ever thought I would know about new technology. And all of it was done for one reason: for our students. And our students do all of this for you: our audiences.
I imagine the excitement of a premiere transcends a virtual platform. Personally, I am looking forward to seeing what has happened not in our studios and rehearsal hall, but in apartments and outdoors. I am thrilled to know I will see dancers dancing and actors acting. And when we get to the other side of this, I will be curious to see what remains—what becomes permanent—even though all of this is temporary.
Stacy Reischman Fletcher
Director, School of Performing and Visual Arts
Date //
October 15 – 7:30 p.m.
October 16 – 7:30 p.m.
October 17 – 7:30 p.m.
October 18 – 2:00 p.m.
Broadcast Live!
Tickets //
$5 General Admission
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Program Navigation
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Masters of Ceremony
Camille Colley
Rakaela Thompson
We’re Still Here: FIGHT CLUB!
Organization:
Fight Club
Written by:
Liam McCarty and Laney Birchfield
Director:
Liam McCarty
Starring:
Taylor Alleman
Liam McCarty
Gracyn Taylor
Detalion Dixon
Bailey Broome
Carrie Sullivan
Cody Elsensohn
Laney Birchfield
Katie Borum
Marley Monahan
Filmed and Edited by:
Marley Monahan
Skip the Script
Director:
Cayson Miles
Starring:
Gillian Williford
Carrie Sullivan
Ryan Tinnon
Destinie Jones
Everett Brown
Camila Salas
Cayson Miles
Sidni-Paige Haggerty
The Waves
Written by:
Cayson Miles*
Director:
Caitlyn Herzlinger
Starring:
Bryan Peyton as Stage Directions
Cody Elsensohn as Michael
Camera Operator:
Caitlyn Herzlinger
Sound designed and edited by:
Bryan Peyton and Cody Elsensohn
Costumes:
Matthew Snellgrove and Madison Queen
*John Cauble Award Winner for short play, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival – Region four
All of Us
Organization:
Harlem
Written by:
Members of the Group
Director:
Rakaela Thompson
Assistant Directors:
Scenarious Thurmond
Makallen Kelley
Starring:
Taylor Prince
Ashley Blackburn
Brietta Goodman
Destinie Jones
Essence Washington
Detalion Dixon
Scenarious Thurmond
Kiah Johnson
Xavier Croon-Cooley
Rakaela Thompson
Edited by:
Makallen Kelley
Not Going Anywhere
Organization:
Prism
Written by:
Members of the Group
Director:
Cayson Miles
Cast:
Julia Smith
Hagan Harkins
Ebby Johnson
Cayson Miles
Chris Dlugach
Renee LaCourse
Taylor Stringfellow
Zen Zook
Levels
Organization:
Alpha Psi Omega
Written by:
Camille Colley
Directed by:
Taylor Alleman
Starring:
Raegan Cantrelle
Taylor Alleman
Devin Stevenson
Hagan Harkins
Camille Colley
Gracyn Taylor
Edited by:
Devin Stevenson and Hagan Harkins
Creative Team //
Show Coordinator
Caitlyn Herzlinger
Costume Design
Madison Queen
Matt Snellgrove
Production Stage Managers
Jailan Patterson
Emmanuel Johnson
Production Credits //
Production Manager
Craig Dettman
Voice and Dialect Coach
Robin Aronson
Producer
David Coley
Technical Director
Jay Morris
Costume Shop Supervisor
Kelly James-Penot
Scene Shop Supervisor
Wes Hanson
Mental Health Outreach Coordinator
J. Theresa Bush
Production Staff and Preparation Crews //
Assistant Producer
Travis Ascione
Assistant Voice and Dialect Coach
Bryan Peyton
Vocal Captain
Julia Smith
Publicity
Alexander Billmayer
Shakiah Johnson
Special Thanks to the National Alliance on Mental Illness Mississippi Pine Belt Affiliate.
For more information on this organization, go to https://namims.org/affiliates/nami-pine-belt
Faculty and Staff //
Theatre
Robin Aronson – Professor of Voice and Acting
Theresa Bush– Assistant Professor of Costume Design
David Coley- Assistant Professor of Theatre, Producer
Craig Dettman– Associate Professor of Lighting and Sound Design, Production Manager
Wes Hanson– Scene Shop Supervisor
Monica Hayes– Professor of Acting, Head of Performance
Caitlyn Herzlinger– Assistant Professor of Movement and Acting
Leketha Hughes– Administrative Specialist
Kelly James-Penot– Costume Shop Supervisor; Adjunct Faculty, Costumes
Stephen Judd– Professor of Scenic Design, Head of Design and Technology
Jay Morris– Assistant Professor and Technical Director
Louis Rackoff– Professor of Directing, Head of Directing
Sandra Whittington– Administrative Specialist
School of Performing and Visual Arts
Stacy Reischman Fletcher- Director
Resources //
For reporting body or sexual misconduct please contact the Title IX Office at the University of Southern Mississippi:
- Title IX Coordinator: (601)266-6804 OR rebecca.malley@usm.edu
- Deputy Title IX Coordinator: (601)266-4671 OR cristin.reynolds@usm.edu
- Title IX Office: (601)26606805 OR titleix@usm.edu
- Website: https://www.usm.edu/title-ix/about.php
For LGBTQ Resources at the University of Southern Mississippi please contact Division of Student Affairs: Office of Multicultural Programs and Services that houses Southern Miss ALLIES Training for LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC community advocacy:
- (601)266-5020 OR StudentAffairs@usm.edu
- Facebook: USM Office of Multicultural Programs and Services
- Twitter: Multicultural P&S (@usmMPS)
- Instagram: usmmps
- Website: https://www.usm.edu/student-affairs/office-multicultural-programs-and-services.php
For students who are exhibiting noticeable difficulty coping please contact
- 601)266-5020 OR StudentAffairs@usm.edu
- https://www.usm.edu/student-affairs/cares.php
For the National Suicide Prevention Hotline:
- 1-800-273-8255
- Website: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
For Counseling Service at the University of Southern Mississippi:
- Business Hours Phone: (601)266-4829
- After Hours Phone: (601)606-4357
- counseling@usm.edu
- Website: https://www.usm.edu/student-counseling-services/index.php
NAMI Pinebelt:
More Information //
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