THE PANDEMIC PROJECTS
BA student work | fall 2020
We celebrate the work created by The University of Minnesota Theatre Arts and Dance program and its students during the unprecedented online semesters of 2020.
The Pandemic Projects Documentary
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Men on Boats
Taylor Barnes, Caroline Vitale, Nick Erickson, Samantha Coutler
Final collaborative project for Chelsea Masteller Warren's Introduction to Tech and Design class.
Dwelling Places
Isabelle Blank
Senior Capstone Project featuring Anna Enfield, Persephone Mo, Kaitlyn Hawkins, & Rebecca Lubar.
Letters
Rachel Kaisler, Alyssa Isaacson, Elisabette Hinze, Olivia Gulden, Olivia Wies
Final collaborative project for Lisa Channer and Micheal Sommer's Creating the Performance class.
Grief in Waves
Steven Talberg
Shadow puppetry and soundscape to explore the feelings of grief after a friend's suicide. Final project for Sonja Kuftinec's Attending to Theatre seminar.
Treemonisha
Xinyi Shen
Scenic design for Scott Joplin's 1911 Opera. Advanced Scenic Design with Chelsea Masteller Warren.
Meet the Artist
Lydia French
Final project for Luverne Seifert's Fundamentals of Performance. "I churn the butter as Picasso paints."
Men on Boats
Jack Bechard, Annika Dahl, Olivia Gulden
Final collaborative project for Chelsea Masteller Warren's Introduction to Tech and Design class, featuring a covid-inspired concept.
Dynasty Renderings
Rachel Deng
Renderings from Matt Lefebvre's Introduction to Costume Design class exhibiting Chinese costume design through the dynastes.
Remembering Through Outside Voices
Coco Larsen
Attending to Theatre final project exhibiting transcribed and performed interviews, "Anne Deavere Smith style."
The Pigeon Men
Kaleb Baker, Ella Eastman-Kiesow, Dominique Drake, Micheal DiPrima
Collaborative final for Kym Longhi's Fundamentals of Performance.
Follow the Roots
Shayla Courteau
Original composition and vocals reflecting on creation stories. Attending to Theater final project.
Movement, not a Moment
Robbie Wichterman
Original composition to honor the Civil Rights Movement. Attending to Theatre final project.
Treemonisha
Jon Brophy
Scenic design for Scott Joplin's 1911 Opera. Chelsea Masteller Warren's Advanced Scenic Design.
Science Fiction...
Kierney Gray
Fundamentals of Performance final project. "It's not that science fiction isn't real, it just means that it hasn't happened yet."
Spotify Sessions
Bobby Beuhler
Final project for Attending to Theatre depicting the current political and theatrical moment with music and images.
Fairview
KT Edwards
Scenic drafts and model for 2018 play by Jackie Sibblies Drury. Advanced Scenic Design.
Tsunami Report
Hunter Slingbaum
Fundamentals of Performance. "Good thing I brought my mother's umbrella. I can't be bothered by the end of the world right now, YOLO."
Back to Not Normal
Emily Marx
Attending to Theatre final project discovering that a necessity of survival includes human connection.
True Body
Maje Adams
Introduction to Playwriting. A in-depth conversation exploring mythological cults and queerness in Gary, Indiana as it exists in the play.
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