This weekend: Double-feature of student theater

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Don’t depend on a horror flick to give you a thrill this weekend.

The University Theatre presents “Undergraduate Student Projects,” a double-feature play showing Bedside and 4.48 Psychosis. Undergraduate students produced and directed both plays.

Bedside is a psychological thriller about how dark thoughts of harming others manifests into reality. The interaction between two high school brothers takes a turn when one psychologically torments the other in his sleep. The play examines what truth is and who is in control. “You’re going to leave trying to reassess the different elements of what you saw,” says Tosin Morohunfula, Leawood senior and playwright.

Garrett Kelly, Tonganoxie senior and director, describes the play as a surprisingly funny thriller, which blends humor into the dark play. Full of plot twists and manipulation, this first feature will mess with your mind.

4.48 Psychosis is the second feature, which was British playwright Sarah Kane’s last play before the 28-year-old committed suicide in 1999. The play is a psychological drama about the actual versus perceived relationship between a patient and her therapist. Amy Virginia Buchanan, Stillwater, Okla., senior and director, describes the play as brave, dynamic and jarring. She defines it as a memory play where the patient experiences psychological madness. “It’s like a patchwork quilt within the mind,” Buchanan says. The title refers to 4:48 a.m., a time when the patient experiences a range of emotions from desperation to sanity. At 6 a.m. her madness ends and she reaches a personal sense of clarity, which is sure to arrest your attention.

“Undergraduate Student Projects” debuts at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Inge Theatre in Murphy Hall. The double-feature is running until April 2; tickets are $10.

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