Theatre Arts students perform “Theory of RelativiTV,” a devised theatre piece

McDaniel College students perform in the premiere of an original devised theatre piece. Titled “Theory of RelativiTV,” performances are Thursday, May 1-Saturday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Dorothy Elderdice Studio Theatre in WMC Alumni Hall. 

Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students, seniors (over 60), active military members and veterans, as well as those with a McDaniel College ID. For ticket information, call 410-857-2448.

The production is a creation of Advanced Theatre students in McDaniel's Devising for Performance class taught by Gené Fouché, assistant professor and department chair of Theatre Arts. The students are the writers, directors, actors, and sound designers.

About the show, Fouché said, “Reality TV has taken over the airwaves. This quirky sketch comedy explores the ups and downs, the challenges, and quirks of the TV genre we love to hate.”

The Devising for Performance course is a collaborative, group-oriented approach to theatre-making. During this course, McDaniel students use improvisational and performance techniques to create a play to be performed on the McDaniel stage. 

Student actors include: 

• Linda Brown, junior Sociology and Theatre Arts major from Rosedale, Maryland
• Anthony Bullock, sophomore Theatre Arts major from Richmond, Virginia
• Danielle Carter, senior Political Science and Theatre Arts major from Rockville, Maryland
• Ave Maria Contreras, junior Theatre Arts major from Westminster, Maryland
• Sam Durocher, senior Theatre Arts major from Baltimore, Maryland
• Nelly Ellis, senior Cinema Major from Reisterstown, Maryland
• Delaney Goodwin, senior Theatre Arts major from Sykesville, Maryland
• Lyndie McConaghy, sophomore Criminal Justice major from Columbia, Maryland
• Maddie Mobley, senior Theatre Arts major from Joppa, Maryland
• Nov O’Donnell, sophomore Theatre Arts major from Newark, Delaware
• May Riekenberg, senior Theatre Arts and English major from South Orange, New Jersey
• Miriam Sall, junior Theatre Arts and Writing & Publishing major from Woodbine, New Jersey 

Reese Weaver, a junior Theatre Arts major from Brandywine, Maryland, is production stage manager; Gabie Robinson, a senior Theatre Arts and Social Work major from Reisterstown, Maryland, is props designer; and Gray Wheatley, first-year student from Federalsburg, Maryland, is costume designer.