Winter Shorts - Fall 2015

 

December 11-13, 2015
This year’s Winter Shorts consists of three distinct segments:
 
Antigone written by Sophocles and directed by Carl Sage
Devised created, choreographed, and performed by Cynthia Jones, Katrina Kuharich and Sierra Trinchet
Ground Squirrel Improv featuring Elsbeth Cheyne, Skyler Evans, Brian Worster, Andrew Vey and Eugene Cole

Winter Shorts Fall 2015 poster

Antigone, by Sophocles, is a classic tragedy set in the aftermath of a civil war in the Greek city state of Thebes. It details the consequences arising from Antigone’s choice to defy an edict from the new king Creon banning any memorial for Polyneices, one of the two royal brothers who were both slain in the war. The production is directed by ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Senior Theatre major Carl L Sage, who also serves as the designer of all the shows technical aspects (scenery, lighting, and costumes). With the assistance of a production grant from the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity (URSA),

Antigone is meant to serve as a capstone for Mr Sage’s undergraduate theatrical education. The productions ensemble based cast features Elsbeth Cheyne as Antigone, Mary Conlin as Chorus B, Roxy Lane as Teiresias/Messenger, Tristan Matson as Guard/Haemon, Emily Ross as Chorus A, Andrew Vey as Creon, and Justine Webb as Ismene/Eurydice.
 

Antigone Production Photos

Cast of Antigone on stage

Cast of Antigone on stage

Cast of Antigone on stage

Cast of Antigone on stage

Cast of Antigone on stage

 

Devised is a collaboratively created theatrical piece, created and choreographed by performers Cynthia Jones, Katrina Kuharich, and Sierra Trinchet. Using music and motion, Devised explores the themes of growth and self-discovery.

Devised Production Photos

Cast of Devised on stage

Cast of Devised on stage

Cast of Devised on stage

Cast of Devised on stage

Cast of Devised on stage

Cast of Devised on stage

Cast of Devised on stage

Cast of Devised on stage

 
 

Ground Squirrel Improv is a locally based improvisational comedy troupe. Troupe members Elsbeth Cheyne, Eugene Cole, Skyler Evans, Andrew Graham, and Andrew Vey draw on audience input to create spur of the moment comedy.

Ground Squirrel Improv Production Photos

Two men on stage, one is hugging the other

Four actors in coversation on the stage

Two actors in black shirts talking on stage

Actors on stage. Some are laying on the floor, others are standing. A woman in a dance costume is trying to help one stand

An actor walks away as another actor who is laying on the floor reaches his hand out to him. Two other actors are around the one on the floor.

An actor in a black shirt with a happy expression faces the audience. Two other actors are on stage with him. One is a woman in a dress standing on a chair.

Actors are laying on the floor in a pile as a woman in a dress stands over them. A ingle other actor in a black shirt stands in front, talking

 
 
 

 


In the News

The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner featured a blurb on the production, Dec. 10, 2015. Read it here! (PDF):