School of Theatre & Dance Information Session with Free Matinee of "Everybody"

    Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 9:00 AM until 12:30 PMEastern Daylight Time UTC -04:00


    Center for the Performing Arts
    1325 Theatre Drive
    Kent, OH 44242
    United States

    Join the School of Theatre and Dance for an information session plus a FREE matinee of our production of the show "Everybody."

    This event will include:

    • An information session on the majors offered at the School of Theatre & Dance.
    • A Q&A session with a panel of current faculty and student ambassadors.
    • Facilities tour of the Center for Performing Arts.
    • Free admission to the matinee of "Everybody."

    About the show:
    Everybody is a play written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. It is a modern adaptation of the 15th-century morality play Everyman, one of the first recorded plays in the English language. The play premiered Off-Broadway at the Irene Diamond Stage at Signature Theatre Company on February 21, 2017, with previews beginning January 31, 2017, and a closing date of March 19, 2017.

    The play features the unique casting quirk of using a lottery system to define the roles of the play. Each actor must memorize the entire script and be prepared to play any role. This is meant to symbolize the randomness of death. The original production was directed by Lila Neugebauer and featured an ensemble of nine performers.

    For more information contact Recruitment Coordinator, Eric Black at eblack11@kent.edu.

    Registration is no longer available because the registration deadline has passed.