Junior film students in the MTA Theater class have been working hard all semester to produce and polish six one-act plays called The Studio 374 One Acts, which they will perform in the Black Box Theater on campus for three nights only Dec. 8-10.
“All the junior students have worked incredibly hard on these plays, and unfortunately come Sunday we'll never be able to show them again, which is a real shame. I think the students of MSU will have a fun night at these plays, and it's also nice when fellow students come out and support other students’ art,” said Steven Roth, writer and director of “Thin Walls.”
Tood Ruhnau, the writer and director of “The Little Things,” agreed: “This is a great opportunity to see what it is that we do in the School of Film and Photography. We have been working on these plays for almost the entire semester and they show our abilities and passion for what we do.”
All of the six plays were directed and produced by students, and five of them were written by students. “These plays are very professional in their production. Our blood, sweat, tears, money, time and sanity went into these plays,” said Ruhnau, who also explained that “much of the humor and topics of the plays are very relevant to our age group and generation. There is a farcical comedy about prom night, a drama written about Dungeons and Dragons, a movie referencing heist, a period piece about murder and the radio and two 'dramedies' about the many trials of marriage.”
It’s worth taking a break from the rigors of Dead Week to come support these students as they showcase the results of an entire semester’s work. According to Roth, “Students should go because this year especially our plays are filled with death, laughter, sex, sexiness, beautiful people, gunshots, loud voices and also sex. The last play of the evening, directed by Alex Brinkman, is going to be a nonstop riot festival where you'll laugh, moan, hiss, piss and just maybe discover something about yourself in the process.”
Tickets for the Studio 374 One Acts are $8 for students and can be purchased at First Interstate Bank in the SUB, at the front desk of the Visual Communications Building or by calling 406-994-3904. The show starts at 7:30 p.m., but you might want to get there early because seating is limited.
