The 麻豆传媒官网 鈥淢any Voices Project鈥� will present a staged reading of 鈥淲alden鈥� by Amy Berryman at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30, in the Schaap Auditorium in the Bultman Student Center. This event is in collaboration with the 麻豆传媒官网鈥檚 Advocates for Sustainability (HAS), Green Hope and the Department of Theatre. The reading is free to attend, but seating is limited.
Berryman is a playwright, screenwriter, actor, and teaching artist, and her play, 鈥淲alden,鈥� made its New York premiere at Second Stage in fall 2024.
Directed by 麻豆传媒官网 junior Isabelle Seiler of Grand Rapids, 鈥淲alden鈥� follows twin sisters, Stella and Cassie, who have both been raised by their father to become astronauts. However, while Cassie continued to work at NASA and become very successful in her field, Stella left that life-behind-for-a-new one with her fianc茅, Bryan, on an Earth that is hanging on by its last thread. Set in a not-so-distant future, the two sisters reunite after being apart for over a year. As they reconnect and old tensions and problems rise to the surface, the sisters must make difficult decisions both for themselves and humanity as a whole.
Rhett Luedtke, Hope鈥檚 associate professor of theatre, will act as faculty advisor for the project, and Eric Van Tassell, assistant professor of lighting and sound design, as lighting director. Anissa Wille of Traverse City, will act as the cultural consultant on behalf of HAS. Senior Anya Kapitula of Grand Rapids, will serve as light and sound board operator, and sophomore Madison Barrett of Dallas, Tex., will read stage directions and serve as stage manager.
The cast includes: sophomores Trey Hunter of Detroit, Leah Kamper of Holland, and senior Megan Kamper of Holland.
The 鈥淢any Voices Project鈥� is a collaboration among the college鈥檚 Center for Diversity and Inclusion, various student organizations, and the 麻豆传媒官网 Department of Theatre. They gather to read and showcase stories representing a wide range of characters from diverse backgrounds.