Too Much Light by the Numbers

  

16 Cast Members

8 Design, Tech, and Management (DTM) Students

30 Plays in 60 Minutes

+2.6 x 10^32 Possible Orders 

Actors perform the plays in any order as called out by the audience.

4 Performances

Including a Student Matinee for local TRIO students.

1 Co-Curricular Project

Students in Dramaturgical Methods helped to select the plays from a collection of 200 much as a literary manager would at a professional theatre company.

6 Pies in the Face

And a whole lot of clean up!

​
Supporting Documentation​

• Modified French Scene Chart: This document maps each actor's path. I utilize this document when crafting the schedule.  I cast each actor in two groups, with each group rehearsing once a week.  This less intensive rehearsal schedule allowed students whose academic or athletic workloads were otherwise too great to participate in a show, while still creating a sense of community among the cast.

• Poster

• Program: In working with students to select the 30 plays, we selected pieces that centered truth and chance while also mocking theatrical tradition.

• Schedule: This is the document I provided at the start of the rehearsal process.  This is a working document, and we do have to make changes over the course of the semester.  When I make changes, I endeavor not to call students on days when they were not originally scheduled, or, if that is not possible, to check in with the affected students before making the changes.

​

​