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"Mere Mortals "
Five short comic one-acts by David Ives.
Performance dates/times: Oct. 4, 5, & 6 at 8 pm (3 performances total)
Location: Judd Theatre
Director: Phil Reagan
Audition dates: Sept. 3 & 4 at 7:00 pm in Judd Theatre
The Stories: In TIME FLIES, two lonely but sweet young mayflies meet at a pond and really hit it off. Unfortunately, Horace and May watch a nature program on this first night out and discover they have a lifespan of only one day—and their lives are half over. In DR. FRITZ, an American tourist in pain seeks medical help from a wacky souvenir seller named Maria who channels an even wackier German surgeon named Dr. Ringsvwandl. The comedy heats up when the doctor recommends an operation. In DEGAS C”EST MOI, a man wakes up one morning and decides to be the French artist Degas for an entire day, leading to hilarious results. ENIGMA VARIATIONS: A pair of look-alikes named Bebe W.W. Doppelgangler solve an identity crisis with the help of Dr. William W. Williams and nurse Fifi, who may or may not be Aphrodite, the goddess of love. BABEL’S IN ARMS: Two blue-collar Mesopotamian construction workers are handed a provocative task: Build the Tower of Babel—or else. How many stones does it take to get to heaven, anyway? (Suitable for ages 10 and up)
“…witty…entertaining…laugh-out-loud…” –Variety
Faculty Facts
Dr. Timothy VanWagoner, Professor of Biology, works at OC "to be a positive role model and mentor for students in order to encourage more people of faith to be actively engaged in the sciences." His research interests include pathogenicity factors in bacterial infectious diseases, bioinformatics, and bioethics.
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