SDA Design/Production students have been working tirelessly to create virtual, distanced projects to share with the community, and we encourage everyone to explore what each has to offer!
Empower the Vote: Suppression to ExpressionOpen Oct. 2-Nov. 2
Team: Karlie Teruya, Harrison Newton, Amelia Anello, Alex Attalla, Jordan Fox, Yajayra Franco, Wendy Hui, Emma Kremer, Marcus Maia, Elle Patrick, Brian Tien, Morgan Whittam Empower the Vote: Suppression to Expression is a devised virtual and theatrical labyrinth that aims to inform viewers about the obstacles many Americans face when trying to cast their vote. Viewers will wind their way through a digital interactive experience containing art pieces and information regarding voter suppression. |
Hidden StoriesOpen Oct. 6-Nov 8
Team: Domenica Diaz, Maddy Engelsman, Mimi Bower, Kiegan Lee, Zoya Naqvi, Sofia D'Annunzio, Grant Gerrard, Belle Alatorre, Sydney Fabis, Henry Blasingame, Kate Schaaf, Monica Kosmos, Zoe McCracken Hidden Stories is a digital theatrical experience created in partnership with the USC Libraries. Pulling from the archives, a group of designers from the USC School of Dramatic Arts curated a collection of stories around USC’s community experiences of the pandemic. Six stories, placed throughout the USC websites, have been turned into digital multimedia representations. This experience is an invitation to learn about the people in this community and an artistic exploration of theatre in the new age. |
Knave of Hearts Presents: An Experience Like No OtherOpen Oct. 6-Nov. 2
Team: Shelby Pine, MJ Adamson, Jason Cohen, Willow Edge, Sophia Grose, Jesus Hurtado, Jack Johnson, Michelle LaMoure, Lizzy Lourenco, Lily Lundine, Eliot Ohlemeyer, Chloe Willey, Emi Yoshino The Knave of Hearts invites you to an online experience like no other! Discover an online world you didn’t know was possible, and explore the vastness of your own creativity. This event is a true test of humanity’s ability to unlock its imagination. |
P.O.P.'s "The White Plague"Open Oct. 30-Nov. 8
Team: Zaira Paredes-Villegas, Qixing Tong, Edward Hansen, Joy Cheever, Dom Vacca, Naveen Bhatia, Erica Ammerman, Tina Archer, Damaris Eddy, Evan Feinstein, Renata Fijnamore, Shinoo Kang, Crystal Son, Dylan Weinstein This multi-media web experience is a deconstruction of Karel Capek’s incredibly prophetic 1937 play The White Plague, about what happens when a global pandemic strikes the world, killing all in its path. Designed in a theoretical, immersive space set on the USC campus, the experience will be an exploration of the intersection of science and politics; and will ask questions about what it means to be a citizen – and a human being – in a world that is torn apart. |