Summary:
MFA Theatre for Young Audiences candidates will share their one-act productions:

Round Pegs, Square Pegs by Mary Hall Surface
Directed by Hayley Greenstreet
Age Rating: G
Running Time: Approx. 40 min.

Summary:
Round Pegs, Square Pegs by Mary Hall Surface takes place in a world incredibly different, and yet shockingly similar to our own. Everything is fun and games for the Round and Square communities, until we realize it’s not. The power struggle between Big Round and Big Square is no longer one that is safe or reasonable. Small Round and Small Square want to share ideas and change the fate of their world, but will they be able to undo the systemic issues in place?

Where Words Once Were by Finegan Kruckemeyer
Directed by John Perine
Age Rating: PG
Running Time: Approx. 1 hour

Summary:
Where Words Once Were is a dystopian fable that looks at life in the last city on Earth due to rising water levels. The City, with citizens from the four corners of the Earth, has adopted The Language, a set of 1,000 words that are permissible to use in order to eliminate conflict over communication struggles. Those who speak words not recognized by The Language consequently lose their right to speak. Orhan, son of Alli the baker, and his two best friends have never questioned the City’s rules. When seeds of resistance begin to sprout, allegiances of the citizens are tested, causing everyone to question the power of their words.