The programs at every university faced unprecedented challenges in the 2020/2021 academic year. However, the performing arts faced a particular set of challenges. How do we stay creatively engaged when our art relies on liveness? To provide a creative outlet for students, Professor Blake Harris (SU Music, Theatre, & Dance) created a class that provided students with complete autonomy to develop a creative process that resulted in producing a radio play. The students adapted two radio dramas from the classic radio series "Lights Out." Students created sound effects and recorded their characterizations while observing COVID-19 safety measures utilizing what was available to them. These projects are examples of tenacity, creating something from nothing when the odds are stacked against you.


LITTLE OLD LADY*
Description: College roommates Lona and Alice make a visit to surprise a long-lost aunt. Unfortunately, not all is as it seems.

Alayna Avent - Scheduling / Sheriff Wells
Michelina Deveas - Aunt Harriet
Alex Fregger- Editor / Joe
Blake Harris - Himself
Abigail Johnson - Lona
Molly Witkin - Script Editor / Alice

SLURP! GOES THE AMOEBA*
About: A scientist and his assistant  attempt to create life, but create a monstrous amoeba that causes chaos and danger

Megan Baker- Sound Effects
Blake Harris - Himself
Joshua Royal Miller - Dr. Baumeister
Kelsey Pintzow -Editor / Esther
Brandon Stark - Laferski
Skylar Vann - Scheduling

*Both plays are adaptations from the classic radio show Lights Out!

Spring 2021 Radio Plays