Date: Thu, 30 Mar 1995 15:49:39 -0600 (CST) From: Kevyn Jacobs To: "Manhattan Queers Email List [MQ]" Subject: KSU THEATRE BENEFIT FOR MANHATTAN AIDS PROJECT KSU THEATER PROGRAM TO PRESENT MANHATTAN AIDS PROJECT BENEFIT Department of Speech 129 Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas 66506-2304 913-532-6875 April 3, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tim Aumiller 532-6875 or 539-7268 Laura Camien 532-5697 or 537-3613 KSU THEATRE honorary THETA ALPHA PHI presents "LIVE STUFF: MONOLOGUE TO GOD" On April 27, 28 and 29 KSU Theatre, honorary Theta Alpha Phi will present LIVE STUFF: MONOLOGUE TO GOD at 8 pm in Nichols Theatre. The production is billed as "a darkly comic nightmare with a dose of reality --a performance event." The show will feature veteran KSU Theatre performers Laura Camien, Billy Williams, and Aggie Callison. Camien appeared most recently in The Heidi Chronicles and the Ebony Theatre production of Fires in the Mirror. She has also been seen in A Gathering of Fools, The Colorado Catechism, Our Country's Good, Laundry and Bourbon/Lone Star, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, to name a few. Williams was seen last semester in Fires in the Mirror and previously-in Fences. Callison has been the center of such musicals as West Side Story and Hello Dolly! She most recently appeared in KSU Opera Theatre's production of Street Scene. The production consists of a company in excess of fifteen performers with ranging levels of experience who will play a wide variety of roles. LIVE STUFF is an independent student production funded by the Theatre honorary Theta Alpha Phi and directed by Tim Aumiller, graduate student in theatre. Set design is by Matthew Mueller (senior in architecture); costume design by Shaunesy MacRunnels (senior in theatre); and lighting design by David Peak (senior in computer science and mathematics). The project began two years ago in April of '93 as "Live Stuff on Saturday Night" and was a direct spin-off of "Saturday Night Live" employing some of the same characters and similar sketches. Even with limited advertising and a short run (one night), it achieved moderate success. Last year the title was shortened to "Live Stuff" and ran for two nights. The production found more of its own voice, engaging social issues and employing a more solid storyline. It proved to be a resounding success playing to near-capacity houses and raising $500.00 for the Manhattan AIDS Project. This year, the project has issued a challenge to reinvent itself and intends to present a "performance event" with nearly all original material. The story focuses on Bernadette (played by Camien), a young woman suffering from insomnia and fearing sleep because of the dreams that haunt her. We are invited to share in her sitcom-like daily existence and are plunged into her nightmares which are scathingly comic looks at the absurdity of society today. It will again benefit the Manhattan AIDS Project and the theatre honorary Theta Alpha Phi. Please be advised that "LIVE STUFF: MONOLOGUE TO GOD" contains adult situations and language. Tickets for the performances are $5 and can be purchased at the McCain Box Office from noon to 5 pm, Monday through Friday. For reservations, call 532-6428. Visa and Mastercard are accepted.