Faculty Advisor: J. Ed Araiza, Professor, Department of Theater
Bruin Fringe Festival (BFF) is a festival of short student-generated pieces directed by and featuring department undergraduate students. This workshop setting is modeled after fringe festivals around the world that celebrate new and innovative performance. Prior BFFs have included original short plays, improv sets, musicals and more!
Free entry. First come, first-served.
Performance schedule:
Bill One: November 5-7
November 5 & 6 – 7:00 p.m.; November 7 – 1:00 p.m.
Public Transportation
Director/Playwright: Kimmy Miller
Synopsis: Based on real interactions, Public Transportation follows the people you may see on the bus and explores how vital it is to be connected in a world where we are disconnected.
Malachi
Director/Playwright: Samantha Kimball
Synopsis: A fearful hero takes on the quest to find his true identity and the courage he needs to write his own destiny.
Doors
Playwright: Jin Schwabe
Directors: Charley Cole and Kit Kulina
Synopsis: Stuck in an empty house, two recently deceased strangers discuss life, death, and dancing until a door appears.
David Goes to Heaven
Playwright: Ian Pirotto
Director: Cypress Cai
Synopsis: After reportedly receiving prophetic visions about a world-ending flood, a young woman must convince her husband to do the unthinkable in this sung-through, two-person musical.
The Dodo
Playwright: James Stutts
Director: Cypress Cai
Synopsis: The Dodo is a play about a man shipwrecked on a seemingly deserted island and his friend, the Dodo.
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Bill Two: November 12-14
November 12 & 13 – 7:00 p.m.; November 14 – 1:00 p.m.
isatape
Director/Playwright: Eddy Ruiz
Synopsis: Two workers at a nuclear power plant have lunch over the course of a thousand years.
Nominative Determinism
Playwright: Ruby Taylor
Director: Meadow Holczer
Synopsis: A piece on love in the digital age, where online profiles meet reality.
Man in Lava Cave
Director/Playwright: Surya Uniyal
Synopsis: There’s nowhere to run from “Dog”; all they can do is hide (in a lava cave).
TECHNIQUE OF PAINTING
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Bill Three: November 19-21
November 19 & 20 – 7:00 p.m.; November 21- 1:00 p.m.
Two Parts of Memory
Director/Playwright: Nicholas Hagerman-Holm
Synopsis: An exploration of memory, trauma, and the collaborations between the two parts of the brain.
In My Section
Director/Playwright: Jaydon D. Santiago
Synopsis: Two Black activists fight over a spot to stand and must either find an agreement or destroy each other.
The Final Chromebie Problem
Playwright: Jolene Tang
Director: Hannah Do
Synopsis: A detective duo discovers that the suspects in their next murder case are… robots?!
Seven Deadly Suitors
Playwright: J. Elizabeth Franklin
Directors: J. Elizabeth Franklin and Sammy Andrade-Mayen
Synopsis: A biblically inaccurate dating show set in heaven, where “The Father” hosts, an angel produces, and one stuck human is simply a ‘ring’ away from love.