Hannah Sauder participates in student-written Winter One Acts

2015 Feb 10

Hannah Sauder, a junior Communication major from Lititz, PA, is participating in the Goshen College Theater Department's Winter One Acts - "Reality TV Island," "Miniature Migrants" and "Confianza" - on Friday, Feb. 13, and Saturday, Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. and on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 3 p.m. (ASL interpreted) in Goshen College's Umble Center. Hannah attends Neffsville Mennonite Church.

All three plays are written and directed by current Goshen College students, and explore popular ideas and issues in the United States through both humor and seriousness.

"Reality TV Island" is written by Kate Yoder, a senior art and English writing double major from Elkhart, Indiana. The play is directed by Adrienne Schmucker, a junior theater major from Wauseon, Ohio. Peter Meyer Reimer, a senior biology and interdisciplinary major from Goshen, is stage manager.

The cast for "Reality TV Island" includes James Austen Lang, a freshman theater major from Portland, Oregon; Christina Hofer, a junior theater and interdisciplinary major from Dolton, South Dakota; Ally Medellin, a sophomore social work major from Goshen; and Morgan Yordy, a freshman peace, justice and conflict studies and history double major from Rochelle, Illinois.

"Miniature Migrants" is written by Kolton Nay, a senior English writing major from Dover, Ohio, and directed by Sarah Lake-Rayburn, a senior theater major from Champaign, Illinois. Martin Flowers, a junior music and theater major from Nappannee, Indiana, is stage manager.

The cast for "Minature Migrants" includes Becca Slabaugh, a junior interdisciplinary major from Goshen; Karsten Hess, a senior interdisciplinary major from Goshen; Kasey Prentice, a freshman American Sign Language interpreting major from Angola, Indiana; Ben Ganger, a junior music major from Goshen; and Morgan Yordy.

The third performance will be a staged reading of "Confianza," written and directed by Angel Reyes, Jr., a senior theater major from Leesburg, Indiana, as part of his senior recital requirement. Paul Zehr, a junior music and theater major from Carthage, New York, is stage manager.

The cast for "Confianza" includes Angel Reyes, Jr.; Ally Medellin; Angeliky Santos, a senior youth ministry and history major from Goshen; Brett Conrad, a senior theater and psychology major from Lakewood, Colorado; Elia Nochipa Saria Salinas of Goshen; Austin Reith, a freshman music major from Goshen; Crystopher Echavarria, a sophomore physics and biology major from Schaumburg, Illinois; Joanlier Hernandez, a sophomore Spanish major from Elkhart, Indiana; Becca Slabaugh; and Clayton Pelfrey, a senior informatics major from Middlebury, Indiana.

Doug Liechty Caskey, professor of theater, is the producer for the Winter One Acts, and Andrew Moeggenborg, assistant professor of theater, is the technical director and props manager. Other members of the production team include: Clara Beck, a freshman from Archbold, Ohio, house manager; Brett Conrad, master carpenter; Ben Ganger, master electrician; Melanie Hertzler, a senior from Goshen, house manager; Tabitha Immanuel, a freshman from New Delhi, India, sound designer; Sarah Lake-Rayburn, costume shop manager; Austin Reith, set designer and builder; Noemi Salvador, a sophomore from Quito, Ecuador, sound board operator; Hannah Sauder, a junior from Lititz, Pennsylvania, hair and make-up; Mary Seeck, a freshman from Sharonville, Ohio, costume designer; Katie Shank, a freshman from New Paris, Indiana, light board operator; Riley Woods, a sophomore from North Manchester, Indiana, light designer; and Paul Zehr, a junior from Carthage, New York, assistant technical director.

Tickets for the show cost $5 and are available through the Welcome Center by calling (574) 535-7566, online at goshen.edu/tickets or at the Umble Center Box Office an hour before the show. There will be no intermission.