The Gettysburg College Department of Theatre Arts presents the world premiere of “Suck It!” The production, directed by Constance Tarbox and Lance Windish and performed by The Owl & Nightingale Players, runs April 20-23 at Kline Theatre, Brua Hall, on the Gettysburg College Campus.
Vampires suck. Your blood, your energy, your soul… and there are more vampires in your life than you think.
Vampires suck. Your blood, your energy, your soul… and there are more vampires in your life than you think.
Through intertwined personal narratives, found text, and abstract interpretations of Bram Stoker’s novel, the audience will experience a fast-paced performance, guaranteed to lighten spirits and shine sunlight onto the vampires in our midst.
The audience enters the vampire world through a vampire’s lair, led to their seats by vampire guides. Once the performance begins, the scenes jump throughout the space, creating a whirlwind of acting, dance, poetry, and good, old-fashioned dad jokes. (Are vampires real? Well, not unless you count Dracula…)
Created during the rehearsal process by the cast of ten Gettysburg College students and their directors, guest artists Constance Tarbox and Lance Windish, Suck It! escapes the traditional theater format and focuses on individual moments to move the story forward. The student performers brought the story to life using devising methods from the directors’ backgrounds of physical theater and circus arts. Constance Tarbox, president of The Faux-Real Theatre Company, has created cutting-edge theater in NYC since 1995. Lance Windish’s performance history includes Cirque du Soleil, Lincoln Center, Spain’s award-winning comedy theater troupe Yllana, and more.
“It was such a privilege creating something from scratch with these brave student performers,” said Tarbox, one of the co-directors. “Not everyone has enough confidence to bare their souls and jump into crazy acting exercises with strangers to develop a play in 4 weeks.” “This crew was more than up to the task,” agreed Windish, her co-director. “They exhibited an openness and dedication on par with the professional artists with whom we have previously created this type of work.”
The cast is comprised of ten actors, each of whom plays multiple roles throughout the performance: Alvan Ngando ‘25, Bryn Morris ‘25, Hayden Johnston ‘25, Kate Sallee ‘25, Katie Poliero ‘25, Max Kuhn ‘25, Nicholas Ryan ‘26, Nicole Parisi ‘23, Ryan Melinn ‘26, and Victoria Ramsay ‘23. Stage managers Tawah Tamba ‘26 and Ofek Eisenbach ’25 round out the student crew, with Light Board Operator Nicholas Ryan and Sound Board Operator Heather Stokes ’25. The production also features technical direction by Eric Berninghausen, scenic art and costume design by Juls Buehrer, and lighting design by Jonathan Stiles.
Performances will take place on April 20th, 21st, 22nd at 8:00pm and April 23rd at 2:00 pm at Kline Theatre on Gettysburg College’s campus.
Admission is free, and no tickets are required.
With any questions, please email ccoon@gettysburg.edu.