We want to believe that serendipity brings us together, but is that just a myth? Mining the comedy of missed connections, Hastings College theatre’s performance of “This Random World” asks the serious question of how often we travel parallel paths through the world without noticing.
From an ailing woman who plans one final trip, to her daughter planning one great escape and her son falling prey to a prank gone wrong, this funny, intimate and heartbreaking play explores the lives that may be happening just out of reach of our own.
Hastings College theatre performances of “This Random World” by Steven Dietz are Thursday, February 27; Friday, February 28; and Saturday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, March 2 at 2:00 pm in in Scott Studio Theatre (806 N. Turner Avenue).
General admission is $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for seniors and non-Hastings College students. Admission is free to Hastings College students and employees, Bronco Booster Club members and Bronco Stampede pass holders.
Tickets can be reserved at tickets@hastings.edu.
“This Random World” by Steven Dietz
Director – Sarah Nottage Tacey ‘04
Cast
- Scottie Ward: Aynsley Brink of La Vista, Nebraska
- Beth Ward: Claire Fuqua of Woodland Park, Colorado
- Tim Ward: Jordan Parker of Omaha, Nebraska
- Bernadette: Maxwell Blankenship of Queen Creek, Arizona
- Rhonda: Saige Patocka of Brainard, Nebraska
- Gary: David Udlock of Castle Rock, Colorado
- Claire: Abbygayle Peters of Limon, Colorado
- Unnamed Man: Noah Sullivan of Centennial, Colorado
Crew
- Stage Manager: Molly Droste of Queen Creek, Arizona
- Stage Manager: CJ Jacobs of Norwood, Colorado
- Set/lights: Maddie Kamler of Shickley, Nebraska; Max Vertin of Hastings, Nebraska; Alex Schmidt of Smith Center, Kansas; Mahalia Jones of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Peyton Wallace of Bennett, Colorado; Ember Thoreson of Crystal Lake, Illinois
- Light Board Op: Maggie deFreese of Holdrege, Nebraska
- Props: Jason Jones of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Abby Hardesty of Lincoln, Nebraska
- Costumes: Grace Hartman of Hastings, Nebraska
- Hair/Makeup: Ayla Kephart of Chadron, Nebraska
- Sound: Janison Majors of Superior, Nebraska; Morgan Ashcraft of Limon, Colorado
- Box Office: Kaley Waite of Hastings, Nebraska
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