CSC Theatre season opens with adaptation of ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’

The show is free to the public and advance ticket reservations are required at https://www.csc.edu/academics/theatre/seatreservation.

Grob joined the CSC faculty in August. He earned a Master of Fine Arts in Acting Pedagogy from the University of Idaho and a bachelor’s in Theatre Performance from Utah Valley University. He teaches Performance, Acting Pedagogy, Acting for Film, Scriptwriting and Screenwriting, Principles of Acting, First Year Experience, and Theatre Practicum.

Yazykova was born and raised in Macedonia. She immigrated to the US in her late 20s.  After spending 13 years in Los Angeles, she moved to Seattle. She has written poetry, short stories, and plays. Her plays have been produced, read, and published in the US, Canada, Spain, and the United Arab Emirates.

According to Grob, Delirium is a PG-13 story, featuring Heather, a self-appointed caretaker of a psychiatric ward.

“Heather does her best to keep the peace and hope alive, but when the brutality of the treatments escalates, a delusion of a fellow patient starts to seem more real than Heather wants to admit. And the ‘evil eye’ of a doctor she adores just might be watching,” Grob said.

The most challenging part of Delirium for freshman Kynlea Boomer has been portraying Jane, a character suffering from mental health issues.

“It’s hard thinking of some of the suffering that occurred back in the day in these kinds of facilities,” Boomer said.

Boomer is excited to participate in a show that is different from anything she has done in the past, as it will help her grow as an actress. Freshman Katie Hoevet agrees that the show has driven her to improve her acting skills.  

“This show has required me to be more open and emotionally available than any show I have ever done,” Hoevet said.

Hoevet said she hopes the audience will view the many different facets that exist within each character.

“I hope the audience sees how many people have layers, even if those people are labeled as undesirable by society,” Hoevet said.

Cast:

Heather: Halle Smith, CSC alum

Doctor Moore: Jarret Buchholz, CSC alum

Jane: Kynlea Boomer of Whitewood, S.D.

Rae: Jen Noonan, CSC alum

Orderly: John Noonan, Chadron resident

Orderly: Katie Hoevet of Scottsbluff, Neb.

Production Team:

Director: Brian Grob, Theatre Department Chair

Assistant Director/Stage Manager/Set and Lighting Designer: Chloe Shatswell of Box Elder, S.D.

Assistant Stage Manager: MacKenzie Liewer of Pender, Neb.

Costume Designer: Ruby Stone of McCook, Neb.

Props Designer/Props Master: Tena Cook, CSC Marketing Coordinator

Performance Dates and Times                                   

Thursday, Oct. 30	7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 31	7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 1	1 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 1	7 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 6	7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 7	7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 8	1 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 8	7 p.m.