{"id":14217,"date":"2021-02-24T15:02:45","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T19:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=14217"},"modified":"2022-03-25T13:24:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T17:24:59","slug":"compass-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/compass-play\/","title":{"rendered":"You Can Point “The Compass” in the Right Direction"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The in-person audience attending the Festival Playhouse’s production of The Compass<\/em> Thursday through Sunday will ultimately determine the fate of the main character, Marjan, played by Xochitl Robertson \u201923. Graphic by Angela Mammel ’22.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you\u2019ve ever wanted to choose a character\u2019s fate when you\u2019re watching a play, Kalamazoo College\u2019s Festival Playhouse has a production coming this week you\u2019ll want to see.<\/p>\n

Originally devised and produced at Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, The Compass<\/em> explores technology\u2019s impact on decision-making. When an app tells Marjan, played by Xochitl Robertson \u201923, to commit a crime to prevent a mass shooting at her school, the audience helps decide her fate by answering whether she should be held accountable.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Compass <\/em>poses several questions that we seek to answer together with the audience,\u201d said Visiting Professor of Theatre Arts<\/a> \u201cC\u201d Heaps, the play\u2019s director. \u201cWhat role does technology play in our lives? When does the greater good outweigh the strictly lawful? What, ultimately, is the right thing to do?\u201d<\/p>\n

Through a series of flashbacks and real-time scenes, the in-person audience learns the full story of her decision, and ultimately influences the trial\u2019s outcome.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe audience acts as a jury for the trial at the heart of the play,\u201d Heaps said. \u201cJuror facilitators lead discussions with them at key points in the play and then represent their section\u2019s opinions on stage. The biggest challenge was finding a way to seamlessly take a vote, collate those responses and get them back to the jury foreperson, who is on stage the whole time, so he can announce the verdict. We also had to provide multiple options for sound cues to account for different choices by the audience.\u201d<\/p>\n

The cast includes Trevor Loduem-Jackson \u201921 as Chaz Perez and Kenneth, Isaac Presberg \u201924 as an entrepreneur and Mr. Ferguson, Meaghan Hartman \u201923 as Ada and Blanca, Emma Fergusson \u201922 as prosecutor and Ms. Ellis, and Matthew Swarthout \u201922 as a defense lawyer and principal. Arman Khan \u201924, Abby Nelson \u201924, Brooklyn Moore \u201924, John Carlson \u201923 and Melody Kondoff \u201924 serve as jurors and facilitators.<\/p>\n

Playhouse staff have implemented strict Actors Equity Association COVID-19 compliance safety guidelines and protocols for The Compass<\/em> that will allow for live audiences in socially-distanced pods in the Nelda Balch Playhouse, 129 Thompson St. Live productions will be available at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Reserve your tickets through the Playhouse\u2019s Ludus system box office<\/a>. Adult tickets are $15, seniors are $10 and students are $5 with an ID. Kalamazoo College students, faculty and staff are admitted free with their College IDs.<\/p>\n

A virtual broadcast will be available with the Friday production. To watch for $5 from the comfort of your home, purchase your access online<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019ve ever wanted to choose a character\u2019s fate when you\u2019re watching a play, Kalamazoo College\u2019s Festival Playhouse has a production coming this week you\u2019ll want to see. Originally devised and produced at Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, The Compass explores technology\u2019s impact on decision-making. 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Graphic by Angela Mammel ’22.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever wanted to choose a character\u2019s fate when you\u2019re watching a play, Kalamazoo College\u2019s Festival Playhouse has a production coming this week you\u2019ll want to see.<\/p>\n<p>Originally devised and produced at Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, <em>The Compass<\/em> explores technology\u2019s impact on decision-making. When an app tells Marjan, played by Xochitl Robertson \u201923, to commit a crime to prevent a mass shooting at her school, the audience helps decide her fate by answering whether she should be held accountable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>The Compass <\/em>poses several questions that we seek to answer together with the audience,\u201d said Visiting Professor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/programs\/theatre\/\">Theatre Arts<\/a> \u201cC\u201d Heaps, the play\u2019s director. \u201cWhat role does technology play in our lives? When does the greater good outweigh the strictly lawful? What, ultimately, is the right thing to do?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Through a series of flashbacks and real-time scenes, the in-person audience learns the full story of her decision, and ultimately influences the trial\u2019s outcome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe audience acts as a jury for the trial at the heart of the play,\u201d Heaps said. \u201cJuror facilitators lead discussions with them at key points in the play and then represent their section\u2019s opinions on stage. The biggest challenge was finding a way to seamlessly take a vote, collate those responses and get them back to the jury foreperson, who is on stage the whole time, so he can announce the verdict. We also had to provide multiple options for sound cues to account for different choices by the audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The cast includes Trevor Loduem-Jackson \u201921 as Chaz Perez and Kenneth, Isaac Presberg \u201924 as an entrepreneur and Mr. Ferguson, Meaghan Hartman \u201923 as Ada and Blanca, Emma Fergusson \u201922 as prosecutor and Ms. Ellis, and Matthew Swarthout \u201922 as a defense lawyer and principal. Arman Khan \u201924, Abby Nelson \u201924, Brooklyn Moore \u201924, John Carlson \u201923 and Melody Kondoff \u201924 serve as jurors and facilitators.<\/p>\n<p>Playhouse staff have implemented strict Actors Equity Association COVID-19 compliance safety guidelines and protocols for <em>The Compass<\/em> that will allow for live audiences in socially-distanced pods in the Nelda Balch Playhouse, 129 Thompson St. Live productions will be available at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Reserve your tickets through the <a href=\"https:\/\/festivalplayhouse.ludus.com\/index.php\">Playhouse\u2019s Ludus system box office<\/a>. Adult tickets are $15, seniors are $10 and students are $5 with an ID. Kalamazoo College students, faculty and staff are admitted free with their College IDs.<\/p>\n<p>A virtual broadcast will be available with the Friday production. 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