Thursday, April 21, 2016

English major Tom Spencer has written a play, "Whatever You Want," that was chosen as a winner in UNH's annual Undergraduate Prize Playscompetition. The play, directed by Elizabeth Girard, is about an immigrant who moves to the United States. Before he arrives, he wants to make sure he can speak the language, but the only resource he has is the Complete Works of William Shakespeare. Now armed with a tongue that only speaks poetry, he is thrown into a world of college bros and strange love affairs.

Every year University of New Hampshire students submit their original plays to be selected and performed at UNH. These plays are written, performed, directed and designed by current undergraduate students. The Undergraduate Prize Plays will run in Durham from April 20-24, 2016 and at 3S Artspace in Portsmouth, N.H. on April 26, 2016. The 3S Artspace performance is free to UNH students, faculty, staff, and alumni. To get your FREE ticket, go to http://www.eventbrite.com/e/unh-john-c-edwards-undergraduate-prize-plays-tickets-23923927110 and in the “Enter promotional code” box, type in UNH and click “apply.”

This year's other prize plays are Netflix and Kill by Kaitlin Garland, directed by Sara Martin, and Blooming Lilies, by Kayla Doig, directed by Allie Wing.

The John. C. Edwards Undergraduate Prize Plays are made possible through the generosity of Mike O’Malley ’88, a former student of Edwards. O’Malley and Edwards have sat on the play selection committee helping to choose the winning works. This year’s selection committee consisted of UNH Theatre faculty and professional playwrights.

For tickets to the UNH performance, contact the PCAC Box Office (Monday through Friday between 12:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.) at 603-862-7222 (PCAC) or visit www.unharts.com.   

Information on the performance at 3S Artspace can be found on their website.