FUSE Productions

We highly recommend seeing Fallout: a new play by Mary Gage at The State on Wednesday or Thursday. FUSE produced the first reading of the play and we're thrilled it's bejng fully produced!

Fallout - The State Theatre, State College, PA A new play by Mary Gage

State College Friends! An amazing performance opportunity from the Centre for Performing Arts:
Dear Friends,
The CPA invites local participants to become a part of the cast of Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company’s new work What Problem? scheduled to be performed at Eisenhower Auditorium on Friday, February 11, 2022. The work requires 25 local cast members. We are hoping to create an ensemble reflective of the diversity of our campus and larger community and will be accepting nominations (self-nominations highly encouraged!) representing diversity along many dimensions, including but not limited to: race, gender, age (minimum of 18 years), socio-economic status, education level, and sexual orientation among them. Below is information on the company’s expectations of a cast participant. Please share this email with anyone you think might be interested in this opportunity, including but not limited to your students and colleagues. We will choose the final cast from among the total nominations.
Cast Participants Information
While dance or other performance experience or training is not necessary, cast participants will be required to comfortably perform for a public audience, sit down on the floor, quickly stand back up, and run onstage. For more information on What Problem? please visit the following link:
https://cpa.psu.edu/events/billtjones
In the week leading up to the performance, participants will rehearse with the professional cast as follows:
Monday, February 7: Rehearsal 6-9
Tuesday, February 8: Rehearsal 6-9
Wednesday, February 9: Rehearsal 6-9
Thursday, February 10: Rehearsal 6-9
Friday, February 11: 2:30-5:30 Tech Rehearsal with the performance at 7:30. Call time TBD.
You must commit to attending all rehearsals, which are tentatively to be held at Eisenhower Auditorium. There will be no unexcused absences or exceptions made to full adherence to the schedule above. If you know you will not be able to meet this complete schedule, please refrain from nominating yourself.
To be considered, each potential applicant must complete the attached brief application form:
Community Cast Participation Survey
This form at the above link is to be completed by December 8.
Please reach out to Cheri Jehu at [email protected] if you have any questions.
Thank you for considering this opportunity.

Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company | Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company What Problem? 7:30 pm Friday, February 11, 2022 Eisenhower Auditorium What Problem? explores the tension between belonging to a community and feelings of isolation that many people have during these divisive political times. Bill T. Jones adapted What Problem? for pr...