If you ever linger around the engineering buildings while on term, you may have heard mention or seen posters alluding to auditions for a certain play. Those would belong to EngPlay, the Engineering Student Society’s long running termly theatrical production! Auditions for EngPlay are typically held at the very beginning of term, during the second week of classes. With this, the show is announced, the cast are selected, and the fun starts.
Over the course of the next two months, you’ll get the chance to meet everyone in the production. You’ll play around with improv exercises to keep you quick on your feet and sharp with your words. Most probably, you’ll be playing around with your lines as you get more comfortable and confident with them. And quite definitely, you can expect a time commitment of one rehearsal a week, with a few more cropping up as the performance dates approach.
Especially for anyone who hasn’t performed before and isn’t sure if they would like it, I would recommend trying out the experience. You might not figure yourself the type, but you may very well surprise yourself; you never know until you try!
Each term there’s a different show, and this is the crowning quality of EngPlay. Variety is the life blood of the show, bringing new people in and allowing the community to thrive and grow. In recent years, the show has done sketch, drama, and absurdist comedies, along with musical performances and student written shows.
This term, the show of choice is called “Game of Tiaras”. It is one part Game of Thrones, another part Disney, and a third part King Lear. And all the parts, along with the sum, are very lovely, so I would recommend checking out our performances. We perform November 17th, 18th, and 19th in Hagey Hall. Look out for our booths in the SLC and CPH to get tickets, or purchase them through the Orifice and the Hagey Hall Box Office. We hope to see you there!
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