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Date

Saturday, April 16, 2022 7:00PM

Name

Big Machine

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COCAwrites focuses on the writing and development of new plays for multi-generational theatre audiences through collaboration and learning among professional and student playwrights and composers. Students in this program will workshop new plays and musicals written by professional composers and playwrights from around the country while having the chance to develop their own new plays and musicals with the mentorship of these leaders. Performance and Design-tech students will also have the chance to grow their skill in the new play development space, by experimenting with new performance techniques, theatrical designs and functions by applying them to never-before-produced plays. COCA is thrilled to offer this training to students as new work gains attention and priority on all stages across America’s theatres. 

Big Machine (fka The Butterfly Room): At home in 1924, a girl has big dreams of going to college and breaking free of the factory town. Her brother takes a day job at a New Jersey oil refinery where he meets a rag-tag group of young workers for whom America is anything but booming. Big Machine recounts the real-life events surrounding the 1924 incident at Bayway Standard Oil through the lens of both those who worked there and those responsible. Big Machine is written by St. Louisan and Music Director of COCA’s Vocal Company Colin Healy. Recommended for Ages 12+. Big Machine Content Transparency

COCAwrites Student Musical: Drawing on inspiration from a written work, COCAwrites students adapt the selected work with incorporations of song, scene, and dance. Guided by playwright and composing mentors, Delaney Piggins and Syrhea Conaway, the COCAwrites students will bring a story to the stage with ingenuity and inspiration.

Vaccination Policy for Theatre Productions: All patrons must show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of the ticketed performance. Face masks are required. For a full list of COCA’s protocols and what patrons should expect, visit cocastl.org/campus-safety.

Tickets are unavailable. Contact COCA's Box Office at 314.725.6555.