York University’s Annual Emerging Director One-Acts will be held this weekend in Gurganus Hall. 

 

This year’s student directors are Alex Harwell '27 and Eliza Rohda '26, who have been working over the past month to bring audiences two comedies. “It’s my first year directing and I’m so excited to be able to have this opportunity and to perform in a different way besides acting,” Harwell said. 

 

Harwell’s production, a 10-minute play entitled A Matter of Husbands by Ferenc Molnar, will have audiences laughing through the twists and turns of a conversation between a Famous Actress (Sidney Richie) and an Earnest Young Woman (Faith Torstensen). “I love these girls I get to work with, and I’m thankful that Professor Baker has trusted me with this production,” Harwell said. “I love being involved in theatre, and aspire to one day do what Professor Baker does. It’s going to be a fun show to watch. These actors have put in some hard work in a very short amount of time.” 

 

The second production, a 30-minute one-act directed by Rohda, brings the ordinary and the divine together in a comedic clash of worlds. When God Comes for Breakfast, You Don’t Burn the Toast by Gary Apple is sure to entertain audiences as Harry (Joseph Hobbs) and Beatrice Katzman (Megan Johnston) figure out what to do when God (Terry Dilliard) shows up for breakfast. “I’ve really enjoyed getting to be on the other side of the stage—I’ve acted for YU in past semesters, but this time around I get to see another side of what it takes to put on a theatre production,” Rohda said. “This show has a lot of funny moments, and I’m excited to see audiences laughing and enjoying the hard work my actors have put into this production.” 

 

Watch this year’s Emerging Director One-Acts for free on November 14 and 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Gurganus Hall.