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Am I Enough of Me: Theatrical Production and Research Project

Cliff Watson
Thursday, July 24th 2025 at 6PM
EMPAC Theater

Am I Enough of Me: theatrical production and research project at EMPAC Theater

Am I Enough of Me concerns individuality and timing. This theatrical performance tells the story of what can happen when our dreams are put on hold. Three college graduates must choose between their passion projects and a dystopian corporate future. Their choice is explored through multiple mediums including musical theater, augmented reality, AI video, audience interaction, and art song.

This production is also a research project studying how individuals influence one another in performance spaces. Note that the audience seating area will be video recorded. Audience members can opt in to providing written feedback and participating in a talkback session with the writer/director and actors after the show. Primary topics of the research include imagination, embodiment, narrative told through multiple mediums, and performance.

Program Notes

Players:

Grinzz, a college student, later employee: Bennett Marte

Terr, a college student, later employee: Mariana Gavilan

Stewie, a college student, later employee: Cliff Watson

Ms. Fondue, a career counselor: Janine Bower

Ms. Miser, Head of HR for Zigzag Chair Corporation: Janine Bower

Bobbi Dipseek, interview show host: Lorenzo Carta

Job Fair Rep: Bennett’s cartoon

App voiceover: Janine
 

Dates + Tickets

Performance
Am I Enough of Me: Theatrical Production and Research Project
Cliff Watson
Thursday 24
6:00 PM
July 2025
FREE
Presented By

Communications and Media Department

Event Type
Production Credits

Production Staff:

Lighting Design: Alex Wallach

Audio: Rachel Gates

Music composition, piano, sound editing: Lili Kung

Concept, script, lyrics, poetry, direction, visual media, AI video, AR app: Cliff Watson

Special thanks: the EMPAC Production Team—Catherine, Eric, Todd, Mike, Sam, Stephanie, Shannon, and everyone else involved in the show; Zoe Evans; Comm and Media’s Corinne Jones and Chris Jeansonne; props help from Mari, Bennett, Emily Burns, and RPI Players.

CC0 media credits: elevator music @blondpanda; birds @steaq @swiftoid; feedback @Pingel @gis_sweden @clemza @CreationsByJacobFilms @danlucaz @Bruhman29

Please send good healing vibes to Jack!
 

Funding

HASS Production Grant for EMPAC; HASS Student Research & Creative Activity (SRCA) Grant