ESPRIT
2026
2026
ESPRIT: A Night of Devised Scenes
by Slugface Productions
August 7th and 8th, 2026, at 8:00 PM at the Stars and Garters Theater
Director + Sound Designer: Sophie Wheeless
Assistant Director: Sarah Budds
Stage Manager: Jin Ai
Lighting Designer: Amina Gilbert
Projection Design: Tim Hight
Composer: Bernese
Intimacy + Movement Direction: Kayla Menz
Writers and Performers: Celine Berger, Briona Blosser, Gavin Connell, Natalie Freisinger, Rylee Hoil, Madeleine Libman, Taylor Meredith, Irmak Sagir, and Chris Shitpants
Photos by Sophie Davidson
Exprit is an energetic tempest of existentialism that spans the full life cycle of self actualization. Exploring multiple genres, forms, and tones- this new scene collection is unrelenting in its effort to identify. A deliciously sexy and challenging anthology, ESPRIT moves between the grotesque and the tender, the ridiculous and the sincere, creating a shifting portrait of people trying to locate themselves within bodies, relationships, histories, and expectations that never quite stay fixed.
FULL BODY SYNESTHESIA
MARIE
EATING A PLAIN HEAD OF LETTUCE IN YOUR ROOM IS JUST AS COLD AND LONELY AND POINTLESS AS STALKING YOUR OWN PROFILE ON INSTAGRAM
ONES AND ZEROS
NO INHIBITIONS
BLANK
OTHER
BODY SHOP
HAIR
HANDS OFF
FACES
CLOSER