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Director Rhiannyn McCauley And Found Space Theatre Company Receive Standing Ovation at NMU
NMU student Rhiannyn McCauley introducing
the cast and crew of The Vagina Monologues
performed on NMU campus December 2, 2023
(photos by Mike OSullivan)
by Mike OSullivanpublished: December 2, 2023
Marquette, Michigan - NMU student Rhiannyn McCauley made her directorial debut this week with the newly-created, student-led, Found Space Theatre Company performing The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler in the Lydia M. Olson Library Atrium at NMU.
Today's performance played to an overflowing, enthusiastic, and sometimes tearful audience. The actors brought fierce emotion to their performances and brilliantly succeeded in captivating their audience from beginning to end. This play brought stories to life about empowerment and the end of objectification and submission of female glory, strength, and power. This performance was a call to action to end torture, rape, and mutilation of females. Ultimately, this performance celebrated freedom and courage to stand free and to be seen and heard without threat of destruction.
A standing ovation demontrated the rich appreciation of the audience for the moving performances by all.
Congratulations, Rhiannyn and FSTC!
This FSTC Event Was Free With Donations Offered To The Women's Center.
Marquette, Michigan - NMU student Rhiannyn McCauley made her directorial debut this week with the newly-created, student-led, Found Space Theatre Company performing The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler in the Lydia M. Olson Library Atrium at NMU.
Today's performance played to an overflowing, enthusiastic, and sometimes tearful audience. The actors brought fierce emotion to their performances and brilliantly succeeded in captivating their audience from beginning to end. This play brought stories to life about empowerment and the end of objectification and submission of female glory, strength, and power. This performance was a call to action to end torture, rape, and mutilation of females. Ultimately, this performance celebrated freedom and courage to stand free and to be seen and heard without threat of destruction.
A standing ovation demontrated the rich appreciation of the audience for the moving performances by all.
Congratulations, Rhiannyn and FSTC!
This FSTC Event Was Free With Donations Offered To The Women's Center.
--Mike OSullivan is an educator, writer, web site designer, editor, publisher, and multi-credentialed healthcare coding consultant living in Marquette with her sweet husband, award-winning artist, educator, technical specialist--and too many more talents to name--Todd Carter. Todd contributes artwork, photos, technical support, and editing support to Upfirst.com.
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The State of Michigan occupies the ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabek – Three Fires Confederacy, of the Odawa (Ottawa), Ojibwe (Chippewa) and Bode’wadmi (Potawatomi). We recognize the historic Indigenous communities in Michigan, and those who were forcibly removed from their homelands. We further recognize the ongoing relationship of, dependence upon, and respect for, all living beings of earth, sky and water. In offering this land acknowledgement, we affirm Indigenous sovereignty, history and experience.
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