Communication studies students will show off the culmination of their labors this semester today and Wednesday in the department’s Fall Showcase.
The showcase will feature works from five different communication studies classes — Introduction to Performing Literature, Performance in Everyday Life, Body Performance Culture, Introduction to Film and Experimental Video.
Communication studies graduate student and showcase producer Sarah Jackson said the showcase will demonstrate pieces from students who have produced exceptional work throughout the semester.
Most of the pieces in the show will be live individual or group performances and videos, Jackson said.
Showcase works will range from performances of poetry and prose with physical movements to stories performed orally, she said.
Patricia Suchy, communication studies associate professor, has student works from two of her classes in the showcase.
She said showcase entries are selected based on quality, length and appeal to audiences, and she aims to represent as many students as possible when selecting showcase pieces.
“It’s all original student work,” Suchy said. “I’m very proud of my students, and I’m so happy other people will get to see what they’ve strange.”
“They’re really strange and really wonderful,” she said. “They’re some of the best projects I’ve ever