The Aliens
The Aliens by Annie Baker
A Senior Directing Thesis by Nick Coviello
Performances April 7th - 9th 2016 at 7:30pm in Tawes Theatre in Gibson Center for the Arts
Two angry young men sit behind a Vermont coffee shop and discuss music and Bukowski. When a lonely high-school student arrives on the scene, they decide to teach him everything they know. The Aliens will be a full sensory experience including live musical performance, psilocybin tea, and SPARKLAHS! Whether you know who you are, or are still struggling to find your inner Pete Seeger, this play is for you. At its core The Aliens is a play with music about art, friendship, love, and death.
All photos by Paul W. Gillespie
04/07/2016
Pat Huff '19 as Jasper.
Jasper and KJ sit on a decrepit picnic table in their alley, behind The Green Sheep coffee shop.
Zach Briglia '16 as KJ.
Colin Higgins '19 as Evan, who works at The Green Sheep.
KJ puts hallucinogenic mushrooms in his tea.
Jasper effects an entrance to the alley through a slit in the fence.
Jasper gives Evan his first cigarette.
Jasper pours KJ's hallucinogenic tea into the trash.
Jasper reads from his forthcoming novel, which is semi-autobiographical.
Jasper, KJ, and Evan bond during their 4th of July get together.
Jasper and KJ play a song from their former band, The Frogmen aka The Aliens.
KJ hides among the trashcans.
Evan worries for KJ, who is laying, extremely hungover, on the picnic table.
KJ breaks down after telling Evan about Jasper's death.
Evan reacts to being told that Jasper has died two weeks before.
Evan and KJ bond over the death of their friend.
Evan plays Jasper's guitar, which KJ gave him.