Two Kansas City, Kansas, students are participating in “21st Century Carnival,” a devised play running at Kansas State University.
The play will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21-23 and 2:30 p.m. Feb. 24 in the Purple Masque Theatre in West Stadium on the K-State campus, Manhattan.
The two Kansas City, Kansas, students are David Grigsby Jr., sophomore in theater and pre-optometry, and Chelsea Turner, senior in American ethnic studies and theater, assistant director.
“21st Century Carnival” explores social media as a carnival attraction and how the allure of a red bubble and the chime of a new notification draws people into a digital world. Social media sites have an allure that has become irresistible, particularly to young millennials who have never known life without a personal computer, said Ashley Blair, director of the play and a master’s student in drama therapy from Maryland.
As part of the program, the audience will have an opportunity to talk about their own social media experiences through a voluntary survey or through a talk-back that is planned after each performance.
Tickets are $9 for the public and may be purchased through k-state.edu/mtd/tickets.