A Year in Review

This past academic year saw a lot of changes in structure and event activity for 12 Days. It also saw a lot of firsts for the organisation. The icing on the cake, however was Honors Night.

This years One Act Festival produced two wonderfully performed and directed 30 minute shows. Victor Torres and Noora Al-Fraih directed selections from Kathy Najimy and Mo Gaffney's "Parallel Lives" and Celynda Peck with her assistant Nathalie Groeneveld directed Christopher Durang's "Actor's Nightmare". The festival ran for three performances.

A stellar cast headlined this full-length play directed by Johanna Dunphy with her assistant, Zeana Bey which ran for three performances. The play was a crime comedic-drama written with Tarrentino-esque flair. The play was graced with a surprise visit from Dr. Michael Barclay and Murray Woodfield, two members of the Richmond Drama Department.

This production saw a first for Richmond, successfully producing a musical production starring a cast of 20 students. The revue was directed by Olga-Marie Pratt, musically assisted by Zeana Bey, and choreographed by Eliza Andrews. After playing just two performances to sold-out houses, this production was given the award for BEST UNIVERSITY EVENT FALL 2005-SPRING 2006. Congratulations to all those involved!

Selections from Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts' off-broadway musical "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" were performed to sell-out three day run on both the Richmond and Kensington campuses. The show starred Christopher Aguilar, Forest Encell, Margeux Ewen, Dania Marti, and Mandi Sterling, showcasing their brilliant voices and comedic skills. This production was assistant directed by Casey Riley and directed by Olga-Marie Pratt.

At Honors Night 2006, 12 Days Productions and Dramatics Society was presented with two of the most covetted awards presented to the soceities of Richmond, the American International University. "Lipstick: a musical revue" directed by Olga-Marie Pratt was the honored recipient of BEST UNIVERSITY EVENT FALL 2005-SPRING 2006, beating even International Night, one of the school's most valued traditions. Also, 12 Days earned through its innovative approaches to community theatre the award for BEST UNIVERSITY SOCIETY OF FALL 2005-SPRING 2006 under the leadership of Zeana Bey, Johanna Dunphy, and Olga-Marie Pratt.

This is the first time the organization has won for BEST UNIVERSITY SOCIETY and the third year in a row that it has won BEST UNIVERSITY EVENT, also winning for 2004's The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler and 2005's Freak Show: One Act Festival 2004 featuring Christopher Durang's "'Dentity Crisis", "Tape" by Stephen Belber, and an original play written by Kristen "Lola" Chirico entitled "Yeah, Way: Jesus y Gomes and the End of the World in One Act".

Because of the unprecedented ticket sales from the past academic year, we were able to purchase a set of lights that belongs exclusively to 12 Days Productions. This will make setting up productions faster and more efficient. We'll be looking for more techies to train to use the lighting equipment and the speakers we have for sound effects. Look for updates on this site!