By Dana Al-Qadi
Gargoyle senior editor
Posted Thursday, May 10, 2007, The OG, news & arts

Junior Eunice How in a Big Show 2007 skit. Gargoyle photo (click to enlarge)

“IT'S GOING TO be bigger, longer, funnier, and stranger than ever,” said senior Devin Johnson as he covered the computer screen with a piece of paper to prevent me from peeking at his secret project under works.

What was he hiding?

Well, whatever it was will be unleashed to the public this weekend as a part of Big Show.

Johnson and fellow senior Scott Sapp are co-directors of Big Show, the annual production held at the end of X-Week. It is typically a humorous series of sketches that are written, directed, acted in, and produced by students.

This year, the show will take place 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the North Attic.

Tickets cost $4 for students and $5 for others, with proceeds going to CASA, Court Appointed Special Advocates — the charity that Student Council selected for this year's X-Week.

Although Big Show 2006 elicited hearty guffaws for its spoofs on popular television shows such as MTV's “Cribs,” look for something different this time around.

“This year the material is all more original with the sketches being longer and more developed,” Sapp said. “We've even written some of our own music.”

Johnson added, “We were able to get a lot of teachers involved who haven't been before but really really should have been.”

This year, a teacher from the science department makes his rapping debut in one of the video sketches.

“I think it's gold,” laughed Sapp.

“Besides,” said Johnson, “coming to Big Show is better than hanging out with your friends.”

• When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 11, and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 12

• Where: North Attic Playhouse

• How much: $4 for students, $5 for others (proceeds go to CASA, Court Appointed Special Advocates)

• Directors: Devin Johnson & Scott Sapp

• Cast members:
— Jono “The Red Darin” Baron
— Robert “Home” Boyce
— Anna “Greek Fire” Cangellaris
— Anna “No One's Cooler” Gooler
— Eunice “She Knows” How
— Emily “I Don't Give A” Kamm
— Sam “Nicht So” Klein
— Hannah “The Big” Leskosky
— Rohun “The Rofunky Monkey” Palekar
— Larissa “Arm” Pittenger
— Abby “Sleeper” Sobh
— Adam “The Artist Formerly Known as Voice” Tiouririne

• Lights: Kayla Ginsberg, Natsuki Nakamura

• Sound: Nicole Helregel

• Tech crew: Josh Mitchell, Tianna Pittenger

• Video: Micah Berman, Devin Johnson, Adam Tiouririne

• Live music:
— Alex Cahill
— Sam Klein
— Grant Loos
— Rohun Palekar
— Scott Sapp

• ACT I:
— Introduction
— Creepy Babysitter
— Marriage Counseling
— Como El Mundo Gira
— L'Auberge D'hiver
— An Evening At The Cinema
— Zorcolax
— A Date With Death
— Der Massage Haus
— Motivationally Speaking, Of Course
— Calculus 300
— A Man and his Mannequin
— Big Prom

10-minute intermission

• ACT II:
— Protest Song
— Rip Van Rahman
— Interviews
— The Magic of Magic
— The Man With the Terrible Shirt
— The Wonders of PC
— Gamma Gamma Gamma Initiation
— Bergalicious
— Young Shakespeare
— Contest of the Champions
— Men of Constant Sorrow

• Big Show fun facts:
— Body count: 11
— Animals harmed: 0
— Languages used: 6
— Live musical performances: 4
— Faculty members acting: 6
— Symbolisms used: 7 (can you spot all of them?)