by Alison Price
"While 'The Skriker', written by Caryl Churchill, may make you sick and nervous to see such mental and physical pain, the message is very real and should be discussed by anyone who plans to step outside in today's world.
In the dark basement of the MSU Auditorium, something very scary took place, something more powerful and shaking than any horror flick or ghost story.
'The Skriker', directed by theatre senior Rebecca Zellar and performed by MSU students, sent a chill down the small crowd's spine . . . "
Theatre senior Trisha Miller starred as Skriker, along with theatre graduate student Ambre Lake as the pregnant Lily and theatre senior Robyn Accetta as the struggling Josie . . . The performance of all characters was superb . . .But the show-stopping star was Miller with her off-the-wall performance as the devilish Skriker. Miller's masterful dialogue was amazing. Its rambling gobs of gibberish with hidden phrases delivered powerful messages at amazingly high speeds. Accetta had some heart-wrenching moments . . . she never crossed the fine line of overacting.
Although the gibberish and setting of the play were difficult for the audience to understand at first, the picture became clear as the play progressed. After much concentration, the poetic message of the play took shape with deep stories about illegitimate pregnancy, drug and alcohol addiction, and death. In today's society, and especially on college campuses, topics such as this are often hidden from everyday conversation, but yet invade the lives of many students and continue to be very real.
Zellar said she hopes those people who saw the show this week develop their own interpretations. 'It is like a poem - you should walk away with your own interpretation,' she said. 'It may not be the correct one, but it is your own.' "