The You-Cube

The You-Cube is a tiny, annually re-usable performance space on campus. It welcomes any member of the university community to create a tiny show for viewers peering through the cracks in its walls. This accessible model of making and experiencing performance breaks down many of the barriers associated with traditional Theater - cultural, financial, and architectural - by platforming a variety of uses and users for an UN-captive audience. By reducing the scale of a full-length show to a smaller envelope (5-10 min. performances in an 11’ x 11’ playing space), the You-Cube not only invites experienced performers but also offers access to those who don’t typically engage with traditional theater but have a need to be seen and heard. Any passerby attracted by the mystery inside of the You-Cube can expect to be inspired by the outpouring of multi-disciplinary and experimental expression from the University community. The You-Cube offers a generative tension between being isolated and being observed.

Collaborator #1: Dramaturg Harley Erdman.

Sketches of intermediate prep versions of the You-Cube: