CCMOnStage PLAYS Presents
By Caitlin Parrish
April 21-24, 2022, Cohen Family Studio Theater
*CCM Student
The Burials run time is 100 minutes and is performed without an intermission
By Richard Hess
Every day, 316 people are shot in the United States (source: BradyUnited.org). Among those:
Every year, 115,551 people are shot. Among those:
Source: BradyUnited.org
We tell this story, this difficult American story, to confront a difficult truth. When gun violence does not touch our lives, we do not see the impact. But the impact is real, and it is insidious. We think it does not touch us, but it does. Thank you for joining us to sit with us and feel the impact. Some theatre is not easy, but we hope it is rewarding.
So many stories. For 32 years I have been telling stories/making theatre with students at CCM. So many students. I have changed. The world has changed. The students have changed. I started directing and teaching professionally in 1983. It seems forever ago.
What hasn’t changed, is my love for this art form, my love of actors and designers and technicians and brave storytellers everywhere. Every show I’ve ever done at CCM is my favorite show. Thank you all. Please enjoy my new favorite show: The Burials. I hope it makes you feel.
With love and gratitude and support,
-Richard Hess
Special thanks to Ty Olwin, Caitlin Parrish, Sarah Summerwell, Kelly Yurko and Lauren Steiger Hess, always and forever.
America: Now
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UC College-Conservatory of Music's 2025-26 theatre season continues with Cendrillon, playing Nov. 13-15, 2025 in Patricia Corbett Theater.
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UC College-Conservatory of Music alumnus Spencer Lackey (BFA Acting, '17) has amassed 6 million followers on TikTok and Instagram through his short-form horror content. Now, he is sharing his spooky wisdom with current CCM Acting students who are studying acting for the camera.
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Light shapes how we see, feel and connect. That message is at the heart of CCM Lighting Design and Technology alumnus Sean Savoie's recent TEDxStLouis talk, "A Well-Placed Light." The presentation is available to watch on the Tedx Talk YouTube channel.
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