"Ellis Island," a new play by OSU Theatre student Leah Kahn will run in the Withycombe Hall Lab Theatre February 10-12 at 7:30 pm and February 13 at 2:00 pm.

Ellis Island is the touching story of an unlikely friendship that develops between two immigrant women fleeing their home countries to America in 1906. The barriers of language and cultural differences are overcome by a shared vision for a brighter future. It features the design work of OSU students Libby Brennan (costume design) and Dakota Smith (lighting design) with performances by OSU students Maia Barnabey (Mandolina), Tess Juarez (Dominica), and Savanah Taggard (Fecha). Corvallis community members Jax Kelberer and Kyle Stockdall also join the cast.

“For the show, I want to really emphasize the reality of how difficult communicating with one another would be and the beauty of overcoming those obstacles,” said Hannah Schwartz, director, an OSU theatre student.
 

Admission is free and open to the public. For ticket reservations visit: https://beav.es/w5K or contact the OSU Theatre Box Office at 541-737-2784. OSU students and employees who have complied with OSU policies to either show proof of or attest to being fully vaccinated, or who are in compliance with periodic testing may show their OSU ID for entrance to this event. All other guests must show proof of vaccination/ or a negative test from within the prior three days for admittance. For specific details visit https://beav.es/event-attendance. Please note, seating is limited in the Lab Theatre and there will be no late admittance.