The Second Annual Administration Building Takeover And Slumber Party

by Ian Thal

With her daughter now attending her alma mater, Meegz is struck with nostalgia and reconnects with old friends as she assembles an oral history of the times they seized control of the campus administration building to protest proposed budget cuts and tuition hikes. The story is told in achronological order, alternating between episodes from the occupation and conversations held decades later.

With her daughter now attending her alma mater, Meegz is struck with nostalgia and reconnects with old friends as she assembles an oral history of the times they seized control of the campus administration building to protest proposed budget cuts and tuition hikes. The story is told in achronological order, alternating between episodes from the occupation and conversations held decades later.

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  • Vivian Lermond: The Second Annual Administration Building Takeover And Slumber Party by Ian Thal
    “

    When the past and the present converge, memory can draw natural lines of demarcation between recollections and truth. Ian Thai gives us wonderful, quirky comedic characters and employs a successful use of flash back to allow us to engage in a dance down nostalgia lane that is very satisfying. A unique play in scope that will prove a wonderful trigger for personal recall of your own "then and now".

    When the past and the present converge, memory can draw natural lines of demarcation between recollections and truth. Ian Thai gives us wonderful, quirky comedic characters and employs a successful use of flash back to allow us to engage in a dance down nostalgia lane that is very satisfying. A unique play in scope that will prove a wonderful trigger for personal recall of your own "then and now".

    ”
  • Jillian Blevins: The Second Annual Administration Building Takeover And Slumber Party by Ian Thal
    “

    I laughed out loud more than once reading Thal's deft and agile prose. His characters possess unique voices, brimming with literary/historical/philosophical allusions and irreverent humor which authentically capture the competitive cleverness unique to the verbal sparring of smart early-twenty-somethings.

    What I find most resonant is the play's exploration of nostalgia, and the mythology of self created from year to year and across the decades. Thal's young characters are working overtime to define their identities, while their older selves variously long for, criticize or reimagine who they...

    I laughed out loud more than once reading Thal's deft and agile prose. His characters possess unique voices, brimming with literary/historical/philosophical allusions and irreverent humor which authentically capture the competitive cleverness unique to the verbal sparring of smart early-twenty-somethings.

    What I find most resonant is the play's exploration of nostalgia, and the mythology of self created from year to year and across the decades. Thal's young characters are working overtime to define their identities, while their older selves variously long for, criticize or reimagine who they once were.

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  • Cheryl Bear: The Second Annual Administration Building Takeover And Slumber Party by Ian Thal
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    An ever critical needed spotlight on college administrations that hike tuition costs enormously while reducing services. Well done.

    An ever critical needed spotlight on college administrations that hike tuition costs enormously while reducing services. Well done.

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Character Information

From scene to scene the characters alternate between university students in their teenage years or early 20s and adults in their 40s reminiscing about their younger days. Actors of either age range may play characters of both ages. Alternately two sets of actors, one playing the older versions of the characters, the other playing the younger versions, may be used.
  • Meegz
    Both an eccentric woman in her forties and the politically astute student activist she remembers being. A mostly reliable narrator.
    20s - 40s
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s,
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Jonah
    A culture critic in his forties and the weird kid that his friends remember him being. Those who are not his friends probably find him obnoxious. Prone to blurting non-sequiturs and foreign words.
    20s - 40s
    Jewish
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s,
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Linda
    Both a student activist and a woman in her forties with a distorted sense of self. Always in for the thrill. Most of her stories center around hedonism. A vulgarian and an unreliable narrator.
    20s - 40s
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s,
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Alec
    Both a student activist and a very serious-minded man in his forties. Knows how to hold a grudge. Has an affection for lost causes but not the people who championed them.
    20s - 40s
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s,
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male

Development History

  • Reading, Play Readings With Friends, 2021
  • Reading, Quarantine Players, 2020
  • Reading, JaYo Théâtre, 2020
  • Reading, Blunt Objects Theatre, New Orleans LA, 2017
  • Reading, Arts Resources For The Tri-State, Huntington, WV, 2015

Awards

  • LaBute New Theater Festival
    St. Louis Actors’ Studio
    Semi-Finalist
    2016