LIZ SUSKI
Special to The Leader
While the beginning of the semester already has had multiple events, there are still more to go.
One of these events is the show “Incognito” by the Performing Arts Company.
The Performing Arts Company, also known as PAC, is the student-run theatre organization on campus and also the second largest organization at Fredonia. They have an executive board of 13 members and a general body of about 200.
“PAC produces about four main stage shows a year and a theatre collaborative, along with multiple workshops and cabarets to give people an opportunity to explore all of the elements of theatre,” said Kate Fitzpatrick, a senior B.F.A. musical theatre major with an applied music minor.
Fitzpatrick is the president of PAC and is the director, scenic designer and fight captain for “Incognito.”
“To be involved in ‘Incognito’ has been one of my favorite shows to be on,” said Amanda Pietrera, a senior B.A. theatre arts major with a minor in arts administration. “It is such a beautifully complex piece and to work on this concept that Katie has created has been so fulfilling as a stage manager and theatre artist.”
Pietrera is the stage manager for “Incognito,” and she runs everything backstage. Pietrera also dealt with the casting sessions that took place.
“We have eight actors who are playing a total of 21 roles, so it’s so important to take in every second,” said Pietrera.
“Incognito” is one of the first shows that PAC holds this year, and it tells three different stories about the human brain and how worlds collide.
“It questions our reality in the choices we do and don’t make, as well as how much our brains do for us as we grow as humans,” said Fitzpatrick.
It follows a pathologist who steals the brain of Albert Einstein, a seizure patient who cannot remember anything besides how much he loves his recent fiancée, and a neuropsychologist who is described in a newfound love in a relationship with another woman.
“Audiences should expect a compelling piece that requires so much attention and focus because these three stories that are so different and yet have the ability to come together and fall apart so many times,” said Pietrera.
The play is Oct. 4-6 in the Bartlett Theatre.
On Friday and Saturday, will start at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, will start at 2 p.m. Sunday’s play has a special performance from student acapella group, Premium Blend.
Tickets are $5 for students and $7 for the general public.