Ready, set, go. On Oct. 25, students will begin preparing for Mayfly 2024: RealityFly. Students will perform it 24 hours later on Oct. 26 in the Performance Theatre at 7:30 p.m.
Mayfly is an annual production by Stage 2, NSU’s student-run production company sponsored by the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts.
Mayfly is written and produced by students within 24 hours.
This year’s theme for the production is reality TV. The writers will create scenes based on shows like “Big Brother” and “Love Island.”
Stage 2’s tradition was inspired by the mayfly, a bug with a lifespan of 24 hours. Ella Elkoni, sophomore marine biology major and production manager, said Stage 2 has a similar process to the mayfly bug.
“The production that’s going to happen on Oct. 26 didn’t exist 24 hours before, and 24 hours from the end of the production, it will no longer exist. It’s only one night, so just come and see what’s going on. It’s a lot of fun because every year it is completely different,” Elkoni said.
Writers will come in on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and get assigned a theme. They write until 5 a.m. when the actors and directors come in to rehearse, until they are performance-ready at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
“Everyone’s excitement is what is going to bring about a really good show because it is a night where expectations fly out the door,” Emily Bernard, senior chemistry major and theatre minor, said.
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