April 10th 2024
Craig Darnell, Not Even Really Drama Students

Sinner City is a musical that was created and directed by LGBTQ+ students of color. Its story explores the confines of class, familial expectations, and the traditional structure of authored narratives. It asks: how can romance, ambition, and self-determination be truly satisfied when the story is already being authored by the people in power, by one’s parents, and by the author of the narrative itself?

March 23rd 2024
Craig Darnell, Not Even Really Drama Students

Mini Musicals night was a brand new event organized by Not Even Really Drama Students, where groups of students had the opportunity to pitch short musical scenes. 4–5 of these groups were selected to write their scenes and compose music for them. Then, the teams worked on directing their skits, casting students as actors who rehearsed and performed in both of the show performances (on March 22 and 23).

December 2nd 2023
Avalon Litwiller, Not Even Really Drama Students

We requested funding for our musical production called A Murder Mystery Musical. It is a musical written and directed by our members that follows a group of friends caught in a haunted house. It tells the story of budding romance, community, acceptance, tradition, and friendship. It has a total (cast, crew, and production team) of about 75. This event sought to enrich the local student body and populace. By performing this show written by LGBT and racial/cultural minority writers we are putting forward ideas, viewpoints, and opinions that are often lost in art and especially lost in theatre.

Road Trip

April 9th 2022
Not Even Really Drama Students

Road Trip: The Musical is an original student-written and student-produced musical by B Dergis and Will McCleland. The musical follows 6 road trippers on their magical and mystical journey to Seattle to see an eclipse.

December 4th 2021
Emma Laible, Not Even Really Drama Students

Not Even Really Drama Students (NERDS) performed an original musical written by Emma Laible and Adrien Beyer, titled Legal Courtship. The story focused on two lawyers who, when confronted by a new foe, must face their past in order to resolve present issues.

December 7th 2019
Samantha Dunlap, Not Even Really Drama Students (NERDS)

Show Description: "What’s better than vampires? Rock and Roll vampires! Jill Neary is an up-and-coming Rock and Roll journalist who gets her big break when she’s given a once in a lifetime opportunity to go on tour with legendary band Jackie Dracula and the Brides. With her current roommate and former girlfriend Lucy along for the ride, they discover that Jackie and his crew are more than they seem- and that no one is ever truly alone."

April 5th 2019
Not Even Really Drama Students

Bees the Musical was an original, student written musical that had three performances (April 5th at 8pm, and April 6th at 2pm and 8pm). In this show, the town of Honeyville’s way of life is threatened when all the bees suddenly go missing. Detective team Charlotte (Charlie) Peppers and Penelope Wright must learn to work together if they ever hope to find who stole the bees.

November 30th 2018
Not Even Really Drama Students

Not Even Really Drama Students (NERDS) presented their original musical, Kitchen Sink. Kitchen Sink was a musical birthed from a collaboration of Hamlet and The Great British Bake Off. It was a musical performance complete with singing, dancing, acting, and accompanied by live instrumentalists.

March 30th 2018
Carolyn Busch, Not Even Really Drama Students

The student run theatre group, Not Even Really Drama Students, put on a performance of Bloom, an original, student written musical. The musical’s description was as follows: “In an Austen-era world where impromptu love song duets are more important than all else, Margot has never been able to come up with the words to any of them. When faced with a marriage proposal from a close friend whom she loves but cannot duet with, she is forced to reevaluate her place in a society obsessed with these duets, and uncover herself and her sexuality in a world which doesn’t understand it."

December 8th 2017
Carolyn Busch, NERDS

The student organization Not Even Really Drama Students presented The show "Get a Clue!" is a new student written musical based on the characters from the board game Clue and various other characters from the mystery genre. The official blurb of the show is "An elegant dinner party turns into a murder investigation when the host drops dead before dessert. Was it Mrs. Peacock with a lead pipe? Or Colonel Mustard with a candlestick? Join Nancy Drew and her boyfriend, Ned, on their quest to uncover the true murderer." The show was free of charge and with unique community style writing and directing, NERDS wants to remove the elitism sometimes associated with musical theatre through accessible presentations.

April 7th 2017
Not Even Really Drama Students

Yes, Another Princess Musical is a sequel to last year's original, student written Disney parody musical, Not Another Princess Musical. Synopsis- "When Peter Pan and the Dalt Wisney Catwilds beat the Mizzie Laguire House Kittens in the championship basketball game, Troy Bolton demands a rematch, but in the form of a dance-off. This show features characters from Disney animated films as well as characters from Disney Channel!" Performances were held on April 7th and 8th at 8pm in the Anderson Room and April 9th at 3pm in the Kuenzel room in the Union.

December 8th 2016
Not Even Really Drama Students

The student organization Not Even Really Drama Students presented: Dystopical, a brand new, student written, student performed full-length musical. It’s set in a college campus and explores through parody, the themes of current young-adult dystopian novels and movies popular today. The musical focuses on themes of comedy, but also has an overarching sense of unity. The characters learn that in all facets of life we are stronger when together than when we are fighting each other. The show was free of charge and with unique community style writing and directing, NERDS wants to remove the elitism sometimes associated with musical theatre through accessible presentations.