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Callie is a radio traffic announcer and a native New Yorker. She’s uncommitted to her job and especially to her boyfriend.
When Sara, a schoolteacher, arrives in town, Callie’s life is turned upside-down with new feelings.
The bond that develops between the two women and the investigation of a random act of violence against them following their first kiss is the story of Stop Kiss, presented by Theatre South Carolina.
The play examines “the contrast between how you assume things are one moment and how they can utterly, irrevocably change in the next,” said the play’s author Diana Son.
“Stop Kiss is a truly contemporary play in plot, humor, and structure,” said Jim O’Connor, chair of USC’s Department of Theatre and Dance and artistic director for Theatre South Carolina. “It sneaks up on you, and in the final moments, real theatre magic happens.”
The cast includes Pamela Vogel as Callie; Kay Allmand, Sara; Richie Gross, Detective Cole; Beth Hitesman, Mrs. Winsley; Zach Hanks, George; Patrick Mullins, Peter; and Sara Thomas, nurse.
Selena Kong is the scenic designer; Amanda Thompson, costume designer; and Robert Eubanks, lighting designer.
Patrick Housston is stage manager; K. Dale White, production manager; and Eric Rouse, technical director. Sarah Barker is movement coach, and Margo Regan is vocal coach.
Dewey Scott-Wiley, who received an MFA in directing from USC in 1994, is guest director. Scott-Wiley, an assistant professor of theatre at USC Aiken, directed and acted in many USC Summer Rep seasons and currently is an assistant professor of theatre at USC Aiken.
Last fall, Scott-Wiley directed Wax Works, written by USC Honors College graduate Sarah Hammond, at USC Aiken. The play was one of six featured at the regional Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival this month. Her latest production at USC Aiken was The Laramie Project.
Scott-Wiley has been a company member of Trustus Theatre in Columbia for 10 years, most recently appearing as Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire. Other credits at Trustus include Mo in The Kathy and Mo Show.
“In my life, I’ve known the temptation to be passive, to let life carry me like a leaf on a stream,” Scott-Wiley said. “I also know the liberation of making choices, grabbing life with all its pain and glory.”
Stop Kiss will be presented Feb. 28–March 8 in Longstreet Theater with performances at 8 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday and 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $12 for the general public; $10 for USC faculty and staff, senior citizens, and the military; and $9 for students. For tickets, call 7-2551.
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