Written, produced by Ginnett
Texas A&M University–Kingsville’s (TAMUK) communication-journalism major Erica Garcia-Ginnett is directing her play, Supers.
Supers is about a college kid named Cal who lost his mother and sister in a fire when their apartment collapses and he was the only one who survived.
A superhero then saved him and his mission is now to even the playing field.
The play follows Cal as his mission is to get rid of the superhero, who the audience never finds out the identity of.
“I got the idea for this play when I saw someone walking, who was dressed from head to toe looking like Clark Kent. His hair was nice and slicked and his backpack was Batman,” Garcia-Ginnett said. “This transformed into the idea of [the play] for a supervillain to be obsessed with a superhero.”
While Garcia-Ginnett’s talent is portrayed through her writing and producing, theatre actors Gage Roberts (Cal) and Nadia Hernandez (Debby) will showcase their onstage magic as the play’s lead actor and the love interest.
“When I read Cal, [the character] stood out to me, as I figured [he] was really important,” Roberts said.
Since Supers is a brand-new play, auditions were a little different than they typically would be if the actors were performing a play they have previously done. Because of this, the original read was very cold.
“We’re usually given a few minutes to take a look over [the script] before we’re called onto a stage,” Roberts said. “I just did the audition to the best of my ability.”
However, both leading actors did get the role they first auditioned for.
“This was the original role I auditioned for and I was very happy I got it,” Hernandez said. “Usually, I do a lot of melodramas, so for me to do a serious play, especially a superhero drama, is wonderful.”
Students, faculty, staff and members of the Kingsville community can show their support for Garcia-Ginnet and TAMUK theatre by watching Supers, which will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13 through 15 at The Little Theatre.