February 18, 2021 in Lifestyle, Music
Cristyn Dang is one of many people preserving the theatre experience during the pandemic. Photo from @dangitscristyn on Instagram.
With Broadway shut down and many local theatres still closed, theatre-lovers are left wondering how much longer until they are able to return to normalcy. Luckily, just like how classes have moved to Zoom, musical theatre has also currently been thriving on the virtual platform. One such project that made its way to our home screens is “USUCC: An Original Zoomsical,” written and directed by Brian Ryu and Julia Krom, and choreographed by 2019 USC graduate Cristyn Dang.
A new comedy musical USUCC: An Original Zoomsical will premiere on Youtube on February 12th.
This Zoom-musical tells the story of an adjunct university professor, who finds herself facing a mutiny from her students after the school moves online. She questions what it means to be a teacher when she is forced to make a choice between taking care of herself and taking care of her students.
The project was filmed remotely, entirely on mobile phones with minimal additional equipment. The actors worked across many roles in addition to their parts on screen: filming, recording music, adjusting camera angles, and even lighting.