Sydney Anderson, a Theatre and English senior, who I interviewed says this show is especially important because it’s her last. Three of the four March sisters are seniors who have spent their entire degrees in the Theatre department, growing up and learning as actors and people. She appreciates that she gets to experience this last show as sisters with the women who have been by her side for her entire experience at Whitworth.

A part of the Theatre program is a senior final project, which Anderson describes as an in-depth character analysis. Going scene by scene with her advisor, Elise Edie, Anderson took a deep dive into Beth’s motivations and thought process. For her, playing and analyzing Beth is a full circle moment. A core part of Beth’s character is moving on, endings, and growing up, which is poignant with graduation right around the corner.

This project is a culmination of everything that Anderson has learned these last 4 years. She found it fascinating to get to know Beth in that way and also discover and learn more about herself.

As with the final line of Little Women, Whitworth wishes our graduating Theatre seniors a successful final show and happiness in post-college life, “O my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you a greater happiness than this!”  

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