As part of an ongoing study on the experience of theatrical performance in EFL Teacher Training, Dr. John Crutchfield of the Department of Didactics offered an elective course this semester called "Theater Project," in which he worked with a small group of students to create a new theatrical work in English. Entitled "Unreal City: A Fragmented Souls Production", the play examines the experience of life in the metropolis, with themes ranging from euphoria to loneliness, from humor to boredom to absurdity, and from glimpses of strange beauty to moments of fear, madness and alienation. In its variety of theatrical styles and approaches, the work reflects the truly collaborative method of artistic creation which lay at the heart of the project.

Impressions from the Play