Photo by: Katy Owens

The Department of Theatre’s production of Some Girl(s) on Saturday was well-received, drawing 30 to 40 people to the Byron Theater in the Newman Center for Performing Arts.

The actors and actresses were split into two casts working alternate shows, each a different spin on the tribulations of a heart-breaking misogynist’s journey through his past relationships.

The 90-minute play revolves around a male named Guy and four girls, all of whom are his ex-girlfriends.

With his own wedding a mere few weeks away, Guy decides to embark on a journey to retrace his most hurtful breakups and “right some wrongs.”

Some Girl(s) is a story of past relationships and the trail of broken hearts one rather self-centered Guy can leave.

According to Lindsey Wagner, the house manager for the production, each cast approached the play from different angles.

The blue cast portrayed Some Girl(s) as a humorous production, while the red cast made it more dramatic.

“They’re two different shows,” said Kaitlin Clark, a junior playing the part of Sam for the red cast.

The blue cast featured Tony Ryan, Jessica Dorcey, Maddie Spilman, Jerica Khosla and Libby Cobb.

The actors for the red cast included, Cody Schuyler, Kaitlin Clark, Jasmine Szympruch, Cheyenne Michaels and Cicely Galm.

Some Girl(s) is a play written by Neil LaBute. Following in typical LaBute style, it is dramatic, to-the-point and features a misogynist as the male lead.

While misogynistic, the play also has aspects of female empowerment that the female cast members feel mixed towards.

“I think everyone has a woman-empowering moment, but overall, [the play] makes it seem like Guy still got away with doing all this crap to the women,” said Jasmine Szympruch, a freshman actress playing one of the former girlfriends, Tyler, in the Red Cast.

Audience and cast alike found themselves able to relate to the play. The analysis of past relationships and breakups in the characters gave way for personal reflection of the past and what went wrong in relationships.

“Playing [the character] Lindsay has actually turned out to be a very therapeutic experience because it has forced me to analyze what went wrong in my own break up and say aloud the things I wish I could say to the guy,” said sophomore Cheyenne Michaels.

Some Girl(s) opened last Thursday and will continue this weekend, running through Sunday.

Tickets can be purchased at the Newman Center.