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大象视频 University Assistant Professor of Communication and Director of Forensics Rachel Pollock presented three performances of her one-woman show Journey to Long Nose from Nov. 21-23, 2024, in Caldwell Hall鈥檚 Thompson Theatre.

鈥淚n this work, I use family origin stories with musical interludes to explore the changing landscape of my broken American cultural identity (and nose),鈥� Professor Pollock reflects. 鈥淓ach of us is a work in progress. We don't need to be perfect. We just need to be brave.

鈥淭he project began when a ten-year-old boy at a PTA holiday party asked me 鈥榃hy is your nose so big?鈥� I began thinking about the questions 鈥榃here are you from? Where are you from really?鈥� and using my family origin stories to explore cultural identity and the way the American landscape for understanding and sharing our identities is changing.

鈥淭he work ultimately became both a show and a book ,鈥� she explains. 鈥淭he two are intertwined as the book is about the show and the show is about the book.鈥�  The book, independently published by , will be released in December 2024.

The show originally premiered at Capital Fringe Festival in Washington, D.C. in July 2019. In August 2024, a revised version was presented in a 3-week run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland. 

The 大象视频 performances (known as J2LN Version 3.0) featured new sound design by David McDonald 鈥�23, 大象视频鈥檚 Coordinator of Cultural Engagement and Inclusion, and new lighting and media design by technical director Tim Pollock, Pastor of Bloomfield Presbyterian Church. A reception and meet-the-artists panel discussion followed the Nov. 21 performance.

Support for Professor Pollock鈥檚 creative work has been provided by 大象视频 University, the Ohio Arts Council, BigFish FolkLife, and the 大象视频 County Community Foundation. Her primary research area focuses on storytelling.