Level of Education of Students Involved
Undergraduate
Faculty Sponsor
George Potter
College
College of Arts & Sciences (CAS)
Discipline(s)
Creative Writing, Theatre
ORCID Identifier(s)
0009-0000-4543-1953
Presentation Type
Artistic Presentation
Symposium Date
Spring 4-24-2025
Abstract
This ten-minute, five-person play explores the afterlife of four ghosts from all different walks of life and their intersection with a living girl, all in the same apartment. This comedic play exhibits the importance of cooperation, understanding, and empathy, as well as discussing the philosophical ideas of life and death. Unfinished Business stays true to its title by discussing what business people may leave behind, and how important may be to finish it.
Recommended Citation
Porter, Tabitha, "Unfinished Business" (2025). Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 1371.
https://scholar.valpo.edu/cus/1371
For Artistic Presentations
A small playing space for six people to sit- maybe 10x10 feet and six chairs.
Biographical Information about Author(s)
Tabitha Porter is a third year creative writing and musical theater student at Valparaiso University. She has been writing plays for two years under the tutelage of George Potter. She seeks to write plays based in comedy that may change peoples' ideas of life and death. She has multiple works appearing in The Lighter in Spring 2025, has won Valparaiso University's 2023 & 2024 Wordfest Dramatic Writing Award, and was a finalist for Footholds Vol. 6.