“Nuthin’ but Treble: An Evening of Musical Theatre Featuring Women” will be showcasing scenes from different musical works and one-acts from the EIU Music Theatre/Opera Ensemble. The musical event will take place today and Saturday in the Recital Hall of the Doudna Fine Arts Center at 7:30 p.m.

Jay Ivey, music professor and director of the production, said the event will be a combination show showcasing scenes of compiled contemporary music by composers such as Rodgers and Hammerstein and Gilbert and Sullivan.

“It’s basically a bunch of scenes that are put together, but there are overlying themes,” Ivey said.

The scenes being performed are from the shows “Trial by Jury,” “Chicago,” “The Sound of Music,” “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” “Spring Awakening” and “Smokey Joe’s Café.”

He explained that the performance will not have a single storyline, but is more of a hodgepodge story compilation of many different works.

“A general plot does not (necessarily) exist,” he said. “The production is taking things from a lot of different works put together. It’s more like a scene workshop production.”

Gina Marcin, a senior music education and vocal performance major, has worked in some of Ivey’s previous productions as well, but she said she believes this show is different.

“It’s just fun because you get a little snippets of a lot of interesting things,” she said.

The event differs from the previous productions Ivey has been involved in, such as “Urinetown” and “Fiddler on the Roof” because, despite two male cameo appearances, this cast features all women.

Ivey said he decided to take this direction because he was short on men interested in roles and decided to eliminate the problem by having an all-women production.

Marcin said working with an all-female cast is different, but she enjoys it.

“It’s a lot of estrogen, but it’s also a lot of fun,” she said.

She also said that filling the male role proves to be a fun challenge, especially in scenes featuring Gilbert and Sullivan.

“That work is primarily for a male cast, so you see a lot of females dressed as men,” she said.

Marcin said she also enjoyed working with this production because of the small number of people involved.

“It’s a great opportunity to work with a close knit group of people,” she said. “With duets and trios and a lot of more smaller ensemble work, it’s different. There’s more one-on-one time with different people.”

Ivey said he is also hopeful for the outcome of the performances.

“This will be a great production,” he said. “The different scenes together make (the show) a little more edgy and more contemporary. It will have a little bit more of a mass appeal. It’s going to be a lot of fun.”

Tickets for adults are $5 and $3 for others.

Sara Hall can be reached at 581-2812 or

[email protected].