Hidden Stories · 07

Day by Day

by Bianca Nkwonta

Listen to the Story

A graduating student is practicing a song alone when a seminarian joins as accompaniment and the two talk about their life paths while making music together.


About the Setting

Looking down on the Shoenecker Center Atrium from the staircase

Schoenecker Center

The Schoenecker Center brings together the arts, sciences, engineering and innovation in one integrated academic space. Its open design creates opportunities for students across disciplines to cross paths and collaborate, with spaces for music, art, science and engineering throughout the building.


About Hidden Stories

Hidden Stories was created in partnership with Wonderlust Productions and with the support of the College of Arts and Sciences. The plays were generated through story circles with students, staff, faculty, and alumni of the University of St. Thomas.

Production Credits

  • Produced by Wonderlust Productions
  • Conceived by Alan Berks, Leah Cooper, Amy Muse and Kristina Wenzel Egan
  • Directed by Alan Berks and Leah Cooper
  • Written by Bianca Nkwonta
  • Performed by David Musherure, Madison O’Neal and Sonja Thompson
  • Overall Sound Design by Peter Morrow
  • Sound Design by Peter Morrow
  • Audio Engineering by Mik Finnegan and Peter Morrow
  • Stage Management by Samantha Fairchild
  • Project Coordination by snem DeSellier and Abigail Elfner
  • Aquinas the Squirrel Illustration by Andrew Fox
  • Print Map Design by Alex Hawks
  • This podcast was recorded under a SAG-AFTRA Agreement.

Find the Story on Campus

Hidden Stories are inspired by places across the St. Paul campus. Visit the Schoenecker Center Atrium to experience this story in the place that helped bring it to life.

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