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The talented students who appear on stage were required to go through a rigorous audition process, which clearly showed in the quality of their performances. Apparently, if Cody Linley was a pizza topping, he would be tempeh because it’s healthy and filling, and Jake Thomas’ go to shower song is his own version of Mulan’s “I’ll Make A Man Out of You.” At the start of the night, the Soulstice hosts set the tone by asking each of them a funny question. This year, they invi ted Cody Linley, who played Miley’s boyfriend on “Hannah Montana”, Nancy Sullivan, who played Drake and Josh’s mom, Jane Sibbet, who played Ross’ lesbian ex-wife on “Friends”, Nicole Kirkland, a famous choreographer, and Ja ke Thomas, who played Matt McGuire on “Lizzie McGuire”. The intro graphics for “Zot Mirror” looked like something you’d see on TV, and the intro clips for the acts looked like they had been professionally filmed.Įach year, Soulstice brings in a panel of celebrity judges. I was especially impressed by the quality of the filmed videos. They filmed and performed skits that parodied “Love Actu ally”, “Black Mirror”, “Evanescence”, “Chica go” (the Musical) and more, mercilessly satirizing UCI campus life and making a surprisingly effect ive commentary on issues that plague student life, like the campus shuttles, quality of food, and enrollment windows. I was amazed by the level of wit and innov ation in their ac ts. The Soulstice League is as much a part of the show as the performers. The Committee is in charge of directing and producing the show, and the Soulstice League is a comedy troupe who act as the hosts of the show and provide comic relief in-between acts. Soulstice is UCI’s annual talent show, put together by the 30 undergraduate students who make up the Soulstice Committee and Soulstice League. Clearly, the students behind Soulstice worked tirelessly to perfect everything, from their acts to the production of the show itself.

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The acts were spellbinding, the skits in between were genuinely hilarious, and the show in general was run with a seamless, professional grace. However, ASUCI’s Soulstice completely subverted all expectations. Despite the hype, people often expect something messy or half-assed. Student-run events have a bad reputation.

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