2012-2019: Tradition

This Is Not a Play About Sex was first created by Poppy (Christina) Liu '13 in the summer of 2012. Using a University Studies grant, Poppy conducted interviews with fellow Colgate students about their experiences relating to sex, sexuality, sexual violence, and the body. The play debuted on campus over Family Weekend in October 2012 and from then on, every fall between 2012-2019 as an annual beloved tradition. Each year, the project Directors and Leadership Team updated the script with new pieces and new experience to reflect the ever-changing social climate of the student body.

2012: Creation

Directed by Poppy Liu '13

In an interview with the university, Poppy said, “I wanted to encompass all gender identities, all sexualities … my goal was to capture as many different perspectives and behaviors and attitudes as possible on campus, to have a more complete portrait of sexuality and sexual expression at Colgate." Poppy was a Theater and Women's Studies double major and was particularly inspired by the Vagina Monologues when creating TINAPAS. The project was part of her Honors Thesis for Women's Studies and advised by Professor Meika Loe.
The first performance was on October 26, 2012, in the Brehmer Theater. There was as trailer with the original cast shot in the Ryan 209 studio.

2013 - 2015

If you have information about the 2013-15 TINAPAS productions or cast and crew, please email tinapas@colgate.edu to contribute to the TINAPAS archive.

2016

Directed by Dayna Campbell '17 and Clare Schneider '17

This year's script dealt with issues ranging from alcohol use to fraternity culture.
The full script for this production can be found in the script archives. The final line of the play was “What if the world ends because we all destroy one another?”

2017

If you have information about the 2017 TINAPAS productions or cast and crew, please email tinapas@colgate.edu to contribute to the TINAPAS archive. Following the performances, an anonymous article submitted to the Maroon News criticized the portrayal of sexual assault in the 2017 version of the script and called for further consideration of survivors as the audience of the play. A link to the article can be found in the Media page.

2018

Directed by Tyler Maxie '18 and Mariam Nael '18

Leadership Team: Nicole Jackson '18, Tashi Sherpa '19, Chau Le '19, and Taylor Washing '18

2019

If you have information about the 2019 TINAPAS productions or cast and crew, please email tinapas@colgate.edu to contribute to the TINAPAS archive.