Group of students write, produce and act in upcoming play

Hidden in a cabin on Orcas Island over spring break, seven Western students created the first draft of the upcoming play “/faust,” which, through temptation and desire for power, asks its audience, “What is your soul worth?”

The play, which will run Tuesday, June 2, to Saturday, June 6, was inspired by Christopher Marlowe’s “The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus” and Johann von Goethe’s “Faust,” two plays that follow the fate of individuals who sacrifice moral integrity for their personal ambition and desire for success.