Emily Thompson, alumna of theater from Rock Falls, Pearlshana Cummings, a junior studying performance studies from Chicago and Nico Wood, a doctoral candidate in performance studies, recite a play Tuesday during auditions in the Communications Building for Athena and the Apple. Wood is the director of the play, which will debut in March at the Kleinau Theatre. “The play is made up of desire, love and exploration,” Wood said. “I want to see how well the auditioners can perform and collaborate.”REMY ABROUGHT • DAILY EGYPTIAN