On August 22, 2020, Theatre Fairfield Graduate Emily Ramsey (2020) debuted her senior capstone performance project, Evolution. Originally Emily had planned on performing her project on March 21 on campus, however due to the sudden and unfortunate outbreak of COVID-19, the project was delayed. Fortunately, art always prevails, and Evolution was able to continue in a new home in a new environment.

Thanks to Theatre Fairfield's partnership with Professor Judy Primavera and the Jamie Hulley Arts Foundation, Evolution found a home in the Square Foot Theatre in Wallingford. Thanks to Jared Andrew Brown, Patrick Laffin, and Jeffrey Thibeault of Square Foot Theatre, which is another Hulley Foundation supported venue, Emily was able to perform on a new and safe outdoor stage they created to keep theatre alive during the pandemic. Through determination and the help of many compassionate supporters, including Emily's fellow performers Martha Hegley (2020) and Fallon Sullivan (2020), Evolution debuted in stunning fashion.

Evolution chronicles the  progression of female representation in theatre from Ancient Greece to the modern day and each play selection was complimented with Emily's reflection on its impact on theatre culture and her own life. Audiences saw her, Martha, and Fallon perform scenes from Antigonick by Anne Carson, Mercury's Footpath by Ellen McLaughlin, Macbeth by William Shakespeare, A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen (translated by Deborah Dawkin & Erik Skuggevik), A Doll's House Part 2 by Lucas Hnath, and The Phantom of The Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, and a dramatization of Rebecca Solnit's essay, "Men Explain Things To Me."  What we saw was not only the journey of women's growth in theatre through the ages, but Emily's growth as a person through her years at Fairfield.

Evolution is a testament to the progress made for women in theatre and the work that is still to come. It is almost fitting that this project was delayed and hindered by the pandemic because it was subjected to harsh and unfavorable conditions that forced Emily and her project to quite simply, evolve.