Shani Watson is making history during black history month: she is the first female African American undergraduate student to adapt, write, direct and produce a play at UNC. The senior communication and performance studies major, found inspiration for the play's identity theme from a Douglas Sirk quote: "The mirror is the imitation of life. What is interesting about a mirror is that it does not show yourself as you are, it shows you your own opposite." Shani Watson is making history during black history month: she is the first female African American undergraduate student to adapt, write, direct and produce a play at UNC. The senior communication and performance studies major, found inspiration for the play's identity theme from a Douglas Sirk quote: "The mirror is the imitation of life. What is interesting about a mirror is that it does not show yourself as you are, it shows you your own opposite." Shani Watson is making history during black history month: she is the first female African American undergraduate student to adapt, write, direct and produce a play at UNC. The senior communication and performance studies major, found inspiration for the play's identity theme from a Douglas Sirk quote: "The mirror is the imitation of life. What is interesting about a mirror is that it does not show yourself as you are, it shows you your own opposite."