Taking everything from trash cans, dust pans, pots, pans and plastic bags, STOMP made unconventional music that resonated throughout Stephens Auditorium Tuesday and Wednesday night, electrifying the stage with unrestrained energy.

The audience lost its inhibitions early on in the show, engaging itself in the captivating performance, which lasted for nearly two hours without an intermission.

Dressed in baggy pants, ripped T-shirts and combat boots, cast members clapped and pounded the palms of their hands together, shuffled and stomped their feet, finding rhythm in their natural body parts.

While STOMP had no clear plot or dialogue, the characters each had their own unique personalities, which were revealed by the way they danced and pantomimed.

The set had the feel of a junkyard, and the characters became godlike, finding music in the chaos of everyday items.

In one of the night’s many climaxes, STOMP cast members suspended themselves in the air, banging on hubcaps, traffic signs, swinging back and forth creating a makeshift drum kit out of the background set.

One character that consistently inspired laughter among the audience played the role of the clumsy one in the group, constantly making mistakes and looking foolish. Of course it was all part of the act, and in the intense finale to the show, he proved to be just as talented as the others.

At another point in the show, four performers strapped kitchen sinks to their bodies, banging on cooking pans and aluminum cans, using the water as another source of sound.

A number of other props added to the variety of the show.

Later, lining up in darkness, the characters unleashed their Zippo lighters, creating a rhythm out of the clinking sound of lighters sparking.

One scene even involved the performers digging through a trash bag, deriving music from the sound of crumpling up brown paper grocery bags and newspapers and sliding drinking straws through soft drink lids.

Sawdust was even spread onto the stage for the actors to shuffle their feet to create even more human-made sound.

As the noise reached an apex during the final tune, cast members pounded on metal trash cans nearly to the point of destruction as the crowd cheered.

When the lights dimmed and the actors left the stage, the audience jumped up for a standing ovation, begging the cast for one more number.

The encore set featured cast members involving the audience in the music. The main character clapped in different rhythms, urging the audience to mimic him. Soon enough, the crowd was deeply a part of STOMP’s sound.

It reminded audience members that they, too, could make music using instruments as simple as their hands, feet and a pile of junk.