Lisa Abbott
10 Minute Play Festival Call for Scripts
Submissions for the Annual Play Festival are due on Dec. 5.
Due: December 5th
Contact: labbot@georgiasouthern.edu
Race; A Play to Begin Showing at the CAT
The Theatre & Performance program at Georgia Southern University kicks off its 2013-2014 season Sept. 24 with David Mamet’s Race; a Play in the Center for Art & Theatre’s Black Box Theatre.
Race explores the tension between perception and intent when a law firm of three attorneys, two black and one white, defend a white man charged with a crime against a black woman. Thought-provoking and challenging, the play raises questions about how each of us perceives race in today’s world and will leave audiences with more questions than answers. Because of adult subject matter and strong language, the play is recommended for mature audiences.
Theatre & Performance audiences will recognize actors Whitaker Gardner and Tatyana Arrington from last year’s production of Hamlet when they were matched against each other as Claudius and Gertrude. New to the Black Box stage are actors V. Akil Jackson and Harry Hudgins, who round out the cast. Student designers complete the production team with Lawrence Hancock as scenic designer and Loren “Zo” Haynes overseeing costumes and lighting design.
Race; a Play opens Wednesday, Sept. 24, and runs through Wednesday, Oct. 1. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee performance on Sunday, Sept. 29, at 2 p.m. The play is recommended for mature audiences because of language and content.
Cast members: Tatyana Arrington, Whitaker Gardner, V. Akil Jackson, and Harry Hudgins
Directed by: Lisa L. Abbott
Scenic Design: Lawrence Hancock
Costume Design: Loren Haynes
Lighting Design: Loren Haynes
Ancient Greek Comedy “The Birds” Playing in Black Box Theatre
The Summer Theatre Rehearsal and Performance Class at Georgia Southern University presents “The Birds” by Aristophanes.
Summer performances are Thursday through Saturday in the Center for Art & Theatre’s Black Box Theatre. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m.
“The Birds” is a comedy by Greek playwright Aristophanes. First performed in Athens in 414 B.C., the timeless story follows Pithetaerus, an Athenian slacker and opportunist who, with the help of his cowardly sidekick Euelpides, persuades Epops, the King of the Birds, to have all the world’s birds create a new city in the sky called Cloud Cuckoo Land.
While attempting this great feat, Pithetaerus is met with many of the pests that he left Athens hoping to avoid. In addition, he hopes to control the gods as they previously controlled mankind. And if he can survive certain death, a Beatnik Poet, an oracle-monger with prophecies for sale, a Real Estate Man, an Inspector, a Lawyer, and a whirlwind one-sided romance with an airhead goddess, he may just get the chance.
Lisa L. Abbott, an associate professor of theatre at Georgia Southern, is the play’s director.
Admission is free, although donations to the Friends of Theatre Foundation are welcome. The house opens at 7 p.m., and audience members are encouraged to arrive no later than 7:15 p.m. to ensure good seats.
The box office can be reached at 912-478-5389 to make reservations and is open for ticket sales from 3-5 p.m. prior to performances and at 6 p.m. on performance
days.
from The Statesboro Herald