{"id":49412,"date":"2023-08-14T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/?p=49412"},"modified":"2023-08-11T14:59:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T19:59:23","slug":"steel-magnolias-opens-theatre-at-tarleton-fall-spring-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/steel-magnolias-opens-theatre-at-tarleton-fall-spring-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Steel Magnolias\u00a0opens Theatre at Tarleton Fall, Spring Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 An exciting year is in store for fans of Theatre at Tarleton, with six acclaimed productions planned, beginning with Steel Magnolias<\/em> at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, in the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center<\/a> Theater in Stephenville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opening the first day of classes,\u00a0Steel Magnolias<\/em>\u00a0is set in Truvy\u2019s salon in Chinquapin, La. It\u2019s the go-to place for a beauty fix with a hearty side of gossip. Through wit and wisecracks, a hodgepodge group of women form friendships that they\u2019re forced to lean on when tragedy\u00a0strikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The cast includes Tarleton State Associate Professor Prudence Jones and Assistant Professor Tracey Holley,<\/a> Executive Director of Development Janice Horak, junior Taylor Fambrough, and sophomores Lily Peltz and Riley Pinson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Behind the scenes, senior Emma Morrow is the stage manager and junior Alexis Mackey the assistant stage manager. Jones is scenic designer, senior Matalynn Thayer costume designer, junior Turner Laxson <\/a>lighting designer and senior John David Dvorak sound designer. Sophomore Paizlee Haby designed hair and makeup, and her assistant is junior Lance Weikal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director Tinamarie Ivey<\/a> is a cofounder of the nonprofit theater company Sanctuary Stage, producing projects that promote diversity, social justice and awareness. She has taught courses and directed productions at UT Dallas, Oregon State University, Linn-Benton Community College, Humboldt State University and Dell\u2019Arte International School of Physical Theatre.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next up, Lizzie<\/em> opens Thursday, Oct. 5. Andrew Borden and his wife were found murdered in their house during the dog days of summer 1892, and their daughter went on trial. Using a searing rock score and based on the historical record, Lizzie<\/em> explores the heady and heated days leading up to the murder, Ms. Borden\u2019s controversial acquittal on all charges, and the creation of an American myth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The curtain rises on Don Nigro\u2019s The Revenant<\/em><\/a> on Friday, Oct. 27, in the Fine Arts Center Workshop Theater. Haggard and Leaf are two gentlemen on a park bench at night in London, and each thinks the other sent a message to meet there. It eventually becomes clear that someone has lured them to this place, leading the pair to try to solve the puzzle of who would wish them harm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The holiday classic A Christmas Carol<\/em> opens Wednesday, Nov. 29, in the Fine Arts Center Theater, featuring a new version of Charles Dickens\u2019 timeless tale of a miserly old man who hates Christmas. On Christmas Eve, Ebenezer Scrooge receives a visit from the ghost of his partner, Jacob Marley, and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spring productions begin Thursday, Feb. 22, in the Fine Arts Center Auditorium with Schoolhouse Rock Live!<\/em> Tom, a schoolteacher nervous about his first day in the classroom, tries to relax by watching TV. Characters representing facets of his personality emerge from the screen and show him how to win over his students with imagination and music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The academic year winds up with William Shakespeare\u2019s political thriller Julius Caesar<\/em>, opening Thursday, April 11, in the FAC Auditorium. Concerned that the emperor poses a threat to democracy, revolutionaries make the violent decision to murder him. As the world spins out of control, chaos and superstition lead to civil war. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For ticket information, call 254-968-9634.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steel Magnolias<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FAC Theater<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aug. 24, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aug. 25, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aug. 26, 2 and 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aug. 27, 2 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lizzie<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FAC Theater<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oct. 7, 2 and 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oct. 8, 2 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Revenant<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FAC Workshop Theater<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Christmas Carol<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FAC Theater<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nov. 29, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nov. 30, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dec. 2, 2 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dec. 3, 2 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schoolhouse Rock Live!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FAC Auditorium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feb. 24, 2 and 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feb. 25, 2 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julius Caesar<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FAC Theater<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 11, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 12, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 13, 2 and 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 14, 2 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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