{"id":50171,"date":"2024-02-16T08:00:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T14:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/?p=50171"},"modified":"2024-02-15T11:33:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T17:33:46","slug":"theatre-at-tarleton-to-present-lizzie-the-musical-at-kennedy-center-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/theatre-at-tarleton-to-present-lizzie-the-musical-at-kennedy-center-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Theatre at Tarleton to Present \u2018LIZZIE: The Musical\u2019 at Kennedy Center Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Tarleton State University\u2019s production of \u201cLIZZIE: The Musical\u201d\u00a0<\/em>has earned a spot in one of eight\u00a0regional competitions of the Kennedy Center American College Theater <\/a>Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tarleton theater students, from left, Anna Lee Williams, Rebecca Franko, Benny Brown and Maddy Munn lead the cast of\u00a0LIZZIE: The Musical. The production has been named by the to the short list of college productions for Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival regional competition as well as individual honors for members of the cast and crew.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Directed by Daniel Stone, the production will be presented in Abilene at the Feb. 26-29 regional festival, which will feature college productions from Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Theatre at Tarleton\u2019s \u201cLIZZIE\u201d draws inspiration from Riot grrrl music, queer sensibilities and \u201970s\/\u201980s female punk. Riot grrrl is a subculture combining feminism and punk music. Its songs frequently dealt with rape, domestic violence, sexuality, racism, patriarchy, classism, anarchism and female empowerment.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In late summer 1892 in Fall River, Mass.,\u00a032-year-old Lizzie Borden\u00a0was accused (and subsequently acquitted) of murdering her father and stepmother with an axe.\u00a0<\/em>\u201cLIZZIE: The Musical\u201d\u00a0<\/a>delves into the woman\u2019s mind and speculates on her motivations, from loss of inheritance and a history of sexual abuse to overwhelming oppression and madness.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen I came across this play, I was immediately drawn to its pounding guitars and howling vocals,\u201d Stone said. \u201cI\u2019ve staged it like an \u201980s heavy metal\/punk concert incorporating aspects of\u00a0Antonin Artaud\u2019s \u201cTheatre of Cruelty\u201d. This means harsh saturated colored lighting, sound that pierces and pulsates, unexpected surprises and ritualistic movement\/physicality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The groundbreaking Tarleton production features Kay Grimstad and Caroline Bachhofer, who were honored for outstanding achievements in acting, and Benny Brown, Rebecca Franko and Anna Lee Williams, who all earned nominations for the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Behind the scenes, seven Tarleton State theater students were cited for outstanding achievement: Franko for costume design, Halani Harber for lighting design, Matalynn Thayer for stage management, and Wade Girton, Brody Custer, Andrew Pippin and Jackson Griffith for musicianship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Festival takes place each April. Students participate in workshops with theater professionals, see productions in Washington, D.C., and connect with their peers from across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The annual Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival involves 18,000 students from colleges and universities across the country. It has given more than 400,000 students the opportunity to have their work critiqued, improve their theater skills and receive national recognition. More than 16 million theatergoers have attended approximately 10,000 festival productions nationwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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