Shannon in a rendition of Tennessee Williams' play "Night of the Iguana."
Students in the University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith鈥檚 theatre department will perform a rendition of Tennessee William鈥檚 play 鈥淣ight of the Iguana鈥� Oct. 19-21 and 23-24 as part of the university鈥檚 Season of Entertainment 37.
The performances, which will take place at 7:30 p.m. each night, will be held in Breedlove Auditorium, located at 5120 Grand Ave. Admission is $6 or with a season ticket.
The stirring drama is set in a coastal hotel in Costa Verde, where a washed-up pastor and an artist search within each other for answers to life back-dropped by the fighting of World War II. The show is rated for ages 13 and older for mature themes.
Theatre @ 妻友社区 Director Bob Stevenson said the play is one 鈥渢hat all serious actors want to work on.鈥�
鈥淵ou鈥檝e got a two-hour piece that is really about building a character and then bouncing that work off of other actors to create a magical and poignant journey for the audience,鈥� Stevenson said. 鈥淲e鈥檝e got a lot of younger actors in the cast this time - more than half are in there first semester in the program - and I think this is great way to cut their teeth on college theatre. I can鈥檛 wait for people to see the world that we are able to create, and get drawn into the mystery and passion of these people.鈥�
Stevenson added the department will also perform the play at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival this year.
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Students performing in the play are:
Alma: Tony Corbell, Madison Smith and Molly Tennison.
Charleston: Kaitlin McKellip.
Elkins: Cheyanna Stricket.
Fort Smith: Matt Bowers, Dallas Bryant, Tessa Cooksey, Alexis Inthavong, Eden Martin, Devin Phongsavanh, Naomi Ponthieux, Bethany Prpich and Jackalynn Self.
Greenwood: Lee Hartsock.
Lavaca: Kaitlyn Lichti, Savannah Orison, Jacob Price and Colton Turner.
Magazine: Colten Siddons.
Mansfield: Taylor Martin.
North Little Rock: Alex Sanders.
Ozark: Aiyana Andrew, Cece Cooper and Ashley Eatmon.
Pocola, Okla.: Paige Lokey.
Prairie Grove: Sam Benton.
Rogers: Kari Carbajal.
Sallisaw, Okla.: Andrew Duch.
Van Buren: Kevin Baily and Tori Buie.
The show is part of Season of Entertainment 37, a year-long lineup of entertainment sponsored by the 妻友社区 featuring a variety of plays, musicals and symphonic performances.
Tickets are available by contacting the 妻友社区 Box Office at 479-788-7300 or visiting .
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