April 15, 2015 (Jackson) - The annual Belhaven Theatre Festival begins next week and each day of the week will offer theatrical events from featured guest artists, student-initiated performances, staged readings and senior recitals to class showcases, workshops and presentations.
"The Theatre Festival gives our students a chance to propose, produce and perform projects that just don't fit into our regular season,” said Dr. Elizabeth Sartwell, Chair of Theatre Department. “It's a celebration of bare-bones, community-generated theatre akin to that produced in the Federal Theatre Project back in the 30's. It's not about big sets or complex costumes. It's about trying new things, telling stories simply, and putting to the test the theories and techniques learned in the classroom."
Contact the Belhaven Theatre Box Office for more information. The full festival schedule is below:
MONDAY, APRIL 20
7:30 p.m. - Miss by Joseph Frost Staged Reading - CFTA Room 151
9:30 p.m. - Bring Out Your Dead - CFTA Room 151
TUESDAY, APRIL 21
7:30 p.m. - Cabaret Class Performance - Blackbox Theatre
9:30 p.m. - Open Mic Poetry Reading - CFTA Room 151
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
2015-2016 Show #1 Announcement
7:30 p.m. - Thaddeus Morris Senior Recital - Blackbox Theatre
9:30 p.m. - Improv Class Performance - Blackbox Theatre
THURSDAY, APRIL 23
2015-2016 Show #2 Announcement
7:30 p.m. - FishTale Group Performance - Blackbox Theatre
8:30 p.m. - Through the Fire featuring Crockett Ward - Blackbox Theatre
FRIDAY, APRIL 24
2015-2016 Show #3 Announcement
7:30 p.m. - Solo Performance Class Performance - Blackbox Theatre
10:00 p.m. - A Night of Poe featuring Jasmine Calvert - CFTA Room 151
SATURDAY, APRIL 25
2015-2016 Show #4 Announcement
11:00 a.m. - Eric Henderson Senior Recital - Blackbox Theatre
10:00 p.m. - Improv Class Performance - Blackbox Theatre