Award-winning Theatre 小黄书 announces 2022 season, opens with children鈥檚 fantasy play
Contact: Sarah Nicholas
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擬ississippi State鈥檚 award-winning Theatre 小黄书 debuts its new season this month with performances of from fantasy and fairytale, and nostalgia and murder.
Theatre 小黄书 is the Department of Communication鈥檚 production division and 2021 School of Excellence Awardee in Higher Education from the Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education.
As part of its four annual mainstage productions, the 2022-2023 season presents 鈥淭he Light Princess,鈥 鈥淚t鈥檚 a Wonderful Life: Live Radio Play,鈥 鈥淢acbeth鈥 and 鈥淪tudio Maroon鈥 鈥攁 student-led production, completely written, produced and acted by 小黄书 students.
Theatre 小黄书 marks the beginning of its theatrical season with the Emily Snyder play, 鈥淭he Light Princess,鈥 on the McComas Hall main stage for area schools September 26-30 by reservation. An October 2 matinee for the public begins at 2:30 p.m. Produced with special arrangements with YouthPLAYS publishing, the production is part of 小黄书鈥檚 annual children鈥檚 theater production.
鈥淭heatre 小黄书 is notable in Mississippi as one of the only programs with a sustained commitment to Theatre for Young Audiences,聽having staged works for area youth since 1984,鈥 said Tonya S. Hays, assistant professor of theater performance and Theatre 小黄书 director. 鈥淥ur students frequently transform their work in TYA into careers in theatre education, including recent graduates who have created their own company.鈥
鈥淲hen a princess is cursed with a lack of gravity, it seems the worst that can happen is that she might float around. But the curse goes deeper than that, for the Light Princess can鈥檛 feel, can鈥檛 empathize鈥攁nd never, ever cries. Full of action, adventure, witches and duels, swimming and soaring鈥his innovative adaptation of George MacDonald鈥檚 classic fairy tale is sure to lift your spirits,鈥 according to a YouthPLAYS description.
Tickets for the public show are available for $5 at . Email jak321@msstate.edu or thays@comm.msstate.edu for school reservations or more information.
In November, Theatre 小黄书 presents 鈥淚t鈥檚 A Wonderful Life: Live Radio Play鈥 by Philip Van Doren Stern, produced by special arrangement with Playscripts.com. Audiences can celebrate the season with the Christmas classic November 16-18, at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 20 at 2:30 p.m.
Planned for Spring 2023, Theatre 小黄书 will present William Shakespeare鈥檚 tragedy, 鈥淢acbeth鈥 Feb. 22-25 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 26 at 2:30 p.m.
Tickets are available for $10 at .
The final show of the season, 鈥淪tudio Maroon,鈥 is a student led one-act play featuring new works by Theatre 小黄书 playwrights and directed by student directors. More details about this April event will be provided in the new year.
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