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Date 6-28-06
Contact Angela Kilcrease 601.266.4988
WITH PHOTO
Hattiesburg—Southern Arena Theatre (SAT)
at the University of Southern Mississippi opens the second of three
plays in repertory July 6 with the adventure story Around the
World in Eighty Days.
Show director and assistant professor of theater Scot Mann said
this play by Mark Brown is “an exciting and incredibly theatrical
version,” based on the Jules Verne novel that includes a race against
time, unexpected drama, intrigue and heroism. The play consists
of a cast of six actors who will play over 30 roles.
Danielle Hicks, 22, of Starkville, is a recent Southern Miss graduate
with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater Performance. She is excited
to be a part of the multi-tasking cast and proclaimed this show
to be fun for the whole family. “This play is a fun, fast-paced
show with a lot of quick scene changes and several different dialects,”
Hicks explained. “For most of the show I play an Indian woman named
Aouda, who is supposed to be a human sacrifice.”
The Brown adaptation has been produced in major regional theaters
during the past two years. The SAT production, in fact, will be
presented even before its New York City premiere next season.
“It’s been rewarding to see such a high level of professionalism
in the theater students at Southern Miss and to know that many of
them are now working in professional theater, film and television,”
Mann said. “Fortunately for us, there is an exceptional group of
these students who have chosen to share their talents through SAT.”
Mann, a member of the faculty for three years, will be leaving
Southern Miss after SAT concludes to become the director of theater
for Mercy University in Macon, Ga.
Around the World in Eighty Days runs July 6-7, 15, 19,
22, 27, Aug. 1 and 3, with matinees on July 9 and 29 at the Martha
R. Tatum Theatre. Evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m., while
matinees begin at 2 p.m. Individual show tickets are $12 for adults;
$10 for senior citizens, Southern Miss faculty and staff, and military;
and $6 for students.
For tickets, call the Southern Miss Ticket Office at 601.266.5418
or 800.844.8425; order online at www.southernmisstickets.com.
Tickets also may be purchased at the theater box office one hour
prior to curtain time for each performance on a space available
basis.
SAT is celebrating its 30th anniversary season, bringing another
year of surprising and upbeat summer entertainment to the Hattiesburg
area. The season is made up of three plays running in repertory
— meaning all three productions run throughout the season in rotation.
For the anniversary year, however, SAT will offer more performances
and venues by including extra matinees and a show in the Martha
R. Tatum Theatre. For more information on the SAT season, go to
www.usm.edu/arts.
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The Southern Arena Theatre at the University of Southern Mississippi opens its second of three productions, Around the World in Eighty Days, in repertory beginning July 6 at the Martha R. Tatum Theatre in Hattiesburg. (Photo by Steve Rouse)
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