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Festivals — Community
BLOCK 1
3:05 PM - 4:40 PM
Every Brilliant Thing UOFM MAINSTAGE
The Market Theatre Company (South Carolina) Written by Duncan MacMillan with Jonny Donahoe, Directed by Drew Whitley You’re six years old. Your mom’s in the hospital, and your dad says she’s “done something stupid.” She finds it hard to be happy, so you start to make a list of everything that’s brilliant about the world, everything that’s worth living for: 1. ice cream, 2. kung fu movies, 3. burning things, 4. laughing so hard you shoot milk from your nose, 5. construction cranes, 6. me. You leave it on her pillow. Soon, the list will take on a life of its own. Every Brilliant Thing is a play about depression and the lengths we will go to for those we love. 4:45 PM - 6:10 PM
Footloose: Youth Edition UOFM MAINSTAGE
Momentum Dance Company (Georgia) Music by Tom Snow, Lyrics by Dean Pitchford, Directed by Maggie Walls Footloose: Youth Edition celebrates the exhilaration of youth, the wisdom of listening to one another, and the power of forgiveness. When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, he is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new high school. What he isn’t prepared for are the rigorous local edicts, including a ban on dancing instituted by the local preacher. When the reverend’s rebellious daughter sets her sights on Ren, her roughneck boyfriend tries to sabotage Ren’s reputation. The heartfelt story that emerges is of a father longing for the son he lost and of a young man aching for the father who walked out on him.
Adjudicator
Marci J. Duncan earned a BA in performance at Florida A&M University and her Masters in Acting at the University of Florida. She studied television and film acting with Evonne Suhor at Orlando’s Art Sake Acting Studio, where she is a resident ensemble member, substitute instructor, and has starred in three consecutive seasons in their Play De Luna Series. Some of her extensive acting theatre credits include: Two Trains Running, Seven Guitars, Crowns, Pretty Fire, The Contract, The Mountaintop,The Best of Enemies and Florida Girls. Marci’s film work includes (Just) Another Day co-starring with Jamie Hectar from HBO’s The Wire and Life is not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story, working with Debbie Allen and Fantasia Barrino and a NBC network television series called Young Rock starring Dawyne “The Rock” Johnson. This is Marci’s seventh year as professor and director in the theatre department at the University of West Florida and is currently the president of the Florida Theatre Conference.
Alan Litsey is Chair and Professor of Theatre at Birmingham-Southern College (BSC). He has served SETC in a variety of roles, including two years as President. A playwright, his works have been presented in the Southeast as well as the Edinburgh Festival, Scotland. He is a member of Actors’ Equity Association. Alan is honored to serve as a responder for the SETC Community Theatre Festival.
BLOCK 2
7:05 PM - 8:40 PM
The Seafarer UOFM MAINSTAGE
Tupelo Community Theatre (Mississippi) Written by Conor McPherson, Directed by Tom Booth The Seafarer is a 2006 play by Irish playwright Conor McPherson set on Christmas Eve in Dublin. The play centers on James “Sharky” Harkin, an alcoholic who has recently returned to live with his blind, aging brother, Richard Harkin. As Sharky attempts to stay off the bottle during the holidays, he contends with the hard-drinking, irascible Richard and his own haunted conscience. 8:45 PM - 10:10 PM
Sea Wall UOFM MAINSTAGE
Live Arts (Georgia) Written by Simon Stephens, Directed by Rebecca Parker Sea Wall is a delicate monologue, completely devastating and beautifully powerful. Alex’s story, spoken directly to the audience, encompasses his wife, visiting her father in the South of France, having a daughter, photography, and the bottom of the sea. His story ultimately falls away into deep and heart-breaking grief, crumbling to pieces with an incredibly moving vividness.
Community Theatre Festival – Open to All! The University of Memphis
Mainstage Theatre, UofM Theatre Building, 3745 Central Ave, Memphis, TN Directions from RCC: Start out going south on N Main St toward Exchange Ave. Take the 1st left onto Exchange Ave. Take the 1st right onto N 2nd St/TN-3/ TN-14. Take the 1st left onto Poplar Ave. Then in 6.16 miles, turn right onto S Highland St. Then in 1/3 mile, turn left onto Central Ave. Continue .5 miles to the UofM Theatre Building. (Drive Time – 17 min.)
SATURDAY, MAR. 12, 2022
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Community Theatre Division Meeting & Recognition Ceremony
RCC BALLROOM D/E
Presiders
Lyle Tate, Festival Chair Lynn Nelson, SETC Community Theatre Division Chair
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