From the Theatre Guild

Tuesdays with Morrie
By Mitch Albom and Jeffrey Hatcher
Directed by Dr. Katie Wampler

On graduation day, Mitch tells his favorite professor Morrie Schwartz that he will keep in touch. Mitch gets caught up in life, however, and many years go by without a thought of Morrie. One night, Mitch learns that Morrie is terminally ill and decides to visit his old friend. Tuesdays with Morrie is the touching story of the rediscovery of a friendship and of life lessons that can only be learned through wisdom and experience. 

The Importance of Being Earnest
By Oscar Wilde
Directed by Dr. Greg Fiebig

The Importance of Being Earnestis Oscar Wilde's witty farce depicting two gentlemen in 19th century England and the double lives that they each lead as a means of avoiding social obligations. As the two gentlemen proceed to make marriage proposals to two young women, their double lives become entangled, and hilarity ensues as the characters discover the truth about themselves and each other.

The Glass Menagerie 

By Tennessee Williams

Directed by Dr. Katie Wampler

Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerietells the story of Tom Wingfield, the young and restless narrator, his mother, Amanda, who was once a Southern belle but is now an aging single mother clinging to memories, and his crippled sister Laura, who keeps a collection of little animal figurines made of glass.Each of the characters lives in a world surrounded by fantasies they have created for themselves, but as the play unfolds, they watch as their illusions collapse.

The Women of Lockerbie 

By Deborah Brevoort

Directed by Senior Theatre Major Emily Tritl

Loosely based on the historical crash of the Pan Am 103, Women of Lockerbie by Deborah Brevoort tells the story of a New Jersey mother who travels to Lockerbie, Scotland where her son was killed in the plane crash seven years earlier. While there, she and her husband encounter a group of Scottish women who exhibit love instead of hate in this time of despair. Written in the poetic structure of a Greek tragedy, it is a tale of love triumphing over hate in the aftermath of a terrible tragedy.