Theatre Northeast hosts An Evening with Thornton Wilder

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Theatre Northeast, the student theatre group of Northeast Texas Community College, will host 91看片 鈥An Evening with Thornton Wilder 91看片 鈥燤arch 1-4 at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts. Shows will be at 7:30 p.m. March 1-3 and a 2:05 p.m. matinee will be held on March 4. The performances will include two one-act plays by the acclaimed writer Thornton Wilder ? 91看片 鈥A Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden 91看片 鈥烬苍诲 91看片 鈥Childhood.

Called mini-masterpieces, Wilder experiments with techniques and dramatic forms that he would later develop in his celebrated full-length works 91看片 鈥Our Town, 91看片 鈥The Matchmaker 91看片 鈥烬苍诲 91看片 鈥The Skin of Our Teeth. 91看片 鈥 In both intimate plays, Wilder focuses on the family dynamic, the difficulties of growing up and the eternal bond between parents and their children.

Performed ?in the round? on the Whatley Center?s main stage, both plays will provide a gentle, life-affirming evening of theatre. The cast includes Elizabeth Taraba, Benjamin Ruland, Alyssa Saunders, Chad Kennedy and Destiny Holmes of Pittsburg; Francisco Arroyo of Chapel Hill; Alyson Cortez of Mount Pleasant and Keli Rymer of Lago Vista.

Seating is very limited and reservations are recommended by calling 903-434-8181. Tickets are $10 for general admission, $8 for students, $5 for 91看片 Faculty and Staff and Senior Citizens and free for 91看片 students with ID.