Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø to present 'The Children¡¯s Hour'

Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø will present "The Children¡¯s Hour,"  a 1934 play by Lillian Hellman set in an girls' boarding school run by two women. Performances will be Dec. 6-9.

An angry student runs away from the school and to avoid being sent back she tells her grandmother that the two headmistresses are having a lesbian affair. The play is based on a true incident that took place in 1810 at a school in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Providing context to the artistic direction of the production, student director and current junior double majoring in Theatre and Women and Gender Studies, Shyan DeVoss, says,

¡°Together, the creative team, cast and I will present a call to action to our audiences," said student director Shyan DeVoss. "What can you do to make the world a better place so stories like this do not end in tragedy so often?

"While the play was written in 1934, we have an opportunity to examine the work in a new light given where we are in 2018. We have the ability to explore overlooked aspects of the play that even the playwright may not have anticipated.¡±

The production features an ensemble of Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø students and is headed entirely by a production staff comprised of students, including Devoss, a junior double majoring in theatre and women's and gender studies.

Others are Sam Flipp, stage manager; Kasia Olechno, assistant stage manager; Cheyenne Powell, dramaturg; Sam Ramont and Emily Keiner, sound design; Rami Halabi, costumes coordinator; and Becca McNamar and Haley Dulabaum, props.  Dr. Jennifer Popple, assistant professor of theatre, serves as faculty advisor.

Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. December 6, 7 and 8, and at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 9 in the Brunner Theatre Center's Heidi Honkamp Myhre Black Box Theatre.

Tickets are $10, or $7 for senior citizens and Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø faculty/staff, $5 for students and children, and free for Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø students with ID. Tickets can be purchased through the Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Ticket Office at 309-794-7306 or online.