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| Chris Bennett and Russ
Pflasterer portray Steinbeck's characters George & Lennie in the
opening scene before arriving at the ranch. |
Jackson, Tenn. – August 29, 2000 – "Of Mice and
Men" will be the opening show for 51ÉçÇø's theatre
department's 2000-2001 season. Student-directed by junior James Nolan,
performances will be Sept. 7-12.
Chris Bennett, who teaches theatre at Northside High School, is a
graduate of Union and will play the lead role of George. Russ Pflasterer,
also a Union graduate and an art teacher at Jackson Central Merry High
School, will play the lead role of Lenny. The story, based on the lives
and friendship of these two young men, takes place in the Depression, and
makes powerful statements about friendship, hopes and dreams, said David
Burke, a theatre professor at Union and advisor for the show.
Anthony Eanes shows us Crooks, the
somewhat handicapped Stablebuck, in a scene inside the barn. |
Other cast members include Union students Graham Hillard, Andrew
Holladay, Jimmy Hoppers, Todd Lewis, Allison Martin, as well as cast
members from the community, Anthony Eanes, Paul Sherrod and Rusty Mac.
Tickets are $7 for adults and $3 for students. Show times are 8 p.m.
every night, with a Sunday matinee at 2:30 p.m.
For more information, call the Union theatre box office at (901)
661-5105.
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