FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
STEPHENVILLE, Texas—One magical presentation. Two performances. All designed and directed by Tarleton State University students.
Theatre at Tarleton and the Young People Series presents The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe on Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center Auditorium.
Performances take place at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The box office opens one hour before curtain time, and tickets are $3 per person. All seating is general admission.
The play is an adaptation of the classic novel by C.S. Lewis and is directed by senior theater major Jesus Rodriguez-Patlan.
“It’s a story many people have heard, but in a shorter form than the book,” he said. “It still features themes of courage, transformation and forgiveness.”
This enchanting play is based on Lewis’ adventure story about four children in war-torn England, who accidentally enter the land of Narnia by climbing through a magic wardrobe.
Narnia is ruled by the cold-hearted White Witch, played by Kimberly Bills, who makes winter last year-round. Although they seem unlikely saviors, the children—Peter, played by Chris Baldock; Susan, played by Kay Higgins, Lucy, played by Shiann Reese, and Edmund, played by Cain Michael Meadows—fulfill an ancient prophecy by defeating the witch.
Their victory restores sunshine and peace to the spell-bound Narnia and returns the great Lion King Aslan, Justin Fite, to his throne.
Other cast members are Curtis Price as Professor Kirke, Cedric Kimble-Thomas as Mr. Tumnus, Joy-Serene Adams as Fenris Ulf, Eric Tedana as Trumpkin, Caleb Badgley as Father Christmas, Hollie Miller as Mrs. Macready and Oscar Gonzalez and Abby Tucker as Mr. and Mrs. Beaver.
Tarleton, celebrating 100 years as founding member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven educational experience marked by academic innovation and exemplary service, and dedicated to transforming students into tomorrow’s professional leaders. As a member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) with campuses in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian and online, Tarleton engages with its communities to provide real-world learning experiences and to address societal needs while maintaining its core values of tradition, integrity, civility, leadership, excellence and service.
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Contact: Phil Riddle, News & Information Specialist
817-484-4415
priddle@tarleton.edu
