JSU Drama to Open Curtain on 2016-17 Season

10/24/2016

JSU Drama's first show of the season, "These Shining Lives," will take the stage Oct. 27-30. 

Inspired by true events, “These Shining Lives” follows the harrowing tale of four Chicago women working in a watch factory in the 1920s, before government-implemented health and safety regulations. As the health of our heroines quickly deteriorates, their spirits do not. They continue to fight their employer in the hope that no one will have to suffer as they have. 

The show is directed by Lesley Warren and the stage manager is Cheyenne Oliver. The cast includes:

• Catherine: Savannah Jones
• Charlotte: Ebony Antoine
• Frances: Allison Lawley
• Pearl: Alexis Robinson
• Tom: Dakota Yarbrough
• Mr. Reed: Aaron Williams
• Grossman: Champ Bryant

Choose from four performances: Oct. 27, 7 p.m.; Oct. 28, 7 p.m.; Oct. 29, 7 p.m.; Oct. 30, 2 p.m. Admission is $10. For more information, contact the Box Office at 256-782-5648.