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'Rodgers and Hammerstein' performance set at CCU

March 20, 2012

Theater students and faculty members from Coastal Carolina University will give live performances from “Rodgers and Hammerstein: The Golden Decade” on Wednesday, March 21, at 7 p.m. at the Waccamaw Higher Education Center. It is part of the Edwards College Board of Visitors Community Dialogue Series and is free and open to the public.

The show is a presentation and analysis of several Rodgers and Hammerstein plays from their “Golden Decade,” considered to be from 1943 to 1953. The show will incorporate video and audio clips and an audience discussion, followed by a Q-and-A session. Live performances from “South Pacific” “Oklahoma” and “Carousel” will feature associate theater professor Steven Gross, along with CCU musical theater seniors Emily Brockway, Meredith Gratton, Caleb Jernigan and Ryan Shaefer.

The Community Dialogue Series is sponsored by the Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts Board of Visitors. The Community Dialogue Series brings the diverse and talented faculty of the Edwards College to the Grand Strand community to share their knowledge and talents via lectures, performances and roundtable discussions.

The Myrtle Beach Education Center is located at 900 79th Ave. N. and the Waccamaw Higher Education Center is located a 160 Willbrook Blvd., in Litchfield.

For more information, contact the Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts at 843-349-2421.