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CCU theater majors offer preview of NY Showcase

March 21, 2012

A Premier Senior Showcase Preview will be presented on Sunday, March 25, at 4 p.m. in the Edwards Theatre in the Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts. It is free and open to the community.

The 40-minute program, featuring 10 BFA senior theatre majors, is composed of short scenes from shows like "True West," "Rumors," "Lend me a Tenor" and "Closer," along with musical selections by composers such as Gershwin, Sondheim, Richard Rodgers, Noel Coward and Abba. There are also several dance numbers, with direction by Monica Bell, choreography by Barbara Hartwig and music direction by Steven Gross.

The students are:

* Shana Meyerand – Myrtle Beach

* Ryan Shaefer – Waterbury, Vt.

* Jonathan Natterstad – Corpus Christi, Texas

* Emily Brockway – Clemson

* Caleb Brannen – Lake Butler, Fla.

* Matthew McCoy – Jacksonville, Fla.

* Caleb Jernigan – Lexington

* Meredith Gratton – Columbia

* Robert Stetson – Bristol, Vt.

* Sydney Hough – Columbia

The show is a preview of the first New York Showcase at the York Theatre in Manhattan on April 2 and 3, an opportunity for the students to introduce themselves to other industry professionals.

For more information, call 843-349-6558.