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One-Act Play Festival Features Student Directors

Alma College Theatre (ACT) presents eight one-act plays during the annual One-Act Play Festival at the Remick Heritage Center Theatre Dec. 9-11.

Directed by upper-level theatre students, the festival showcases the work of theatre majors stressing the development of imagination, creativity and performance skills learned during coursework. All eight plays are performed every night.

 

  • Blue Stars by Stuart Spencer; directed by Kay Capasso '05
  • The Philadelphia by David Ives; directed by Philip Himebaugh '07
  • The Interrogation by Murphy Guyer; directed by Matthew Hutchinson '07
  • Token to the Moon by Brian Christopher Williams; directed by Shakaria Kirk '07
  • Misreadings by Neena Berber; directed by Mike Moody '06
  • Ferris Wheel by Mary Miller; directed by Nathan Oliver '06
  • On the Edge by Craig Pospisil; directed by Susie Smale '07
  • Passing Fancy by Claris Nelson; directed by Santana Vermeesch '07

Attention: explicit language and adult situations.

Show Times

  • 8:00 p.m. Friday, December 9
  • 8:00 p.m. Saturday, December 10
  • 3:00 p.m. Sunday, December 11

Ticket Information

Tickets are $8 for adults. Reserved seating tickets for Remick Heritage Center events may be reserved or purchased by visiting the Box Office Monday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. or calling (989) 463-7304. VISA, Discover and MasterCard sales are accepted. You can also order tickets via e-mail at boxoffice@alma.edu. Free tickets are not released until the day of an event or on Friday for a weekend event. Reserved tickets not claimed by 30 minutes before performance time will be made available to the general public.

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Frank Knox’s accomplishments are extraordinary: From fighting alongside Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders and publishing the Chicago Daily News vice presidential candidate in 1936 to Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt. Through it all, the 1912 graduate stayed true to his Alma College roots. His portrait adorns the conference room in the Reid-Knox Administration Building.

 

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