Goshen College's fall One-Act plays to be performed Oct. 2-4

Event: Goshen College Fall One-Act plays
Date and time: Oct. 2 at 8 p.m.; Oct. 3 at 4 p.m.; Oct. 4 at 2 p.m. (ASL interpretation)
Location: Goshen College's Umble Center
Cost: All tickets are $3 and can be purchased at the door or by calling (574) 535-7566.

GOSHEN, Ind. – This season of Goshen College Theater Department productions is following the theme of "Think For Yourself," and the fall One-Act plays will help the audience do just that. They will be performed in Umble Center on Oct. 2 at 8 p.m., Oct. 3 at 4 p.m. and Oct. 4 at 2 p.m. American Sign Language interpretation will be available on Oct. 4.

The three featured one act plays are:

• "Trifles" is written by Susan Glaspell and directed by Goshen College senior Sarah Noah (Bay City, Mich.). This play from the early 1900s depicts a farmhouse murder investigation based on a true story. Glaspell's play exposes the oversight of the male investigators who believe that the mystery couldn't possibly be solved in the "trifles" of the kitchen. But the women tagging along decide to think for themselves and come to learn that the men in this case don't have all the answers. The cast includes first-year Justin Yoder (Perkasie, Pa.), senior Kristina Mast (Corvallis, Ore.), first-year Clare Maxwell (Boxborough, Mass.), junior Josh Hofer (Dolton, S.D.) and first-year Jeff Moore (Ashland, Ohio).

• "The Still Alarm" is written by George S. Kaufman and directed by Goshen College junior Laura Nimigan (Napanee, Ontario, Canada). This play is about a hotel being on fire, but the guests in this British-style understated comedy are anything but alarmed. It is a humorous look at what can happen in an emergency if you don't think for yourself. The cast includes sophomore Jacob Landis-Eigsti (Lakewood, Colo.), first-year Justin Yoder (Perkasie, Pa.), junior Lucas Nafziger (Goshen), first-year Nate Vader (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) and junior Josh Hofer (Dolton, S.D.).

• "Achilles' Heel" is written and directed by Goshen College junior Patrick Ressler (Lititz, Pa.). This touching and comical musical theater scene brings together two high school seniors who have very different perspectives on their first childhood "romantic" encounter as second graders. It suggests that thinking for yourself sometimes requires you to listen to and respect the vantage points of others. The cast includes junior Adriel Santiago (Souderton, Pa.) and senior Allison Yoder (Goshen).

The combined running time for the performance as a whole is about one hour, with no intermission. Tickets cost $3 each and can be purchased by calling the Goshen College Welcome Center in advance at (574) 535-7566. There will also be plenty of tickets available at the door for each performance, beginning 45 minutes prior to curtain.

Upcoming GC theater productions in the 2009-10 "Think For Yourself" season:

Fall Mainstage: "Big Love" written by Charles Mee and directed by Michelle Milne
Oct. 30-31 and Nov. 6 at 8 p.m.; Nov. 1, 7-8 at 3 p.m.
$8 general, $5 students/seniors

Winter One Acts: To be announced
Jan. 29-31, 2010

Spring Mainstage: "Tartuffe" written by Moliere and directed by Doug Liechty Caskey
March 19-21, 26-28, 2010

May Musical: To be announced
May 16-18, 2010

Umble Center is accessible to wheelchairs and people with other physical limitations.

Editors: For more information about this release or to arrange an interview, contact Goshen College News Bureau Director Jodi H. Beyeler at (574) 535-7572 or jodihb@goshen.edu.

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