UNK Theatre, 308.865.8406
Three one-act plays by Horton Foote — The Midnight Caller, Blind Date andA Young Lady of Property — open the theatre season at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
The trio of one-acts, described as a snapshot of small-town America in the 1930’s, will be performed in the Studio Theatre, located on the lower level of the Fine Arts Building, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday – Saturday, Oct. 4-7, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 8.
“The plays explore the woes, hopes, dreams, disappointments, heartbreaks, and joys of everyday life,” said Susan Deiger of the UNK theatre department, “They illustrate how some people are destroyed by life’s tragedies and others survive.”
Tickets are free to UNK students with valid ID; $3 each, for those who attend in groups of 10 or more; $7 for adults; and $5 for non-UNK students, seniors and UNK faculty and staff.
For reservations, contact the Theatre Box Office at 308.865.8417 or boxoffice@unk.edu.
Cast members are listed alphabetically by hometown, along with their role(s) and the play they are in, include:
Columbus- Sarah Ternus, Wilma Thompson (A Young Lady…)
Elwood- Lauren F. Blessing, Helen Crews (The Midnight Caller)
Fremont- Matt Buchanan, Felix (Blind Date)
Greeley- Mark B. Schierling, Robert Henry (Blind Date)
Hastings- Katy Fagiolo, Miss Martha Davenport (A Young Lady...);
Jen Hoffmeister, Alma Jean (A Young Lady...)
Holdrege- April Carson, Mrs. Crawford (The Midnight Caller)
Humphrey- Anthony McPhillips, Man (A Young Lady…)
Kearney- Kyle Andrew Kuypers, Lester Thompson (A Young Lady…);
Katherine Bauer,Sarah Nancy (Blind Date);
Stacey Wood, (Delores Henry (Blind Date);
Elizabeth Doxtator-Morenberg, Miss Gert (A Young Lady…)
Lincoln- Daphne Darter, Minna Boyd (A Young Lady...)
Ogallala- Molly Hutchinson, Miss Rowena Douglas (The Midnight Caller)
Ord- Chelsa Petska, Cutie Spencer (The Midnight Caller)
Taylor- Andrew Nelson, Mr. Ralph Johnston (The Midnight Caller)
TEXAS
Round Rock- Chance Hartman, Harvey Weems (The Midnight Caller)
UTAH
Layton- Conan Christensen, Mr. Russell Walter (A Young Lady…)
GERMANY
Rostock- Esther Stets, Mrs. Leighton (A Young Lady...)
JAPAN
Asahikawa- Miyuki Oshima, Arabella Cookenboo (A Young Lady…)
Stage managers and designers, listed alphabetically by hometown, include:
Columbus- Elizabeth Uchtman, makeup designer
Elgin- Shauna Warren, props designer: The Midnight Caller
Lincoln- Kala Bland, assistant stage manager
McCook- Dawn Salyer, costume designer: Blind Date
North Platte- Randie Isaac, assistant stage manager
Omaha- Marie Poly, sound designer: The Midnight Caller,Blind Date
JAPAN
Kobe- Mikako Toda, stage manager
The theatre faculty and staff artistic team, listed alphabetically, includes:
Shawn Deiger- sound designer; A Young Lady of Property, lighting designer
Janice Fronczak- director
Kimberly Jones- costume designer: The Midnight Caller, A Young Lady of Property
Ron Koinzan- technical director and master electrician
David Tidwell- scenic designer
