University Theatre opens ‘The Creation of the World and Other Business’ Wednesday

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KEARNEY – The University Theatre at Kearney will present “The Creation of the World and Other Business” Wednesday through Sunday (Oct. 7-11) at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The humorous and action-packed play is UNK’s student production for the year – directed and designed by members of the theatre honorary, Alpha Psi Omega.

When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, Oct. 7-10; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11

Where: Studio Theatre in the Fine Arts Building

Synopsis: Writer Arthur Miller divides the play into “three questions for the human dilemma,” beginning with the humorous retelling of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. After their expulsion from paradise, Eve gives birth to Cain, watched over by the scheming Lucifer, who seeks to share the power of God. In the concluding portion of the play, Cain kills his brother, Abel, and is sent out as a wanderer. The play alternates between humor and absorbing confrontations between God and Lucifer.

Cost: Tickets are $10 for adults; $8 for non-UNK students, seniors and UNK faculty/staff; $7 per person for groups of 10 or more; and FREE for UNK students with a valid ID. For tickets, contact the UNK Box Office at 308.865.8417 or boxoffice@unk.edu.

CAST (listed by hometown)
Axtell – Jacey Anderson as Azrael
Hastings – Tanner Peshek as Cain
Johnstown – Lars Johnson as Abel
Lexington – Odwuar Quinonez as Movement Actor
Lincoln – Trisha Marie Miller as Eve
Lincoln – Andrew Shonka as Adam
Ogallala – Nathaniel Tiberius Baldwin as God
Roca – Connor Dudley as Raphael
Scottsbluff – Mikayla Stephenson as Lucifer
Kansas City, KS – Christopher J. Miller as Movement Actor
Overland Park, KS – Tyler Hileman as Chemuel
Choshi, Chiba, Japan – Mizuki Watanabe as Movement Actor
Gifu, Japan – Akira Watanabe as Movement Actor
Yokohama, Japan – Minori Yamauchi as Movement Actor

Student Production Staff
Bennington – Beth Hagedorn, Props Master
Hastings – Makenzie Hinrichs, Stage Manager
Kearney – Akaela Jade Lieth, Asst. Stage Manager
Lincoln – Matthew Hansen, Lighting Designer
Winside – Kyle Mundil, Director
Chicago, IL – Carlie Casas, Costume Designer

Faculty/Staff Artistic Team
Darin Himmerich, Scenic Designer
Anna Warda Alex, Sound Designer