CANTON, MO (02/12/2015)(readMedia)-- The great stage classic "Of Mice and Men" was selected for the 2015 Guest Artist Production at Culver-Stockton College. This adaption of John Steinbeck's moving study of friendship and responsibility in the face of tragedy earned the New York Drama Critics' Circle award for Best Play in 1938. Dr. Haidee Heaton, associate professor of theatre, directs the production with set design by S. Kent Miller, professor of theatre. The guest artist to star alongside students this year is Patrick Parsons. Parsons is a 2011 graduate of Culver-Stockton College. He currently lives and works in New York City.
Austin Pyrtle, freshman musical theatre major from Davenport, Iowa, was cast as Carlson.
This production runs from Thursday, Feb. 12 to Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, at 7:30 p.m., in the Alexander Campbell Auditorium, located in the Robert W. Brown Performing Arts Center on campus. Performing Arts productions are part of C-SC Academic and Cultural Events programing. For ticket information, call the Fine and Literary Arts Office at 573-288-6346.
Culver-Stockton College, located in Canton, Mo., is a four-year residential institution in affiliation with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). C-SC specializes in experiential education and is one of only two colleges in the nation to offer the 12/3 semester calendar, where the typical 15 week semester is divided into two terms, a 12-week term and a 3-week term.
