Tweetering, pandashrews, and undying giddiness for James Madison -- what else could you expect to find at a Miss America pageant? In this hilarious, raucous, all-female power-play, Miss America contestant Katherine has political aspirations to match her beauty pageant ambitions. All she needs to revolutionize the American government is the help of one ultra-conservative senator’s aide on the cusp of a career breakthrough, and one bleeding-heart liberal blogger who will do anything for her cause. That and a semi-historically-accurate ether trip.
“The Taming,” directed by Galveston College Performing Arts Program Coordinator, Liz Lacy, will be performed Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 8-9 at 2:30 p.m., and Nov. 14-16 at 7:30 p.m. All performances are in the new Galveston College Blackbox Theatre, located in the Fine Arts Building, Room FA-207, and are free and open to the public. This production is presented in repertory with the GC Theatre production of “Toil and Trouble” by Lauren Gunderson and directed by Adam Brandner.
This production is recommended for mature audiences and there will be one 15-minute intermission. Company Members include Eva Arita, Elijah Barrie, Fiona Burton, Daniella Fink, Aaron Gudz, Alyssa Gudz, Isabella Hernandez, Annie Homer, Kayleigh Lorefice, Andreus Lyons, Isaac Morgan, Jackson Pendergrass, Jessica Stell and Diamond West. “The Taming” is entered as a participating production in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.
The Galveston College Theatre Department offers a professional immersive training experience for all students within the disciplines of acting, playwrighting, directing, design, and technology. Four productions a year and a diverse range of theatre courses provides every opportunity for students to develop their theatrical skills. Scholarships are available.
For additional information, please contact GC Program Coordinator for the Performing Arts, Liz Lacy at [email protected].
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