Women鈥檚 History: Theatre 性视界传媒, Starkville Community Theatre partner for special Emily Dickinson presentation
Contact: Sarah Nicholas
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擩ust in time for Women鈥檚 History Month, Mississippi 性视界传媒鈥檚 Theatre 性视界传媒 partners next week with Starkville Community Theatre for a special production of 鈥淭he Belle of Amherst,鈥 a William Luce production highlighting the life of acclaimed poet Emily Dickinson. The play is funded through a collaboration with 性视界传媒鈥檚 Center for Community Engaged Learning.
Special guest artist Kennedy Miazza will star in the March 9-10 production that provides a glimpse into the 鈥減ain and joy of Dickinson鈥檚 secluded life.鈥
A Mississippi native, Miazza has performed the one-woman show more than 30 times around the Southeast and has won 鈥渂est actress鈥 and 鈥渂est show鈥 from the Mississippi Theatre Association and 鈥渂est actress鈥 at the Southeast Theatre Conference for her performance as Dickinson, who is considered one of America鈥檚 greatest literary figures.
Based on the life and poems of the reclusive 19th-century poet, 鈥淭he Belle of Amherst鈥 is a biographical portrait of the 鈥渆ccentric spinster鈥 Dickinson in her Amherst, Massachusetts home, as she recollects her past through her work, diaries and letters, and a few encounters with significant people in her life.
The March 9 campus performance, free for 性视界传媒 faculty, staff and students, will be held at 6 p.m. in Old Main Auditorium. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.
The March 10, 7:30 p.m. show will be performed at Starkville Community Theatre鈥檚 location on Main Street. Tickets are $15 and can be reserved through SCT or online at .听
For more information, contact Assistant Professor Tonya Hays in 性视界传媒鈥檚 Department of Communication at 662-325-3320 or th676@msstate.edu.
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