FSU Takes the Stage
posted by Malik Williams | October 13, 2017 | In Arts and Culture, NewsLights, Camera, Action!!! The curtains rose on October 5 for this three-day, two-act performance titled “Laundry and Bourbon” and “Lone Star,” written by James McLure and presented by The FSU Theatre Company and The Department of Performing and Fine Arts in the amphitheater next to Butler Theatre.
The performance opens up with Act I, “Laundry and Bourbon”, which is about three women who get together one afternoon to talk about their lives, the events leading up to the current moment in time, and their husbands. As the women begin to reminisce about their past and the choices they made that led them to that current point in time, eventually the main character, Elizabeth, revealed that she was pregnant by Roy, her husband; he had returned from Vietnam recently. Despite finding from her friends that Roy is cheating on her, Elizabeth states, “Roy needs me, he doesn’t realize it yet but, he does.” The first act then concludes with Elizabeth and Hattie saying their good-byes.
After a ten-minute intermission the second act “Lone Star” begins outside a bar with Roy having a chat with his younger brother Ray about life inside and outside of the war. The duo is later joined by a person by the name of Cletis who wants to talk to Roy before he leaves. After Cletis leaves, Roy and Ray then continue their conversation which ends up leading to Roy threatening to kill Ray for wrecking his car ,which Roy held in very high regard. When, in actuality it was really Cletis who did it, but begged Ray to take the blame, fearing for his own life if Ray did not. After calming down and talking to his brother a bit more Roy decides to let it go and the duo walks home.
“Laundry and Bourbon” was directed by Prof. Phoebe Hall with Jeremiah Packer as stage manager. “Lone Star” was directed by Prof. Jeremy Fiebig with Filestra Robinson as stage manager. The set design done by Dave Griffie and sound by Kayshon Hawkins. Lighting was done by James Donaldson and props by Doris Barlow.
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