CONWAY, Ark. (February 5,
2018) – The Hendrix Players and the Hendrix College Department of Theatre Arts
and Dance present Wet or, Isabella the
Pirate Queen Enters the Horse Latitudes by Liz Duffy Adams. The production
is directed by Hendrix alumna Ashlie Atkinson ’01, Murphy Visiting Theatre Director,
a position sponsored by the Hendrix-Murphy
Foundation Programs in Literature and Language.
Performances are held in
Cabe Theatre from Wednesday, February 21 through Friday, February 23, at 7:30
p.m., and Saturday, February 24, at 2 p.m. Hendrix Players productions are free
and open to the public, but reservations are recommended. For reservations,
visit www.hendrix.edu/theatrearts or call 501-450-1343. Note: The play features adult themes
and situations, so it may not be suitable for young people.
“This play lives and dies by
its building of relationships,” Atkinson said in a recent interview. “Friends fight, people are betrayed,
unexpressed feelings are finally expressed, people fall for each other but
don’t trust each other... watching the characters risk everything for love and
freedom, the level of belief they
come to have in love and freedom, it’s breathtaking. That said, there’s also
some great comedic moments and a fair bit of spectacle, but I don’t want to
spoil any of the surprises.”
The cast and crew consist
entirely of Hendrix students:
Rachel
Allmon ’19 of Vilonia, Ark. Stage
Manager
Rachael Arp
’18 of Mountain Home, Ark. House
and Publicity
Erin Borst
’20 of Little Rock, Ark. Costuming
and Makeup
Lauren Capes
’21 of Booneville, Ark. Assistant
Stage Manager
Hannah
Christeson ’18 of Little Rock, Ark. Costuming
and Makeup
Michael Crippen
Jr. ’20 of White Hall, Ark. Horatio
Jazmine
Denney ’21 of Redfield, Ark. Assistant
Stage Manager
Alex DerGazarian
’18 of Little Rock, Ark. Costuming
and Makeup
Laura Durham
’19 of Hot Springs, Ark. Crew
Brian Earles
’18 of North Little Rock, Ark. Set
and Lights
Bailey Egan
’18 of Little Rock, Ark. Costuming
and Makeup
Peter Grant
’21 of Conway, Ark. Marlene
Marlee
Hoggard ’21 of Little Rock, Ark. Assistant
Stage Manager
Mallory Holt
’21 of Nacogdoches, Texas Sally
Emmalee
Ishmael ’19 of Prosper, Texas Sound
Board Captain
Elizabeth
Jones ’21 of Mount Vernon, Ark. Costuming
Ivy McGrew
’18 of Petit Jean, Ark. Venny
Larissa
Isimbi Ndimbira ’20 of Kigali, Rwanda Costume
Design
Yasmin
Newman ’18 of Little Rock, Ark. Isabella
Grace Anne Odom
’19 of Fayetteville, Ark. Tart;
Dance Department Assistant
Wyatt J.
Pavelsek ’21 of Eureka Springs, Ark. Light
Board Captain
Jackson Sims
’21 of Little Rock, Ark. Jack
Laiken
Thompson ’18 of Denton, Texas Set
and Lights
Avery Waid
’21 of Hot Springs, Ark. Captain
Joppa
Jonah White
’20 of Mountain Home, Ark. Costuming
and Makeup
Atkinson, an Arkansas native
now based in New York City, will lead a director’s discussion Thursday, February
8, 2018, at 11:10 a.m. in the Seminar Room of the Bertie Wilson Murphy Building
on the Hendrix campus. Before arriving at Hendrix for this production, she completed
shooting for her role in the new Spike Lee film, Black Klansman.
About
Hendrix College
A private liberal arts
college in Conway, Arkansas, Hendrix College consistently earns recognition as
one of the country’s leading liberal arts institutions, and is featured in Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That
Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges. Its academic quality and
rigor, innovation, and value have established Hendrix as a fixture in numerous
college guides, lists, and rankings. Founded in 1876, Hendrix has been
affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. To learn more, visit www.hendrix.edu.