Eboni Edwards, of Pine Bluff, has earned a role in the upcoming Southern Arkansas University Theatre production of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town.
Edwards, a freshman theatre major, will play Rebecca Gibbs for the show which will run at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 6-8, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9. There will be an actor talk back session after the play Saturday, Oct. 8.
Our Town is a three-act play about a small fictional town called Grover’s Corners. The play tells the everyday stories of its citizens from 1901 to 1913.
The performance is the first of a series of productions presented for SAU’s 2016-2017 Main Stage Theatre Season. Following Our Town is You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown showing Nov. 17-20, 2016; Dial M for Murder on Feb. 9-11, 2017; and Disney’s The Little Mermaid April 20-23, 2017.
Tickets are available at www.showtix4u.com. Patrons can purchase individual tickets for $5 on the website or a season pass for $25 by calling SAU Theatre at 870-235-4291.