SAN ANGELO, TX — University Theatre at Angelo State University will present the historical musical "Pearl" for its summer dinner theatre production, beginning Thursday, June 29, in the ASU Modular Theatre inside the Carr Education-Fine Arts (EFA) Building at 2602 Dena Drive.
Show times will be at 8 p.m. each night, June 29 - July 1 and July 6-8, with the doors opening for dinner service at 6:45 p.m. There will also be a 2 p.m. Sunday matinee on July 9, with the doors opening for dinner service at 12:45 p.m.
Tickets are $20 for the general public, $15 for Arts at ASU subscribers and non-ASU students, and $12.50 for ASU students and ASU activity card holders. Tickets can be purchased online at angelo.edu/boxoffice or through the ASU box office in the Carr EFA Building.
Based on the historical novel "Pearl" by Cynthia Jordan of San Angelo, the ASU musical is set in 1923. The Santa Rita No. 1 well has hit the pay, and Miss Pearl's Parlor is open for business! "Pearl" is about oil, sexy cowboys, and friendly ladies who work in an upscale brothel in West Texas. Thirteen women work at Pearl's Parlor. These are their stories. The historical facts are true, and the girls' stories are real. Audiences should be prepared to both laugh out loud and tear up with sentiment.
*Audience Advisory: the play contains adult language and theme.
Under the direction of Daniel Anderson, director of University Theatre, the extensive ASU student cast includes Jasmine Solis, Emma Cullen, Zye Foster, Breonna Casey, Catalina Perry, Audrey Paro, Alexis Crawford, Brianna Kincaid, Ruby Brown, Kat Fields, Mary Benes, Mitchell Martinez, Johnny Wheeler, Jake Cisneros, Kadyn Kevil, Nataniel Brown-Schilling, Zane Terry, Jeremiah McWilliams, and Larry Smiley.
![Angelo State presents the historical musical, "Pearl."](/sites/default/files/2023-06/screenshot_2023-06-26_at_9.49.34_am.png "Angelo State presents the historical musical, "Pearl."")
Angelo State presents the historical musical, "Pearl."
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The cast also includes several community members: Karyn Kuniyuki, Megan Cordes, Mary Alice Smith, Louise Awalt, and Tom Thorton.
The cast will be accompanied on various musical instruments by Dr. Fagner Rocha, Dr. John Irish, and Hunter Mabery of the ASU music faculty and staff, as well as Jim Bode and Mark Wilson Jr.
The student production staff and crew include Jasmine Solis, assistant scenic designer/assistant projections designer; Charlotte Branch, lighting designer; Kat Fields, assistant costume design; Alec Ochoa Razo, props designer; Kailey Gember, stage manager; Samuel Molho, assistant stage manager/assistant costume design; and Angel Pena, charge painter.
Rocha is the music director, and EJ Mendoza is the choreographer. ASU Costumer Mayra Torres is the costume designer, and Rebekah Clark, assistant professor of theatre, is the scenic designer.
For ticket information through the ASU box office, call 325-942-2000. The box office is open 3-6 p.m. on weekdays in the Carr EFA Building.
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