SAN ANGELO, TX - University Theatre at Angelo State University will present the award-winning drama "1984," based on the famous novel by George Orwell, for its first production of the fall season, beginning Thursday, Oct. 10, in the ASU Modular Theatre.
Show times will be at 8 p.m. each night Oct. 10-12 and 17-19, with a matinee finale performance at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20. The Modular Theatre is located inside ASU's Carr Education-Fine Arts (EFA) Building at 2602 Dena Drive.
Tickets are $10 for the general public, $5 for non-ASU students, and free for Arts at ASU subscribers, ASU students and ASU activity card holders. Tickets are available for purchase online at angelo.edu/boxoffice or through the ASU box office in the Carr EFA Building.
The novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" has become a classic literary example of political and dystopian fiction. It also popularized the term "Orwellian" as an adjective, with many terms used in the novel also entering common usage, including "Big Brother," "doublethink" and "Thought Police." This authorized stage adaptation, "1984," is true to the novel, in which Orwell depicts with great power the horrors of man's fate in a society where Big Brother is always watching, and where everything that is not prohibited is compulsory.
The adapted stage play earned two 2013 Liverpool Arts Awards and a 2014 UK Theatre Award, and it was nominated for a 2018 Tony Award.
"1984" contains adult themes and is recommended for audiences 18 and older.
Under the direction of Daniel Anderson, director of University Theatre, the ASU student cast includes Jordan Chapman, Kirby Paugh, Mitchell Martinez, Catalina Perry, Tyson Walls, Addison Gregoire, Xander Cooper, Emily Wagner and Demetrius Armstrong.
The student production staff and crew include Jasmine Solis, stage manager; Sydney Fisher, assistant stage manager; Samuel Molho, scenic designer; Kate Yantis, costume designer; Breonna Casey, projections designer; Charlotte Branch, sound designer; Ja'Nae Wilson, assistant sound designer; Alec Ochoa Razo, props designer; Margarita Torres Fabela, scenic/props assistant; Cassandra Fuentes and Atlas Carrasco, scenic painters; Emma Cullen, lead electrician; Aliajana Stewart, house manager; Analee Curry, dresser; Kailey Dutton, light board op; and Luz Valadez, sound board op.
Rebekah Clark, assistant professor of theatre, is the lighting designer, and Chase Phelps is ASU's technical director.
For ticket information or to purchase tickets through the ASU box office, call 325-942-2000. The box office is open 3-6 p.m. weekdays in the Carr EFA Building.
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