The Tabor Stage

The Tabor College theater department will be presenting another show this spring. Director Judy Harder has announced a Spring Theater Production of “Another Antigone” scheduled for April 26 and April 28.

The show spotlights a seasoned college professor, Henry Harper, who will be played by Tabor’s own professor of English, Dr. Chris Dick. After years of teaching literary classics at a New England university, Professor Henry Harper, is not surprised by much, and particularly not by students who want to rewrite Greek masterpieces to reflect current sociopolitical concerns.

So when Judy Miller, a gifted student played by Ashley Bird, announces she intends to submit an updated version of Sophocles’s “Antigone” in place of the formal paper he has assigned, Professor Harper is adamant in his refusal. Judy, who needs the credit from Harper’s course to graduate, is as stubborn as her professor, and tensions begin to mount.

David Appleton, Judy’s boyfriend, will be played by Nolan Dirks and Maria Loewen will play Diana Eberhart, the Academic Dean of the Humanities Department.

Performances will take place in the Tabor College Theater Lab located in the lower level of Lohrenz 7 p.m. Thursday, April 26 and 7 p.m. Saturday, April 28. Seating is limited. Call the Student Life Office 620-947-3121 Extension 1033 to reserve tickets. General Admission: $5.

Suggested cutline: Nolan Dirks, Dr. Chris Dick, Maria Loewen and Ashley Bird will perform “Another Antigone” in the Tabor College Theater lab on the Tabor College campus April 26 and April 28.

You won’t want to miss this show!

Performances are Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 1:30 p.m., Sunday at 1:30 p.m. and Friday the 24th at 7:30 p.m. The drama will be held in the Theater Lab in lower Lohrenz.

General admission is $6 and students are $4. Get your tickets now as seating is limited. To reserve your tickets, contact the Office of Student Life at (620) 947-3121 ext. 1044.

Tabor College will be performing “Steel Magnolias” during Family Weekend, Feb. 17-19 and an additional performance is planned for Feb. 24.

“Expect plenty of laughter and a bit of heartbreak from six small-town Louisiana women who spend a good deal of time together in Truvy’s Beauty Parlor,” says Judy Harder, director of this comedy-drama.

Fragile as magnolias and tough as steel, they deal with whatever life sends their way, adding doses of spice and humor whenever possible.

This group of loveable and spunky characters are played by Becky Steketee (Hillsboro, Kan.), Alisa Lynn (Olathe, Kan.), Hannah Vogt (Newton, Kan.), Hannah Evans (Wichita, Kan.), Sydney Coughlin (Visalia, Calif.) and Sarah Wyckoff (Blackwell, Okla.).

Performances are Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 1:30 p.m., Sunday at 1:30 p.m. and Friday the 24th at 7:30 p.m. The drama will be held in the Theater Lab in lower Lohrenz.

General admission is $6 and students are $4. Get your tickets now as seating is limited. To reserve your tickets, contact the Office of Student Life at (620) 947-3121 ext. 1044.

Tabor College Theater has announced the cast for the upcoming production of 12 Angry Men, directed by Judy Harder, associate professor of communications and drama.

The production is based off of the 1957 film of the same name.  Cast members include:

Aaron Brooks, Udall, Kan., Jake Brucks, Wichita, Kan., Nolan Dirks, Hillsboro, Kan., David Ewert, Bingham Lake, Minn., Ben Heyen,  Hillsboro, Kan., Micah Hiett, Dinuba, Calif., Nathan Lawson, Hays, Kan., Scott Morrow, Bryan, Texas, Don Nelson, Los Angeles, Calif., Silas Pederson, Gretna, Neb., Aaron Stepanek, Hillsboro, Kan., and Kelyn Vix, Maize, Kan.

The show focuses on a jury’s deliberations in the murder trial of an 18-year-old.  The case appears to be open-and-shut. As the deliberations unfold, the jurors’ personalities, preconceptions, backgrounds and interactions provide the backdrop for the final verdict.

Performances will be held in the Chapel Saturday, Jan. 28 at 7:30, Sunday, Jan. 29 at 2:00, Monday, Jan. 30 at 7:30, and Tuesday, Jan. 31 at 7:30. Seating is limited and tickets should be reserved early.

Tickets will be available in Student Life Office starting Jan. 16. Call (620) 947-3121 ext. 1033. General admissions: $5; TC Students: $2.50.

Seated (l-r): Scott Morrow, Ben Heyen, Nathan Lawson, David Ewert, Jakob Brucks. Standing (l-r):Aaron Stepanek, Nolan Dirks, Kelyn Vix, Aaron Brooks, Don Nelson, Micah Hiett, Silas Pederson.

John McCabe-Juhnke will share experiences and perspectives based on 10 years of directing inmates in theater productions at the Lansing and Hutchinson correctional facilities at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1 in the Wohlgemuth Music Education Center.

Professor McCabe-Juhnke is the chair of the Communications Arts department at Bethel College where he has taught since 1986. He has directed dozens of plays and musicals at the college, and served as director and coach of the Bethel College Forensics Squad.

In recent years, McCabe-Junke has developed Theatre Arts Workshops for Arts in Prison Inc. and Prison Arts Project and places the act of prison theatre on the spectrum of restorative justice.

“By creating a context for building relationships in prison, theatre opens space for healing,” McCabe-Junke says. “Though offenders are unable to repair relationships with injured parties directly, theatre provides a laboratory for inmates to practice the interaction skills necessary for their ultimate reintegration into society.”

The public is invited to attend.

Rehearsals for Tabor’s homecoming musical, “Oliver!” will be begin as soon as students return to campus!  Many of the characters, including Oliver, have been cast and a complete cast list will be announced at the end of August.

We are excited to bring this much loved and award-winning musical to life on Tabor’s campus.

Based on the Charles Dickens literary classic Oliver Twist, this heart-warming musical follows a spirited orphan on his journey through the colorful underworld of 19th-century London in search of love and acceptance.

As one reviewer noted: “Though Dickens had a rather grim worldview – cold, hunger, poverty, loneliness – he added enough light, humor, grace, and goodness to suggest redemption for humanity.”  This musical version certainly celebrates Oliver’s experiences of love, family and home.

You won’t want to miss the show!  It will be presented during Homecoming, Oct 13-16,  Tickets are $12 for general admission and $8 for students.  Reserve yours today by calling the Student Life office at 620.947.3121 ext. 1033.

Be sure to check back soon for more news!