Thursday, April 6, 2017
Behind the Scenes: Theatre Sewanee
Tentative Schedule

2 pm  Campus Tour*
3 pm  Information session*
5 pm  Tour of Tennessee Williams Center and overview of Theatre Arts opportunities with Prof. Dan Backlund
6:15 pm  Dinner with student hosts at McClurg Dining Hall
7:15 pm  Dress rehearsal for Good Kids**, Tennessee Williams Center, Proctor Hill Theatre

*Students who have already participated in a campus tour and information session previously are welcome to join the programming for this event at 5:15 pm.  Custom visit options are available to students able to arrive on campus in the morning.  To schedule additional custom visit options, please email Maria Watters, Campus Visit Coordinator.

**Good Kids is a provocative play that addresses sexual assault at a high school, loosely based on a case in Steubenville, Ohio that received a lot of media attention a few years ago.  The play gives voice to the perspectives of many young people in the aftermath of these painful events.  Good Kids deals with the topics of rape, peer pressure and the prevalence of underage drinking in a frank and emotional way, and the play includes some coarse language.  It’s a play that many would deem appropriate for high school students—indeed, they may be the most important audience for this play-- but we’d like everyone who comes to the show to be prepared the kind of theatrical experience they are in for.  We are hoping to produce a compelling piece of theatre that will generate reflection and discussion on these important topics.