TROY – Troy University Theatre will offer its One Act Play series Nov. 15 -17 with performances beginning at 6 p.m. nightly in the Trojan Center Theatre.

The student-directed performances of Fall Shorts: One Act Play Series offer eight one-act plays as directed by Directing II students. The class is instructed by Director of Theatre Adena Moree.

“The Directing II class includes students who have either excelled in Directing I or have a strong interest in directing,” says Moree. “The students have chosen eight very different plays that are highly complex. These students have many talents and skills that should make for a really good evening of theatre.”

Tori Lee, a senior theatre major from Brundidge, will be directing “Lone Star” starring Robert Yawn, Tim Vawter and Chad Sanders. “‘Lone Star’ is set in Texas, and takes place during the wee hours of the drunken morning in the rough yard behind a local bar.  Two brothers, Roy and Ray, look back over their lives and discuss the importance of youth, revelry, and hanging onto the past, all the while testing the true bonds of brotherly love in a rip-roaring, redneck comedy.” says Lee.

Michael Lang, a senior theatre major from Brundidge, will be directing “The Colored Museum” starring Nichelle Payton, Reneca Harris, Grace Collins, Sade Anderson, Terry Turner, Devin Jackson, and Jeremy Thomas. “‘The Colored Museum’ is a world of color connecting everybody and everything that has ever been. It is a combination of serious issues and topics that is delivered in a comedic way but has the impact of the message that is being said.” says Lang. 

Allison Leger, a senior theatre major from Midland City, will be directing “The Blue Room” starring Michael Smith and Jessica Hyatt. “The Blue Room” is a chain of 10 separate encounters, all of which deal with the theme of sexual desire and motivation. It is an intriguing study of humanity and the effects of our actions.

Shannon Thompson, is a graduate student from Troy, will be directing “Haiku” starring Sarah Shepherd, Roni White and Megan Murphy. “Haiku” features a severely retarded woman (Louise) who speaks in beautiful haiku poetry. Her mother has published the poems under her own name. And an older daughter visits, refusing to believe that her sister Louise composed the extraordinary poems.

Michael Smith, a junior theatre major from Birmingham, will be directing “Zoo Story” starring Jarrett Johnston and Jake Askey. “Zoo Story” is one of Edward Albee's (three-time Pulitzer prize-winning playwright) first one-acts. It is an insightful two character drama that is all about communication and confrontation.

Tara Golson, a senior theatre major from Montgomery, will be directing “Vanities” starring Jessie Mann, Caroline Bradford, and Jennifer Jones. “’Vanities’ is a story of three women and their struggles to maintain their friendship over a span of 15 years,” states Golson.

Jason Ramsey, a senior theatre major from Chancellor, will be directing “The Transfiguration of Benno Blimpie” starring Darius Stubbs, Harry Fries, Jane Cornelius, Alissa Cannon, and Jarrett Johnston. This play is about love, obesity, rejection from society and family.  About life, death, and one morbidly obese young man’s views on beauty and his memories of his family

Zandra Hall, a senior theatre major from Montgomery, will be directing “What Use Are Flowers?” starring Arthur Chapata, Tommye Cargill, Adrian Smith and Maurice McCoo. “The play is set in Africa and is about an elderly man who has left the city and has lived out in the woods for twenty years. During that time, he meets a few children and teaches them how to live in the city. It’s kind of like a fable.” states Hall.

The Nov. 15 performance includes “The Colored Museum,” “Haiku” and “Zoo Story.”

The Nov. 16 performance includes “Vanities” and “What Use Are Flowers?”

The Nov. 17 performance includes “The Blue Room,” “The Transfiguration of Benno Blimpie” and “Lone Star,” each including strong language and adult situations.

Admission is free. For more information please call 334.670.3714 or visit www.troytheatre.org.