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SPC Theatre to present ‘Working’ March 31 through April 3

LEVELLAND – The South Plains College Theatre will perform "Working" at 7:30 p.m.. on March 31 (Thursday) through April 2, and at 2 p.m.. on April 3 in the Helen DeVitt Jones Theatre. Tickets, which cost $10 for adults and $5 for students, will be on sale online and in cash at the door.

The cast of "Working" includes Kylie McKay, Samantha Gutierrez, Del Rae Miller, Penelope Ferris, Victoria Bateman, Yzena Castaneda, Harrison Black, Ethan Wilkerson, Jaden Antu, Daniel Teran Jr., Nathan Ashton Wood and Riley Davidson. Noah Salas is the technical director and Ray Ortiz is the stage manager. Dr. Deborah Gelber is the musical director and Dr. Daniel K. Nazworth is the director.

 

According to the MTI website, the production is based on Studs Terkel's best-selling book of interviews with American workers. "Working"paints a vivid portrait of the workers that the world so often takes for granted: the schoolteacher, the phone operator, the waitress, the millworker, the mason and the housewife, just to name a few. Nominated for six Tony Awards, this classic has been updated for a modern age, featuring new songs by Tony Award-winning Lin-Manuel Miranda, as well as favorites by Stephen Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, James Taylor, Micki Grant and more.

 

This new 2012 version of “Working” is a musical exploration of 26 people from all walks of life. While most of the professions have been updated, the show's strengths are in the core truths that transcend specific professions; the key is how people's relationships to their work ultimately reveal essential aspects of their humanity, regardless of the trappings of the job itself. The show, still set in contemporary America, contains timeless truths. This new version of “Working” allows the audience to get a rare glimpse of the actors and technicians at work putting on a show. This raw adaptation only enhances the realistic and relatable nature of the subject matter.

 

For more information, contact Dr. Nazworth, professor of theatre arts and department chairperson, at (806) 716-2262 or email dnazworth@southplainscollege.edu.

 

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