Theatre Roanoke College Produces One-Act Performances

SALEM, Va. - Theatre Roanoke College presents student-directed one-act performances Wednesday - Saturday, February 20-23, at 8 p.m. in Olin Theater. Directors will include Cory Lawson, Joe Beasley and Lisa- Sun Gresham. Tickets are $7 for the general public and $5 for senior citizens and students. To purchase tickets or for further information, please call the Olin Box Office Monday through Friday, 1-4 p.m. at (540) 375-2333.

Lawson, a senior theatre major from Roanoke, will be directing "Full Frontal Nudity," written by Terrence McNally; Beasley, a junior theatre major from Powhatan, will be directing "What's A Girl To Do," written by Jim Hansen; and Gresham, a senior theatre major from Wilton, Conn. will be directing "Two and Twenty," written by Paul Parente. The set is designed by Spencer Jamison, a senior theatre major from Baltimore, Md., and the lighting designer is Lindsey Moore, a junior theatre major from Salem.

Roanoke College, the country's second oldest Lutheran-related college, is an independent, co-educational, four-year liberal arts college. Roanoke is one of just 276 colleges nationwide with a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest and most prestigious honor society. The Princeton Review names Roanoke as one of the "best in the Southeast." Roanoke's 2,000 students represent 40 states across the U.S. and 26 foreign countries.

For additional information, call the Roanoke College Public Relations Office at (540) 375-2282.