A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney - MTA Festival Show

By Lucas Hnath

Directed by Gabe Smith
Featuring – Ben Christmas, Rick Jordan, Allyn Hackman, and Paul Ruff

January 15, 2020 - Starkville Preview Performance
The Playhouse on Main

January 18, 2020 - Mississippi Theatre Association Festival
Meek Hall, The University of Mississippi

February 24, 2020 - Starkville Preview Performance
McComas Hall Auditorium, Mississippi State University

February 29, 2020 - Southeastern Theatre Conference Festival
Youth Performing Arts School, Louisville, Kentucky

From the publisher's description of the show: "Tonight, Walt is going to read you a screenplay he wrote. It's about his last days on earth. It's about a city he's going to build that's going to change the world. And it's about his brother. It's about everyone who loves him so much, and it's about how sad they're going to be when he's gone. Right? I mean, how can they live without him? How can anyone live without him?"

Starkville Community Theatre earned the Warren McDaniel Best Production for A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney at the 2020 Mississippi Theatre Association and advanced to the Southeastern Theatre Conference Festival in Louisville, Kentucky. In addition to winning best production at the state festival, Paul Ruff was named Best Actor, Ben Christmas was named Best Supporting Actor, Gabe Smith was named Best Director, Abby Jovanovic was honored for Best Costumes, and Jansen Fair was honored with a Special Award for Best Wig Design. At SETC, the regional festival, Paul Ruff won Best Actor, Thomas La Foe and Vernell Allen won Best Lighting Design and Best Sound Design.

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