Underneath the Linel

By Glen Berger

Directed by Paula Mabry

Starring Kris Lee

Thursday, January 12, 2023
Starkville Preview Performance – The Playhouse on Main

Saturday, January 14 2023
Mississippi Theatre Association Festival – Tupelo Community Theatre

Tuesday, February 28 2023
Starkville Preview Performance - The Playhouse on Main

Thursday, March 2, 2023
Southeastern Theatre Conference Festival – Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center, Lexington, Kentucky

Friday, June 9, 2023
Starkville Preview Performance – The Playhouse on Main

Thursday, June 15, 2023
American Association of Community Theatres Festival – Bomhard Theatre, Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, Louisville, Kentucky

In this gripping ghost story, an eccentric librarian (played by Kris Lee) discovers a weather-beaten book in a return bin — 113 years overdue. Sparked by a message left in its margins, he embarks on a magical quest that takes him around the world and 2,000 years into the past. With astonishing twists and turns, Underneath the Lintel draws audience members into an unforgettable odyssey via a one-man monologue.

Starkville Community Theatre selected and presented this intriguing, insightful one-man play as its 2023 competition show. SCT was the first to present Underneath the Lintel in the state of Mississippi, and the first to present it at the Mississippi Theatre Association Festival. After winning at MTA, SCT advanced to perform at the Southeastern Theatre Association Conference Festival, held in March in Lexington, Kentucky. At SETC, the play won Best Production and advanced to the national level at AACTFest 2023. It marked the third time Starkville Community Theatre advanced to national community theatre festival.