For its final production of the 2023-24 season, Theatre TJC delves into “Summer and Smoke,” one of the most engaging and heartbreaking love stories in Tennessee Williams’ canon.
Set in Mississippi in the early 1900s, the play tells the star-crossed tale of a puritanical Southern girl and a wild, adventurous young doctor. Each is attracted to the other, but their divergent attitudes toward life keep them at odds.
The production is under the direction of Dr. David W. Crawford, TJC theatre professor.
Show times are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, April 24-26, and 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27, in Jean Browne Theatre on the TJC central campus.
Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for seniors ages 65 and up, students and active military. The TJC Box Office opens Wednesday, April 17. Box office hours are 3-5:30 p.m. weekdays. Daily box office operations are in the Rogers Palmer Performing Arts Center, with evening operations in the lobby outside Jean Browne Theatre. For reservations, call 903-510-2212. Tickets are also available online at TJC.UniversityTickets.com.
Cast: Alma Winemiller, played by Kate Durbin, Lindale; John Buchanan Jr., played by Seth Aaron, Van; Rev. Winemiller, played by Cody Crawford, 2006 TJC theatre alumnus; Mrs. Winemiller, played by Amaya Perkins, Crandall; Rose Gonzalez, played by Eva Hamlett, Whitehouse; Nellie Ewell, played by Abbey Gipson, Tyler; Dr. John Buchanan Sr., played by David Dickerson, TJC English professor and alumnus; and Gonzalez, played by Jackson Holmes, Tyler.
Faculty production staff: Crawford, production director; Jacob L. Davis, scenic and lighting design; Denise Weatherly-Green, costume design and props; Ethan “Texas” Beam, box office and theatre facilities director; and Lara K. Smith, department chair.
Student production staff: Travis Speer, Forney, theatre management; Caiden Leon Duffy, Tyler, scenic; Josh Jernigan, Whitehouse, master electrician; Amasa Hartong, Van, costumes; Crystal Mendoza, Tyler, sound; and Elise Ray, Sunnyvale, property master.
For more information on TJC cultural arts events, go to TJC.edu/PerformingArts.