Messiah College senior theatre major to direct “Empathy” from John Patrick’s collection of one-act plays titled “Suicide-Anyone?”
November 15th, 2012
GRANTHAM, Pa. (Nov. 15, 2012) — Messiah College theatre major Brooke Hutchins will present her senior project from Dec. 6-8 by directing “Empathy,” a one-act play from John Patrick’s collection “Suicide- Anyone?” All performances will take place at 8 p.m. in Miller Auditorium, located in the Climenhaga Fine Arts Center on the college’s Grantham campus. Tickets are $5 and can be reserved by visiting messiah.edu/tickets or by calling the Messiah College box office at 717-691-6036.
The play narrates a series of unsuccessful suicide attempts by a frustrated would-be actress. The young woman is interrupted first by a housepainter, who appears strikingly optimistic despite some monumental problems of his own, and next by a TV repairman/pre-med student. As the play unfolds these encounters, the audience is bound to wonder if the intrusion of these two strangers will change the mind of the young actress.
About Messiah College
Messiah College, a private Christian college of the liberal and applied arts and sciences, enrolls over 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Established in 1909, the primary campus is located in Grantham, Pa., near the state capital of Harrisburg. A satellite campus affiliated with Temple University is located in Philadelphia.
