On Wednesday, October 20 at 7:30 p.m., Nebraska Shakespeare will present Romeo & Juliet. This show will be free and open to the public. Lutist Jeffrey Bunce of Oakland will provide period music beginning at 7:00. Nebraska Shakespeare will also travel to the West Point schools earlier in the day and present workshops on acting and Shakespearean Theatre. This event is generously sponsored by the West Point Community Arts Council. *******
Community Cinema comes to the West Point area with the premiere of Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian with a free screening on Thursday, October 21 at 7:30 p.m. Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond takes an entertaining, insightful, and often humorous look at the Hollywood Indian, exploring the portrayal of North American Natives through a century of cinema and examining the ways that the myth of “the Injun” has influenced the world’s understanding —and misunderstanding— of Natives. The Community Cinema screening of Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Nancy Gillis, of Cherokee/Muskogee/Choctaw heritage and executive director of the John G. Neihardt Center and Adjunct Professor of History at Wayne State College. Nancy will address key issues such as Native American Stereotypes.
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Jack Chesney loves Kitty Verdun and Charley loves Miss Amy Spettigue. They invite the ladies to meet Charley's wealthy aunt from Brazil. Cancelling her visit at the last minute, the millionaire aunt sends the boys into cataclysmic confusion. What do they do now? Join the West Point Community Theatre for "Charley's Aunt" directed by Brandee Johnson and Jerry Hugo. Performance Dates and Times Are:
Friday, November 5.................7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 6.............7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 7...............2:00 p.m.
Friday, November 12...............7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 13...........7:30 p.m.
Tickets are available at all West Point Banks, Petro Mart, and online at www.WestPointCommunityThea
The characters and their respective actors are as follows:
Col. Sir Francis Chesney.............Vaughn Beed
Stephen Spettigue.................
Jack Chesney...................
Charles Wykeham....................
Lord Fancourt Babberley...........Chase Becker
Brassett..................
Donna Lucia D'Alvdorez...........Marle
Kitty Verdun....................
Amy Spettigue.................
Ela Delahay...................
