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Joann Shaver
  • Theatre
  • Class of 2018
  • Waskom, TX

Joann Shaver earned a role in "Beauty and the Beast"

2015 Apr 23

Joann Shaver, of Waskom, Texas, is part of the cast and crew to perform in Southern Arkansas University theatre department's spring musical, "Beauty and the Beast."

Shaver is a freshman Theatre major. She will be Wardrobe Supervisor and Light Hang Crew for the show.

Tickets can be purchased at www.showtix4u.com. Ticket prices are $15 for adults and general admission, and $10 for children, students, faculty, and staff.

This "tale as old as time" is filled with spectacular costumes, lights, scenery, and music with a full orchestra. Michael Susko, professional theatrical director and choreographer, is bringing 25-years of experience to be a guest director for what he calls "one of the most beloved shows performed in practically every theatre in the country."

In a show this large, Susko said it truly takes a village. Headed by Production Manager, Richard Vollmer, the entire SAU theatre department has contributed to the creation of the production of Beauty and the Beast.

"In all of my years in the theatre, I have rarely seen a more devoted group of university students committed to a single event," said Susko. "What you see tonight is their creation -- sets, props, lights, costumes -- they had their hands in all of it!"

SAU theatre was approved on January 31 of this year to offer Arkansas' most comprehensive Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performing Arts with studies in Musical Theatre and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performing Arts with studies in Theatre by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board. SAU's BFA in Musical Theatre will offer a complete theatre and music curriculum, based on the National Association of Schools of Music, the national accrediting agency for music-related disciplines.

To find out more about SAU theatre, visit www.SAUmag.edu/Theatre.