Published: November 03, 2009 09:17 pm         

Life Choices starts Thursday at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College

St. Mary-of-the-Woods College Music and Theatre Department presents Life Choices, an evening of short one acts at 7 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday

The program is directed by artist-in-residence Brandon Wentz along with SMWC directing students. Terre Haute audiences will recognize Brandon from his performances at Crossroads Repertory Theatre, ISU’s professional summer company, where he has appeared in a wide range of roles in plays from “Macbeth” to “The Mystery of Irma Vep.”

This past season, he garnered praise for his lovable skin horse in “The Velveteen Rabbit” and the leading romantic role of Benedick in “Much Ado About Nothing.” Wentz joins SMWC students LD Farris, Danielle O’Connor, Hannah McGrayel and Valerie Sharp in putting together an evening of work including works from absurdist comedy to contemporary realism. The evening is sponsored by the Drama Club and the Music and Theatre Department, so admission is free at the door (donations are accepted).

See the show at the Cecilian Auditorium on the SMWC campus. Doors open at half-hour and seating is general. Some scenes have mature content and language.