BLINN COLLEGE CELEBRATES HALLOWEEN WITH ‘DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE

Mary-Janet October 13, 2014

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The Blinn College Theatre Arts Program is offering audiences a special Halloween treat with their rendition of a classic drama that explores good versus evil.

Blinn will present “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” Oct. 16–18 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 19 at 2 p.m. in the Dr. W.W. O’Donnell Performing Arts Center Auditorium on the College’s Brenham campus (map). Performances are complimentary at the door for Blinn faculty, staff and administration. Blinn students will receive two free tickets with a valid Blinn ID card. Public admission and all advanced tickets are $5. Patrons can purchase seats in advance at www.blinn.edu/BoxOffice.

Just in time for Halloween, student performers will tell the story of a London lawyer who investigates the peculiar transformation of his old friend Dr. Henry Jekyll into the evil Mr. Edward Hyde. Students will use the first script to be produced for the Broadway stage in the 1800s.

“We’re excited to produce this rare script,” said Theatre Director Brad Nies. “This process has been a great learning experience for our students.”

The production will mark the program’s sixth annual entry to the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, a national theatre program of more than 18,000 students from colleges and universities across the nation, of which Blinn is an associate member. A representative from The Kennedy Center will attend and critique one of the four performances.

“It’s a feather in our caps. We can say that we’re a part of this festival that recognizes and celebrates the finest and most diverse works in university and college programs,” Nies said. “We have had really good recognition in the past and have won awards in acting, design and technical execution. We’re ready to see what this year holds.”

The Theatre Arts Program is part of Blinn’s Division of Visual & Performing Arts, which offers courses in architecture, arts, applied music, ensemble, lecture and communication studies.