For the fourth time in five years, Shorter College’s theatre department has been invited to perform at the American College Theatre Festival for Region IV. “Into the Woods,” directed by Tim Bohn with musical direction by Rick Gomez, will be performed on Friday, Feb. 9, at 8:30 p.m., in Americus, Ga.

According to the chairperson of ACTF Region IV, it is “virtually unheard of” for a school to receive that many invitations in five years.

This event is the only nation-wide festival to exclusively honor the work of college-level theatre programs. Shorter will once again be one of approximately six schools invited to
represent the southern United States.

Shorter also boasts 10 students individually competing in the Irene Ryan Acting Competition. From 300 preliminary qualifiers, Shorter students in previous years have made it to the semi-final and 16-student final round. Several students have also been nominated in the design competition in areas such as costume design, lighting design, dramaturgy, make up design and stage management.

To send Shorter’s theatre students your congratulations and words of encouragement, please e-mail Tim Bohn, assistant professor of theatre, at tbohn@shorter.edu.