{"id":45722,"date":"2016-11-16T14:05:20","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T21:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=45722"},"modified":"2016-11-29T11:50:48","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T18:50:48","slug":"tennessee-williams-summer-smoke-heats-nau-theatre-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/tennessee-williams-summer-smoke-heats-nau-theatre-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee William\u2019s \u2018Summer and Smoke\u2019 heats up NAU Theatre stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_45848\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45848\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/dsc8916theatre_dress_rehearsal_30917201592_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-45848 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/dsc8916theatre_dress_rehearsal_30917201592_o-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"Summer and Smoke\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2016\/11\/dsc8916theatre_dress_rehearsal_30917201592_o-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2016\/11\/dsc8916theatre_dress_rehearsal_30917201592_o-768x596.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2016\/11\/dsc8916theatre_dress_rehearsal_30917201592_o.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45848\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Undergrads Grace Novak, left, and Keegan Hughes portray Alma and John in NAU&#8217;s \u201cSummer and Smoke.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The characters in Tennessee William\u2019s <em>Summer and Smoke<\/em>, the upcoming production by Northern Arizona\u00a0University Department of Theatre, struggle with questions about life and death.<\/p>\n<p>Set among the immense\u00a0heat and pressure of a Mississippi summer on the\u00a0brink of America&#8217;s involvement in World War I, beautiful language moves along a story of failed love.<\/p>\n<p>NAU Theatre will perform\u00a0<em>Summer and Smoke<\/em>\u00a0at\u00a07:30 p.m. Nov. 18, 19 and Dec. 1, 2, 3 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4 in\u00a0the\u00a0Clifford E. White Theater.<\/p>\n<p>The production features 14 student actors, more than 40 students on the production crew and original lighting design by\u00a0theatre\u00a0major <strong>Liz Monasky<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are $14 for adults, $12 for seniors and NAU employees and $8 for students and children.<\/p>\n<p>Purchase tickets online at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nau.edu\/cto\">NAU\u2019s Central Ticket Office<\/a>\u00a0or call (928) 523-5661. Group discounts are available.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Join representatives from the <i>Summer and Smoke<\/i> production team, partnered with members of the NAU Psychology and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NAUs-Department-of-Comparative-Cultural-Studies-168512469828080\/\"><span class=\"s2\">NAU\u2019s Department of Comparative Cultural Studies<\/span><\/a>\u00a0at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, before the show for a pre-play conversation to discuss the\u00a0show and its themes. Free admission.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/tennessee-williams-summer-smoke-heats-nau-theatre-stage\/\">The characters in Tennessee William\u2019s Summer and Smoke, the upcoming production by Northern Arizona\u00a0University Department of Theatre, struggle with questions about life and death. Set among the immense\u00a0heat and pressure of a Mississippi summer on the\u00a0brink of America&#8217;s involvement in World War I, beautiful language moves along a story of failed love. 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