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Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre will present the student-directed “The Boor” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, in the Downstage Theatre on the SFA campus.

Groves junior Caitlin Parker directs Anton Chekhov’s one-act drama about a widow in deep mourning and people around her who pretend to be more than they actually are.

After Mrs. Popov has been in mourning for seven months, her footman, Luka, advises her to give up her mourning and go out. While Mrs. Popov is denying Luka’s advice, landowner Smirnov arrives, asking her to pay the 1,200 rubles that her husband owed him, Parker explains.

“She refuses, leading to his rude behavior and an argument that leads to Smirnov proposing a duel,” Parker said. “In the midst of this, however, Smirnov has a change of heart, and, impressed by her boldness and beauty, he professes his love for the widow.”

The cast includes Groves junior Ashley Mouton as Mrs. Popov; Queens, New York, junior Elham Safi as Luka; and Lufkin sophomore Jacob Carr as Smirnov.

The production staff includes William Odom, Brownsboro junior, stage manager; Andy Bauerle, Conroe junior, scenic designer; Cloey Hammonds, Nacogdoches junior, costume designer; Brian Steele, Houston sophomore, lighting designer; Lane Davidson, Denton sophomore, sound designer; and TJ Davis, Beaumont junior, properties manager.

Faculty production advisor is Inga Meier.

Parker is a theatre major pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree. “The Boor” is her first directing credit, but she has worked as a scenic designer, choreographer, projections designer and paint charge on various SFA productions. After graduation, she hopes to pursue a master’s degree in directing.

The Downstage Theatre is located in the Griffith Fine Arts Building, 2222 Alumni Drive.

Tickets are $4. For tickets or more information, call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407 or visit theatre.sfasu.edu.

The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and the Friends of the Visual Arts will present a free, one-night screening of “Greenwich Village: Music That Defined A Generation” at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.

“Greenwich Village: Music That Defined A Generation,” directed by Laura Archibald, is a feature-length documentary about the Greenwich Village music scene and how it sparked everlasting political, social and cultural changes, according to information at greenwichmusicdoc.com.

For the first time, the greatest singer-songwriters, authors and performers from Greenwich Village reflect on how they collectively became the voice of a generation. Through poignant interviews, rare archival footage and new live performances, “Greenwich Village: Music That Defined A Generation” tells a story about community, courage and most importantly, music, the website said.

This screening is part of the School of Art’s monthly First Friday Film Series and is sponsored in part by the Nacogdoches Film Festival, William Arscott, The Liberty Bell, Nacogdoches Junior Forum, Karon Gillespie, Mike Mollot, Main Street Nacogdoches, David Kulhavy, John and Kristen Heath, Brad Maule, Galleria Z, Jill Carrington, Jean Stephens and Jim and Mary Neal.

The Cole Art Center is located at 329 E. Main St. For more information, call (936) 468-1131.

The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Music will present the Madrigal Singers in concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in Cole Concert Hall.

The Madrigal Singers is a chamber group comprised of upper lever vocal music majors at SFA. The group is well known in the Nacogdoches area, particularly for many caroling concerts at Christmastime, according to Dr. Tim King, director of choral activities for the SFA School of Music.

Among the works on the program is “Le Chant des Oyseaux” (Song of the Birds) by the 16th century French composer Clément Janequin.

“This is from a unique category of songs called program chansons (French for songs),” King explained. “The driving force behind the program chanson was to depict actual life sounds, such as the sounds of war or street sounds. In this, arguably the most famous chanson, Janequin recalls the various bird calls.”

The Madrigal Singers will also perform “Birthday Madrigals” by modern English composer John Rutter.

“Rutter wrote a set of vocal jazz pieces entitled ‘Birthday Madrigals,’ which were based on texts by Shakespeare,” King said. “This set of songs was written to honor the great jazz pianist George Shearing.”

Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and $3 for students and youth. For tickets or more information, call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407 or visit www.finearts.sfasu.edu.

Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music faculty members Dr. Brad Meyer and Keith Lloyd will perform solos when the SFA Percussion Ensemble presents a recital at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

Meyer, director of percussion studies at SFA and of the Percussion Ensemble, will play the steel pan on the premiere of Baljinder Singh Sekhon II’s “Passageways,” which utilizes the steel pan in new and different ways, including playing on the side and with wooden chopsticks.

Lloyd will perform on “Shadow Chasers,” an exciting piece by Michael Burritt for marimba soloist with percussion trio that is now considered a standard of the percussion world.

In “Passageways,” each section is a process-oriented progression of rhythm, pitch and timbre, according to its composer. The segments of this work can be heard as a string of transitions where each section serves as a passageway leading to the next.

In describing his piece “Shadow Chasers,” Burritt wrote of C.S. Lewis and the English author’s referencing one’s time on earth as the “Shadow Lands.”

“Many implications can be drawn from this metaphor,” Burritt wrote. “I have always considered myself, and most people, to be someone who chases after the thing of the Shadow Lands (a ‘Shadow Chaser’) rather than those of a higher calling. I too often look for rewards here instead of in my relationship with God. This is a battle I will constantly fight.”

Other pieces on the program are “Cyclone” by Jim Casella, “Catching Shadows” by Ivan Trevino, “Escape Velocity” by Dave Hall and “From In Contact” by David Skidmore.

Tickets for the recital are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and $3 for students and youth. For tickets or more information, call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407 or visit www.finearts.sfasu.edu.

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