Editorial Cartoon: Hell Week
Ashley Corbett is graduating in December, but before she leaves she was selected to direct “27 Wagons Full of Cotton,” by Tennessee Williams.
“It’s different than any play that I’ve seen before,” Corbett said. “All the characters have strong roles.”
The play is about two cotton gin owners in Mississippi. One of the cotton gin owners burns down the other’s mill who then seeks to exact revenge.
Since the beginning of the school year Ashley has been working along with Jean Wolski, who is coordinating all of the one acts this year, on the play.
Corbett said there was a dilemma during production when an actor quit. Ryan Cress, a sophomore theatre and graphic design major, took the part.
Cress said though it was his first time acting, Corbett’s professionalism and constructive criticism helped him through the process.
“She’s really protective, she took me under her wing,” Cress said. For the past month the cast has been working together most nights and occasionally on weekends.
Corbett said between directing the play and doing school work her social life has become non-existent. This is Corbett’s first time directing. She began acting in theater in high school. Corbett said when she grew up she did not think about acting in the theater. Her aspirations were more political.
“I wanted to be the president,” Corbett said. “Then I found my passion in theater.”
Nicole Coness can be reached at 581-7944
