Gianni DiCrosta
The Theatre Department will wrap up its 2009-2010 season with a production of Jim Leonard Jr.’s classic play “The Diviners.”
The Depression-era play is about a wandering preacher, C.C. Showers, who stumbles upon a small rural town and takes up work on a farm. There, he meets a teen named Buddy.
Showers eventually befriends Buddy, who is deathly afraid of water after a traumatic childhood event. However, Buddy also reveals he has the peculiar ability of locating underground water aquifers, a gift known as “divining,” an ability he is still trying to understand.
The story continues to unfold in the form of several twists, turns and revelations.
Pierce College professor RoZsa Horvath, who will retire from theatre direction for the school after this season, will be directing the play.
Horvath, who has been directing for over 20 years, wanted to choose the perfect play to conclude the season.
“It’s a beautiful piece of Americana. People who have seen it were changed by it,” she said.
“It’s a play that’s very reminiscent of John Steinbeck, and I grew up on his works,” she added.
“The Diviners,” which begins April 30 and runs through May 9, will be staged at Pierce College’s Dow Arena Theatre in the Performance Arts Building.
Tickets are already on sale and selling fast. The premiere showing is already sold out, but tickets for all the following shows are still available.
Student and senior tickets are $12 and general admission is $15.
Tickets can be purchased and reservations can be made by calling the Theatre Department box office at (818)719-6488. They may also be purchased one hour before show time at each performance.
An unspecified low-price preview performance will also take place on April 29.
A list of show times can be found below.
More information on “The Diviners” and the Theatre Department’s upcoming events can be found at http://info.piercecollege.edu/theater/
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Scheduled Show Times:
April 30: 8 p.m.
May 1: 8 p.m.
May 2: 2 p.m.
May 6: 7:30 p.m.
May 7: 8 p.m.
May 8: 8 p.m.
May 9: 2 p.m.