BEREA, OH – The Department of Theatre and Dance at Baldwin
Wallace University presents Jim Leonard Jr.’s The Diviners directed by Dr. Jack Winget.
The Diviners follows
the story of Buddy Layman, a boy with a mental disability, living in the small
town of Zion, Indiana during the bleakest days of the Great Depression. Buddy
finally gets someone to believe in him when C.C. Showers, a handsome stranger
with a hidden past, ambles onto the scene. This intimate play about the simple
people of Zion’s good intentions gone awry details the quiet tragedy that can
occur when people attempt to confront their fears and reach for their dreams.
This tale of hard scrabble luck and truth which carries
an extraordinary message of hope, marks the last play Dr. Jack Winget will direct
at Baldwin Wallace University. Dr. Winget will retire this spring, after being
an integral part of the Department of Theatre and Dance for 49 years. Dr. Winget
started his career at BW as a scenic and technical designer, and after three
years transitioned to his current role as a director of many of BW’s standout
performances and a professor teaching Theatre, Communications, and English.
The Diviners will
be performed in the William Allman Theatre, Kleist Center for Art and Drama, 95
E. Bagley Road in Berea, with performances as follows:
Thursday, March 16th at 7:30 PM
Friday, March 17th at 7:30 PM
Saturday, March 18th at 2 PM
Saturday, March 18th at 7:30 PM
Sunday, March 19th at 2 PM
Tickets are $5 general admission and can be acquired through
the BW Box Office also located in Kleist at (440) 826-2239, or online at
bw.edu/tickets. Box office hours are Monday through Friday Noon-5PM, Saturday
10AM – Noon. BW students can claim one ticket free, BW faculty can claim two
tickets free.
For more information, contact: