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Wedding Band Takes the Stage

October 1, 2015

Communications Staff

Photo credit: Zach Christy

Costume Designer and Associate Professor of Theater Chris Flaharty fits sophomore Will Osborn, who plays Shrimp Man in Wedding Band, for his costume. A play by Alice Childress, Wedding Band tells the story of an African American woman and her white suitor as they deal with the prejudices of their fellow South Carolinians in early 20th-century America. See performances of Wedding Band directed by Assistant Professor of Theater Justin Emeka ’95 on October 1, 2, and 3 at 7:30 p.m. and October 4 at 2 p.m. in Hall Auditorium.

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