The Southwestern College Summer Theatre Festival will present “Completely Hollywood, Abridged,” Friday Aug. 21, at 7:30 p.m., in Messenger Recital Hall located in the Darbeth Fine Arts Center on the campus of Southwestern College.  The show ran July 24-26 but director Allyson Moon wanted to give community members and Southwestern College students one more opportunity to see it.

The show, created by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor with additional material by Dominic Conti, will make audiences laugh, Moon says.

“This show appealed to people, and it didn’t matter about their age,” Moon says.  “It is laugh-out-loud funny.  Sometimes it is slapstick comedy, or wit, or the way the movie is used within the scene.  It is a heyday for movie buffs.”

According to Moon, “Completely Hollywood, Abridged” will incorporate a number of movies.

“I want the audience to know that 186 movies are referenced in this production, whether it is one-liners, plot lines, characters, or visual images that have become iconic and are fun,” Moon says.  “It can be fun to keep a tally sheet of how many movies you recognize.”

  Three actors will participate in the production—Phoebe Muldrow, Justin Godwin, and Jacob Marney.

“The three performers have really gelled into a very tight ensemble,” Moon says.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for youth. There is no admission charge for Southwestern College students, faculty, or staff. For tickets and information, call the SC box office at (620) 221-7720 or (620) 229-6171. 

Southwestern College is a private institution granting undergraduate and graduate degrees and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.  About 1,700 students attend classes at the main Winfield campus, at six professional studies sites in Kansas and Oklahoma, or online around the world.