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Opening Thursday: SFA presents Wilson’s ‘The Piano Lesson’

Robbie Goodrich, director of arts information
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September 26, 2023
"The Piano Lesson" cast members include Olivia Wintz, Killeen senior, as Maretha; Joshua Jameson, Arlington freshman, as Doaker Charles; Xavier Sanchez, Houston sophomore, as Lymon; standing, from left, Grant Calloway, Gary junior, as Avery Brown; CJ Tate, Dallas junior, as Wining Boy; Kiya Green, Waxahachie senior, as Berniece; Erik Colbert Jr., Houston freshman, as Boy Willie; and Ashland Anderson, Houston freshman, as Grace.

Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre and Dance will present August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play “The Piano Lesson” Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 28 through Oct. 1, in the new Flex Theatre in Griffith Fine Arts Building on the SFA campus. Cast members include, front, from left, Olivia Wintz, Killeen senior, as Maretha; Joshua Jameson, Arlington freshman, as Doaker Charles; Xavier Sanchez, Houston sophomore, as Lymon; standing, from left, Grant Calloway, Gary junior, as Avery Brown; CJ Tate, Dallas junior, as Wining Boy; Kiya Green, Waxahachie senior, as Berniece; Erik Colbert Jr., Houston freshman, as Boy Willie; and Ashland Anderson, Houston freshman, as Grace. Directed by Cleo House Jr., “The Piano Lesson” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. General admission ticket prices are: adult, $15; senior (62+), $10; youth (high school and younger), $8; SFA faculty/staff, $8; non-SFA student, $8; and SFA student, $5. For ticketing information or to purchase tickets, call the Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407 or (888) 240-ARTS, or visit sfasu.edu/boxoffice. For information about the play, call (936) 468-4003 or visit sfasu.edu/theatre-dance.