NACOGDOCHES, Texas – When Angela Bacarisse begins to consider children’s shows she may want to direct for the annual SummerStage Festival at Stephen F. Austin State University, a desire to promote and encourage reading is at the heart of the decision.
The School of Theatre professor who has directed summer kids' favorites like "The Emperor's New Clothes: The Musical," "How I Became a Pirate" and last year’s "A Year With Frog and Toad," Bacarisse often draws from personal experience and a love of reading to her own son to make the choice.