PELLA — Central College’s theatre department will present James Still’s play Amber Waves starting Wednesday, March 2, and running through Saturday, March 5. The show will be held at the Kruidenier Center and starts at 7:30 p.m. Running time is approximately two hours. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for studentsand senior citizens and free to Central students with a Central ID and are available at the information booth in the Maytag Student Center by calling 641-628-9000. This show is appropriate for young people fifth grade and up.
A present day family struggles to keep their farm operating during a drought in the Midwest, but the true measure of wealth isn’t what’s in their bank account. The Olson family finds there’s more to life than material objects. When put under pressure to decide whether they should sell the farm that has been in the family for generations or keep the farm and try to stick it out, they find courage and hope in even the darkest of times.
Mary Jo Sodd, professor of theatre, is director. She has directed several recent shows for Central, such as, The Doctor in Spite of Himself, The Real Inspector Hound, as well as others. She has also directed, Romeo and Juliet, for Pella’s Shakespeare Festival. Emily Ruschill, a 2010 Central graduate, is guest lighting designer.
