CLARKSVILLE, TN – Austin Peay State University’s Department of Theatre & Dance, with support from the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, will present A Kid Like Jake from Feb. 26 through March 1 in the Mike and Sara Gotcher Theatre, located in the Trahern Building on campus.
Written by acclaimed playwright Daniel Pearle, the production examines a married couple’s struggles as they navigate their roles as parents to a gender-nonconforming child.
“Parenting today is difficult, and finding the line between forcing our beliefs on our children and allowing them to discover their own beliefs is even more difficult,” said Director Talon Beeson, an associate professor in the Department of Theatre & Dance. “This play explores that blurry line and asks some tough questions. But as one of the characters in the play says: ‘We don’t always have to have the answers, we just have to keep listening.’”
Tickets for the show are $5 for APSU students, faculty, staff, military, and seniors and $10 for adults. They can be purchased by visiting the Department of Theatre & Dance Box Office website, emailing boxoffice@apsu.edu, or calling 931-221-7379.
The cast members for APSU’s production of A Kid Like Jake include:
- Neria Reynolds as Alex (understudy: Alexandria Pyka)
- Phillip Hudgins as Greg (understudy: Ross Meadors)
- Andrea Pioc Condorpoza as Judy (understudy: Lily Reynolds)
- Aaron Wortman as Nurse (understudy: Jay Jay Soto)
For more information, contact Talon Beeson at beesont@apsu.edu. To learn about future CECA events and productions, visit https://www.apsu.edu/ceca/.