Georgia Southern's Communication Arts and Theatre South are pleased to announce that the submission period for the 2013 10-Minute Play Festival is now open. All students are welcome to submit scripts for consideration.
    Scripts should be emailed to Lisa Abbott at labbott@georgiasouthern.edu no later than Dec. 6. Through a blind review, a panel will select eight to 10 scripts to be performed at the festival. Each selected script will be assigned a director and cast and will be workshopped over the course of the spring semester as a part of the Theatre South programming. To wrap up the festival, concert readings will be presented at the Black Box Theatre on Friday and Saturday, April 19–20, 2013. Participation in and admission to the 10-Minute Play Festival is free for students.
    All submissions must be formatted as word documents and include a title page displaying the play title and the submitting student’s name, phone number and email address. This identifying information should appear only on the title page in order to ensure anonymity for the adjudicators.
    Scripts should be approximately seven to 12 pages in length when typed in a 12-point font. Students may submit as many scripts as they wish, but only two scripts per writer will be included in the final grouping. Selected scripts will be announced during the first week back from Georgia Southern’s winter break.
    All students are encouraged to participate in this event. If you have any questions or to find out more information, contact associate professor Abbott labbott@georgiasouthern.edu.

GSU welcomes “Fiddler on the Roof” this Friday night

    Georgia Southern University will present the award-winning Broadway musical “Fiddler on the Roof” this Friday, Nov. 30, at 7:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center. Tickets are still available for purchase and are $10 for GSU students and $36 for general admission.
    The original production of “Fiddler on the Roof” premiered in 1964, won nine Tony awards and made millions of people around the world laugh and cry during international tours. The musical focuses on Tevye, the father of five, who faces challenges of faith and family in 1905 Russia.
    “Fiddler on the Roof” is just one of the many shows hitting the stage during the 11th season of entertainment at the PAC. Other shows planned for the 2012–13 season include “Cyrano de Bergerac” on Feb. 9, “Hooray for Hollywood” on Feb. 18, “Biloxi Blues” on March 14 and “Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project” on May 4.
    For more details on these shows or to buy tickets, contact the PAC box office at 912.478.7999 or click here.

Georgia Southern Museum reopens after construction

    Georgia Southern University's Museum is open to the public again after being closed since August for the installation of new windows.
    "From Protest to Peace: Northern Irish Murals by the Bogside Artists," a new exhibit to the museum, will be on display through Jan. 20, 2013. The exhibit's large murals capture the violence and civil rights protests that occurred in Northern Ireland.
    The museum also will host two presentations connected to the Irish murals. On Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 7 p.m., GSU professor Peggy Lindsey will present "Thinking about Northern Ireland: The Trouble with the Troubles." Then, on Wednesday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m., Georgia College and State University professor Valerie Aranda will present "The Writings on the Wall: The Role of Political and Cultural Street Murals across the Globe."
    In addition, the museum offers a variety of permanent displays including artifacts from the Civil War discovered at the Camp Lawton POW camp and the 78-million-year-old Mosasaur fossil skeleton. For more details, visit the museum online.