SMU Theatre Department
The SMU Theatre Department and WaterTower Theatre present the co-production of “As You Like It.” The Shakespearian comedy is directed by Terry Martin, artistic director of WaterTower Theatre, and is set in the American South in the 1950s. The play will feature several SMU theater students, including graduate students, as well as WaterTower Theatre Company actors. “You’re not likely to see a more satisfying version of [As You Like It]” which opened last week, says a review of the production in The Dallas Morning News. Performances are on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. until Feb. 10. Visit watertowertheatre.org for ticket information.
Meadows Museum Exhibitions
“Jerry Bywaters: Interpreter of the Southwest”
In celebration of Jerry Bywaters’ 100th birthday, the Meadows Museum has put together two exhibits featuring works by the Dallas artist. Professor Bywaters served for 35 years as a faculty member in SMU’s Division of Fine Arts and as director of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts for 21 years. Both exhibitions display works that stress the relationship between the people and the landscapes. The exhibitions will be supplemented by two lectures next week. Entrance to the museum is free for SMU students and faculty.
“Coming of Age”
“Coming of Age: American Art, 1850s to 1950s” will showcase the development of American art from the Hudson River School featuring artists such as Asher B. Durand, Winslow Homer, James McNeill Whistler, Thomas Eakins, John Singer Sargent, Frederic Remington, Edward Hopper, Georgia O’Keeffe, Alexander Calder, David Smith, Jackson Pollock and Frank Stella. Future lectures and other events related to this exhibition will take place in February.
For more information on exhibition hours and upcoming events, visit meadowsmuseumdallas.org.
Pollock Gallery Exhibition
The Pollock Gallery will display The Sarah-Ann and Werner H. Kramarsky Gift of Contemporary Drawings. The exhibition will feature 36 rarely seen contemporary drawings by American artists from the Paper Study Collection.
Films
Co-sponsored by Program Council Films, “Dare Not Walk Alone: The War of Responsibility” reveals the story of St. Augustine, Fla., during the Civil Rights Movement. The events led to the passage of the first Civil Rights bill on July 2, 1964. The film, which was released in 2006, has been called “a film that has the power to move people to positive action and spark dialogue where before there was only silence and mistrust, misunderstanding and fear” by reviewers.
The film will be shown as part of the MLK week activities on campus at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Hughes-Trigg Theater.
