LSU Ph.D. candidate and director Elissa Sartwell is bringing to the stage a WWII romance in the Arlene Hutton play, “The Last Train to Nibroc.”
“I chose the play because of its simplicity,” Sartwell said. “It has so much to say, yet it does so in a simple and unpretentious way.”
The two-person play stars theatre freshman Lauren Schneider as May and theatre junior Chris Greenwood as Raleigh. The play spans a period of three years, beginning when the two characters from Kentucky cross tracks on a train.
“The play is reminiscent of Thornton Wilder in that it is about rural America,” Sartwell said. “It is about two people looking for love and beauty during a time of war. It is historical, yet romantic and funny.”
Although the play is historical, Sartwell said there is plenty for college students to enjoy and relate to on a personal level.
“College-aged people can relate to this play today because our world is not a beautiful place right now, just as it was not in World War II, yet these characters look for love and beauty and are able to find it,” she said. “This play has been wildly popular across the country with audiences of all ages, so there is something for everybody.”
“The Last Train to Nibroc” opens in Hatcher Hall Theater on Tuesday and will run until Feb. 5. All performances are at 7:30 p.m. with a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. Tickets are available at the door.
 
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