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DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion of LSU’s strong history of producing
  science-based plays and a preview of the upcoming LSU SciArts Playfest\, 
 which is a collaboration between the College of Music & Dramatic Arts and 
 the College of Science to host a national competition for science-based pl
 ays. The event will culminate in three leading playwrights coming to LSU f
 or workshops and staged readings of their plays. In this edition of Scienc
 e Café\, you will hear from LSU faculty members Vince LiCata\, George Jud
 y\, and Vastine Stabler as they discuss science plays produced at LSU over
  the years and what makes a “good science play.” The SciArtists will a
 lso provide a preview of the plays to be presented at the upcoming LSU Sci
 Art Playfest. \n\n \n\nAbout the Speakers\n\nVince LiCata is a faculty mem
 ber in the LSU Department of Biological Sciences. He has produced several 
 science-based plays at LSU and had plays produced across the U.S. and in E
 ngland\, Scotland\, Germany\, and Thailand. \n\nGeorge Judy is a faculty m
 ember at the LSU School of Theater. He is an actor\, director\, writer\, a
 nd educator who has directed many science-based plays at LSU\, is a member
  of Actor’s Equity and the Screen Actors Guild\, and is the previous art
 istic director of Swine Palace Theatre. \n\nVastine Stabler is the Managin
 g Artistic Director of Swine Palace Theatre. He obtained his MFA in direct
 ing from LSU and has directed over 40 productions at LSU and in the Southe
 ast\, including "Always Patsy Cline\, " "Noises Off\," and "To Kill a Mock
 ingbird\," among many others. He has been associated in one way or another
  with managing Swine Palace Theatre for over 25 years. He has also served 
 as President/Artistic Director of Birmingham Festival Theatre and Southern
  Playworks.
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LOCATION:Varsity Theatre
SUMMARY:LSU Science Café: Science on Stage
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CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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