CHARLES DICKENS: HOME ON THE RANGE
or Victorian England Meets the Wild West
June 29, 2021 | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CT
Doors Open at 6:30, Performance at 7:00
Tickets
$20 General Admission
$15 NCHM Member or Student
This Event will take place Indoors!
A performance/lecture written and compiled by Francesca Christian, Ev Lunning and Derek Webster.
Charles Dickens never made it to Texas on his tours to the United States, but pioneer Texians certainly read his novels, and his novels still provide striking commentary on Texas history—from the Revolution to the present day. From 1845 to 1855—from immanent statehood to the opening of the first telegraph office, from A Christmas Carol to Hard Times—we examine the influence of Dickens on the Lone Star State.
Come join us in the Neill-Cochran House Museum and enjoy delicious cocktails from Still Austin. This performance will be in person only, and we can’t wait to see everyone live.
Meet the Speaker
Ev Lunning
Ev Lunning Jr. has long been associated with Austin Playhouse. His most recent appearance was as Nils Bohr in Copenhagen by Michael Frayn directed by Don Toner. Ev is retired from the Performing Arts faculty of St. Edward’s University where he served as Business Manager and Artistic Director of the Mary Moody Northen Theater and as Area Coordinator for the Department. His last appearance at the Mary Moody Northen Theater was as Mr. Maracek in She Loves Me by Joe Masteroff, Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock directed by Nick Mayo. With Francesca Christian, Ev has collaborated on several lecture/performances for the Modern Times series at Neill-Cochran House, including Cries of a Wounded Nation: Civil War letters from the battlefields; “Behind The Yellow Wallpaper,” Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story (1892); Fighting the Flu: Katherine Anne Porter’s novella Pale Horse, Rider, (1939) on the Pandemic of 1918; and Edna Ferber’s novel Giant (1952), comparing scenes from the novel to scenes from the iconic movie of the same name (1956).
MARC POUHÉ
Marc Pouhé is an actor based out of Austin, Texas. He serves as the Board Vice President of Austin Shakespeare. He has played leading roles in the following productions: At the Public Theatre of San Antonio - THURGOOD. At Austin Shakespeare - Merchant of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing, Taming of the Shrew, Present Laughter, Macbeth, Othello, and Cyrano De Bergerac. At Austin Playhouse - The Mountaintop, Satchel Paige and the Kansas City Swing, and Death of A Salesman. At ZACH theatre - A Christmas Carol. At Mary Moody Northen Theatre - Mr. Burns a Post-Electric Play, and Death and the King's Horseman. Marc is a winner of multiple Austin Critics’ Table Awards and a recipient of the John Bustin Award for Conspicuous Versatility. He has been recognized by The Austin Chronicle as the Best of Austin “Best Classic Leading Man”. Marc holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electronic Media and Theatre from Texas State University.
Katherine Schroeder
Katherine completed the 4-year Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster College and studied for 4 years at Uta Hagen’s HB Studio in New York. She came to Austin in 2012 and has had the good fortune to be a part of a lot of really good theatre here, including, with Different Stages, Pygmalion, When the Rain Stops Falling, John Gabriel Borkman and The Dresser and, with Jarrott Productions, The Children.
Andrea Osborn
Andrea has been a part of Austin theatre for many years. She is a company member at Austin Playhouse, has performed in many productions there, and at other local theatres. Favorite roles include Kate in “Taming of the Shrew” (State Theatre), Lady Caroline “Enchanted April” (Austin Playhouse), Sylvia in “Sylvia” (Austin Playhouse), Lady Macbeth (St. Edward’s University), and Celia in “As You Like It” (Austin Shakespeare). She is graduate of Webster University Conservatory of Theatre Arts.
