Eastern Mennonite University

Torba performance

Torba, written and directed by EMU theater professor Ingrid De Sanctis, chronicles the powerful experiences of Amy Gopp, a Mennonite Central Committee peace worker in the war-torn Balkans. The Mennonite Church USA selected Torba for performance at its July 2-7 convention in Nashville. Torba was last fall's mainstage theater production at EMU. It was one of six plays selected for the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the southeastern region American College Theater Festival at the University of Southern Mississippi in February. The festival crowd jumped to their feet at the end of the performance. Torba was named a finalist for the Kennedy Center's national competition in Washington, D.C. De Sanctis, who wrote the play last summer, is leaving EMU this summer after four years on the faculty. Admission: $4 at the door (no advance ticket sales)

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