Notice of Schedule Changes The location, date and time of the two performances by Richard "John Boy" Thomas have been changed from what is published in the Event Brochure. The updated flyer has been posted on this web site. A summary of the update to the brochure is as follows: Location: Rent Auditorium (Whitfield Building next to main entrance of MUW Campus at 1100 College Street) Date: Saturday, September 6, 2008 Times: 4:00 p.m. Doors open for first performance 5:00 p.m. First performance begins: A Distant Country Called Youth 6:20 p.m. Intermission (with refreshments in the foyer) 7:00 p.m. Second performance begins: Blanch and Beyond Theater goers may attend one or both performances. Separate tickets will still be required for each performance. The Saturday Afternoon Movie Matinee, originally scheduled for 2:00 pm on Saturday at the Columbus-Lowndes Library, has been changed to, "Friday Night at the Movies", same location at 7:30 pm. For ticket information only, call George Courington at 662-328-9370, or call the Columbus Arts Council at 662-328-ARTS The reason for the change is given in the following message to Brenda Caradine from Steve Lawson on July 30, 2008: "Richard Thomas just got offered a role in Ang Lee's new film about Woodstock," explains Steve Lawson, the adaptor/director of A Distant Country Called Youth and Blanche and Beyond. "It's a wonderful opportunity to work with one of today's leading filmmakers - the man who made Sense and Sensibility, The Ice Storm, The Wedding Banquet, and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and received an Oscar for directing Brokeback Mountain." "As it turns out, Richard's first day of shooting is Friday, September 5th - the very day we were scheduled to perform A Distant Country Called Youth. It looked as though we'd have to cancel Columbus, but both of us really wanted to honor our commitment. Trouper that he is, Richard will fly down from the film's location in upstate New York at dawn on the 6th so we can present both pieces back-to-back (for the first time!) on Saturday. I'm grateful to Festival audiences for adjusting to this necessary change of plans, and know that they join me in applauding Richard's dedication." Additional Schedule Change We received notice on August 11th that Mia Phoebus will not be able to attend the Tennessee Williams festival. Consequently, Joe Bonelli will be in the time slot for Mia at 2 p.m. on Sept 4 at the library, and there will be no presentation at the library on Thursday at 8 p.m.