UNK Playwright Festival includes McCook student

KEARNEY, Nebraska -- Students at the University of Nebraska at Kearney will showcase their work at the Playwright's Festival on at 7 p.m. Friday, April 27, at the Frank House.

The playwright class students whose work will be performed at the festival includes Kayla Goodenberger of McCook.

"The festival is about giving the UNK playwriting students an opportunity to have their work read and minimally staged, as well as giving opportunities to UNK theatre students to act in an original short play," said Janice Fronczak, UNK associate professor of theatre.

"It is also about connecting with the resources we have right here on campus, such as the beautiful Frank House, to create theatre."

The event is free and open to the public.

The playwriting class has used the Frank House, located on UNK West Campus, since 2001 for inspiration, and to perform.

"The Frank House is such a gem, and I am quite grateful for the continued sharing of the mansion with the theatre students over the years," Fronczak said.

"The excitement and energy that happens when original work is presented to an audience for the first time," Fronczak said. "The joy of knowing that all eight of the students' plays started with a tour of the Frank House, in hopes of gaining some inspiration for their plays."

For more information on the Frank House or any of the events, go to the website at www.frankhouse.org.