Starting "The Way It Has To Be"
Jeremiah Munsey and the cast read-through "The Way It Has To Be."
Jeremiah Munsey during the first read-through of the play. Photos by Jacob Hardbower.
Known for its interest in producing Appalachian plays, Radford University’s Department of Theatre and Cinema is now rehearsing the world premiere of Jeremiah Munsey’s “The Way It Has To Be.” The family drama opens Feb. 18 in the Hawes Studio Theatre.
“The Way It Has To Be” centers on a family struggling to cope with the loss of Mike, the oldest son.
Munsey, who grew up in Morgantown, West Virginia, travels to Radford to continue working with director Wesley Young, associate professor of theatre, on developing the new work.
The ensemble cast includes Associate Professor Jennifer Juul as Tabitha and student actors Maddie Cindrich as Siobhan, Mac McMullen as Lefty, Ricky Parks as Chin, and Lindsay Taylor as Norma.
Faculty and student designers Monica Weinzapfel, Carl Lefko, Morgan Hardy, Thomas Blankenship, and Molly Roan will join them in the play’s first fully realized production along with stage manager Kaleb Cline and Assistant Stage Manager Chelsea Wood.
The College of Visual & Performing Arts at Radford University
