JACKSON—New Stage Theatre asks soul searching questions about family, faith, ethics, and personal freedom with Matthew Lopez’s award winning play The Whipping Man. Can loyalty and freedom coexist? A Jewish Confederate soldier and two of his former slaves are left to observe Passover together in the wake of the Civil War, prompting the challenging examination...Read More

Mr. McCroom, our department's Technical Director and Set & Lighting Design instructor, recently did the lighting design for a New York production of "The Whipping Man". Here is part of the review of that production, highlighting the design team, including Mr McCroom:   "Scenic Designer William Bloodgood had his work cut out for him, considering...Read More