The Washington and Lee theatre department is pleased to present the play, Eccentricities of a Nightingale, written by Tennessee Williams and directed by local community professional, Josie McElroy. Eccentricities of a Nightingale opens Friday, Feb. 5, at 8 p.m. in the Lenfest Center's Johnson Theatre . The theatre department is delighted that such an experienced and talented artistic director and actress resides locally and is able to guest direct this play. As an artistic director, McElroy produced over 30 shows and was an adjunct faculty member of the theatre department at Bradford College and was a drama instructor at Governor Dummer Academy in Massachusetts.
Life is on a much slower pace, yet offers many of the big city luxuries.
She has also appeared in staged reading of new plays at Mill Mountain Theatre. She was the artistic director for The Last Hanging in Pike's County performed at the Lime Kiln Theatre. McElroy is quite taken with the facilities at the Lenfest Center and enjoys the acting and directing opportunities it offers her. While every work should be approached like terra nova, it's hard to overcome the expectations of well-known masterpieces like Streetcar Named Desire or Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. She finds it exciting to be working with an all-student cast, design team, and crew.