PANOLA COLLEGE TO PRESENT BIG RIVER

The Panola College Speech Department is serving dinner in the Ballroom at 6:00 p.m., November 18 and 19. We will celebrate the opening night of the PC Drama Department’s production of Big River.  The menu includes a large filet of catfish with twice-baked potatoes, coleslaw, hush puppies, Mississippi Mud Pie, iced tea, and coffee.  The price is fifteen dollars for the meal and a ticket to the show.  Proceeds will help send qualified students to the national speech and debate tournament this spring.  Reservations are required and may be made by calling the speech department at 903-693-2095.

Big River is a musical adaptation of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Set in the 1840s, Big River takes the audience on a journey down the Mississippi River with Huck Finn and Jim, the slave who Huck helps escape to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River. Their raft is commandeered by two con artists known as The King and The Duke. Jim is sold back into slavery, only to be rescued by Huck and his pal Tom Sawyer. As the journey continues, Huck feels better about protecting Jim and helping him get to the "free states" to be reunited with his wife and children. Despite the prejudice of the age, he realizes that it's all right to stand up for your own beliefs and to respect and care for someone of a different color.