(Due to a technical glitch [mine!], I missed recording the first minute or so of Sarah Wiggins' live interview.) Missouri State University's Tent Theatre presents its 56th season in the big tent behind Craig Hall on the MSU campus June 13-July 21. Tent Theatre operates under a full Actors' Equity contract, allowing collegiate actors to work side-by-side with theatre professionals, both performers and technicians, from around the country. As Sarah Wiggin, MSU Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance says, the shows this summer are all recent blockbuster hits on Broadway, though they may not be all that familiar simply as show titles. The 2018 Tent season opens June 13-23 with "Cry-Baby," the rockabilly musical comedy based on John Waters' cult film. (And yes, we were correct about the start dates of all three shows!) In 1950s Baltimore, conservative squares face off against leather-clad delinquents. June 28-July 6, Tent presents the Tony-winning play "Peter and the Starcatcher," based
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