Actress Mary McDonnell and her husband Randle Mell will host a masterclass and two Q&A sessions on campus.
McDonnell is a two-time Oscar-nominated actress known for her work in Dances with Wolves, Donnie Darko, Battlestar Galactica, and is the lead in Major Crimes on TNT.
Mell is an actor who was classically trained at Juillard in New York City. He has been on television as well as Broadway.
McDonnell and Mell will host three events on Friday.
Mell will have a private masterclass with junior theater and music theater students from 10 a.m. to noon. McDonnell and Mell will host a joint Q&A at 2 p.m. in the Black Box Theater in Wanda L. Bass Music Center.
“The masterclass guests have their big name status for a reason, so I love getting the opportunity to learn from those who have, to some capacity, achieved what I aspire to do,” said Franziska Harms, acting sophomore.
The Department of Moving Image Arts and School of Theater are co-hosting the screening of the film Sneakers at 7 p.m. in Kerr-McGee Auditorium in Meinders School of Business.
McDonnell stars in Sneakers alongside Robert Redford and Dan Aykroyd, according to the Internet Movie Database.
Fritz Kiersch, chairman of Moving Image Arts, will host a Q&A with McDonnell after the film screening.
“It’s an incredible opportunity to meet a genuine Hollywood A-lister,” said Brian Parsons, associate dean of the School of Theater. “She’s one of the most respected actresses of her generation. I don’t know why somebody wouldn’t want to go. It’s not normal to get someone at OCU of this stature.”
How amazing for the students