WILLIAMSTON, MI–Mid-Michigan’s award-winning professional theatre company, Williamston Theatre, kicks off its 2024-2025 Season with a WT Commission and World Premiere of Thirst by Terry Guest.

Performances for this post-apocalyptic, environment thriller began Thursday, September 12 and run through Sunday, October 20. Tickets are now on sale.

It is Michigan in the not-too-distant future, and thirst occupies the minds of everyone, especially those
without access to fresh water, as the Great Lakes have been poisoned by a catastrophic spill. Jazz lives
in Tablet Housing, so called because instead of providing water to the residents of the low-income
housing systems, the government provides tablets that they claim fulfill the human body’s need for
water. Jazz’s wealthy boss offers her a way to move up and out of Tablet Housing. But what he asks in
return is unthinkable… almost. What moral boundaries will she be willing to push to save herself, and
her community, from the fate they’ve been dealt? Contains adult content and language, and nudity.
(Check the theatre’s website for a content notice.)

Thirst features newcomers to the Williamston Theatre stage Jayla Fletcher and Zahirah Muhammad
along with Janet Haley (Our Lady of Poison) and John Lepard (Maytag Virgin, Be Here Now). The
Director of Thirst is Williamston Theatre’s Artistic Director, Tony Caselli (Maytag Virgin, On the
Market). The production team includes Scenic Design by Jennifer Maiseloff (Bright Half Life, The
Magnolia Ballet, Part 1), Lighting Design by Shannon T. Schweitzer (Predictor, Maytag Virgin),
Costume Design by Michaella Victoria, Sound Design by Brian Cole (Predictor, On the Market), Props
Design/Set Dressing by Michelle Raymond (Predictor, Maytag Virgin), Projections Design by Will
Myers, Intimacy Director Alexis Black (Predictor, Bright Half Life) and Cultural Consultant Billicia
Charnelle Hines. The Stage Manager is Stefanie Din (Bright Half Life, Maytag Virgin).
There are changes to the performance schedule for the 2024-2025 Season.

All evening performances will now start at 7:30PM. The schedule for the first week of performances: Thursday and Friday at 7:30PM, Saturday and Sunday at 2:00PM. The schedule for the remaining 5 weeks: Thursday at 2:00PM, Friday at 7:30PM, Saturday at 2:00PM and 7:30PM, Sunday at 2:00PM.