Teacher finds best of both worlds

Associate Professor of Theater Katherine LeRoy- Lawson is preparing to present the fall production at South Georgia State College. The six actor ensemble show, ‘Blood at the Root’ by Dominique Morisseau, is based on the ‘Jena Six’, six black teens convicted of beating a white student in Jena, La., after three nooses were hung from a tree on their high school’s property.

The choice of this script is an example of LeRoy-Lawson’s commitment to excellence and expanding her students’ horizons both on and off the stage.

“I try to push the envelope,” said LeRoy-Lawson.