Bright Star Beyond Epic on Stage at Purdue Theatre

Photos shot for Purdue Theatre by Melodie Yvonne

WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA (Dress Rehearsal – February 14, 2024) – Purdue Theatre’s production of Steve Martin & Edie Brickell’s Bright Star is a beautiful tale told by a phenomenal cast on the grand stage at the Nancy T. Hansen Theatre in West Lafayette, Indiana. The performance is truly a masterpiece, and will have everyone in house on the edge of their seats balancing a fine emotional line between laughter and tears in this one of kind sensational show. The play will open February 16 at the Nancy T. Hansen Theatre in Yue-Kong Pao Hall of Visual and Performing Arts, and follow with multiple performances through February 25, 2024. The following excerpt is courtesy of Purdue Theatre’s official website:

“In the 1940s, Alice Murphy, successful editor of the Asheville Southern Journal, meets a promising young soldier and writer just returned from the war in Europe, whom she agrees to take under her wing. Meeting him awakens thoughts of the child she lost years ago as a young girl in rural Zebulon, North Carolina. Her journey to rediscover her past reveals truths long hidden and promises for a brighter future.”

Visitors can purchase tickets online at purdue.edu/theatre/tickets. Tickets may also be purchased at all campus box offices or by calling (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW.

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Melodie Yvonne

Melodie Yvonne, lead photographer and owner of Photographic Melodie, grew up in the small southern Indiana town of North Vernon. She picked up her first camera at the age of 5, and was immediately hooked. By the age of 15 she began to turn every trip, even just to the local park, into a fantasy scene of her own imagination, and started mentoring with many local professionals. Melodie received an Associates of Applied Science in Visual Technologies majoring in Photography from Ivy Tech in 2002 after studying under acclaimed professors and many other masters in the field.

Melodie’s main focus has always been music photography. Growing up listening to many amazing musicians inspired her dream to create visual images that made people feel the way they do when listening to music. Her goal was to help people SEE the music.

Melodie has done numerous jobs around the country ranging from working for bands to being the official photographer on many southern Indiana Poker Runs. Her specialties are in nature, music, and candid event photography. She published her first print work, a collection of images & poetry, in 2011, and has since published many more print works. Melodie currently acts as owner & lead photographer at Photographic Melodie, House Photographer for Purdue Theatre, and Tour Photographer for multiple Billboard Charts topping bands as well as freelance work with many other media outlets, venues, and musicians.

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