Western student tackles role of Norwegian explorer Amundsen

Miguel Vila-Henninger, a 23-year-old theater major at Western Washington University, portrays Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen in Western's staging of "Terra Nova," Ted Tally's play about the doomed 1911-1912 South Pole expedition of Robert Falcon Scott.
Vila-Henninger's friend and fellow comedian James McGrath plays the role of Scott. The play runs Wednesday, Nov. 9, through Nov. 13 at Western's Performing Arts Center Mainstage Theatre. Tickets are on sale at the WWU box office, 360-650-6145 or tickets.wwu.edu.