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Brighton Beach Memoirs
BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS by Neil Simon
Directed by Kyle Kennedy
Dates: September 30 - October 4, 2008
Curtain Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: W.M. Turner Auditorium
Tickets: $12 Adult, $6 Senior and Student
See Press Release (September 16)
See Press Release (September 23)

Winner of the New York Drama Critics' Circle Prize for Best Play, Brighton Beach Memoirs is Neil Simon's semi- autobiographical coming-of-age comedy about 15-year- old Eugene Jerome who comes to terms with girls, his family and his dreams of playing for the New York Yankees. Kyle Kennedy directs.

Recommended for mature audiences.
Please read our Content Advisory page.

 

BIG RIVER: THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN by William Hauptman and Roger Miller
Directed by Scott Shattuck
Dates: November 18 - 22, 2008
Curtain Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: W.M. Turner Auditorium
Tickets: $18 Adult, $12 Senior and $6 Student
(This play is also a part of the University Series.)

See Press Release (November 11)
See Press Release (November 4)

This hilarious, heartfelt musical tells Mark Twain's unforgettable tale of adventure, friendship and redemption with country, gospel and Dixieland jazz-inspired songs by legendary Roger Miller ("King of the Road"). Big River won seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Scott Shattuck directs.

Story and language drawn directly from novel.

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Big River

The Elephant Man
THE ELEPHANT MAN by Bernard Pomerance
Directed by Allen Oster
Dates: February 24 - 28, 2009
Curtain Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: W.M. Turner Auditorium
Tickets: $18 Adult, $12 Senior and $6 Student
(This play is also a part of the University Series.)

Bernard Pomerance's touching drama that explores human isolation is based on the true story of the deformed John (Joseph) Merrick and Dr. Frederick Treves' attempt to integrate him into London society. Allen Oster directs this winner of numerous awards, including the 1979 Tony Award for Best Play.

Recommended for mature audiences.
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THE HEIDI CHRONICLES by Wendy Wasserstein
Directed by Alan Nielsen
Dates: April 28 - May 2, 2009
Curtain Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: W.M. Turner Auditorium
Tickets: $12 Adult, $6 Senior and Student

Journey through the ever-changing times of the '60s, '70s and '80s with Baby Boomer Heidi Holland as she makes important self-discoveries in this Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy that has been hailed as the "history of a generation." Alan Nielsen directs.

Recommended for mature audiences.

The Heidi Chronicles

 

2006: "A Servant of Two Masters"
2006: "A Servant of Two Masters" by Carlo Goldoni, directed by Dr. Rick Jones
Photo: Kevin Scholtes

 



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