10/31/95
Janet McCoy (mccoyjl@mail.auburn.edu)
AU THEATRE OPENS 1995-96 SEASON WITH 'ARSENIC AND OLD LACE'
AUBURN -- The renowned melodrama "Arsenic and Old Lace" will open the 1995-96 season of Auburn University's Department of Theatre Nov. 7-11 and 14-16 in Telfair Peet Theatre.
Written by Joseph Kesselring, "Arsenic and Old Lace"will be performed by a 14-member cast of AU students and is directed by Will York, a professor of performance in AU's Department of Theatre.
Performances Nov. 7-10 will be at 8 p.m.; a 2 p.m. matinee and an 8 p.m. performance will be held Nov. 11; and 8 p.m. performances will be Nov. 14-16.
Individual tickets are $12 for general admission; $10 for AU faculty and staff and senior citizens; and $8 for AU students. Tickets can be purchased by calling the theatre's ticket office at 334/844-4154.
Season passes are also available for all four performances of the season at a cost of $44 for general admission, $38 for senior citizens and AU faculty and staff; and $28 for AU students.
York says "Arsenic and Old Lace" was chosen to add a breadth of experience to AU theatre major's education.
"This play has a very special style, from the late 30s to mid-40s, and it has a sophistication of comedy and language," he said. "I felt like our students needed to experience this style of drama."
Other performances of the 1995-96 season include "Much Ado About Nothing" Feb. 14-17 and 21-24; "The Ice Wolf" April 24-27; and "Jazz Tales: Folktales From Africa to America With Love" May 16-19.
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CONTACT: York or Linda Bell, 334/844-4748.