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Classic stories
ISU Theatre announces spring season.
- Two classic stories highlight the 2004 spring ISU
Theatre schedule at Iowa State University.
"Little Women," adapted from the Louisa M. Alcott novel, will
open the season in late February.
Another classic tale, "Fiddler on the Roof," will be this year's
Stars Over VEISHEA (SOV) production April 16-17 in Stephens Auditorium.
Other ISU Theatre productions include "Emma's Child" in March
and "Glengarry Glen Ross" in late April.
The 2004 spring ISU Theatre season includes:
Little Women - ISU Theatre's Jane Cox has adapted the
Alcott novel of four sisters for the stage. Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy are young
girls when their father leaves to serve with the Union Army. Their mother
helps them through illness, work, romance, and finally marriage as the girls
are reunited with their father and ultimately grow into women. Feb.
27-28, March 5-6 - 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 29 & March 7 - 2 p.m. Fisher Theater
Emma's Child - This student-produced piece is the story
of Jean and Henry Farrell, who, after years of unsuccessfully attempting
to have a baby of their own, decide to adopt. When the baby is born hydrocephalic
and will not live long, the Farrells' marriage is threatened. March
25-27 - 7:30 p.m.; March 28 - 2 p.m. Fisher Theater
Fiddler on the Roof - Produced in conjunction with VEISHEA,
"Fiddler on the Roof" is a classic Broadway musical. As Tevye
searches for appropriate husbands for his three oldest daughters, he discovers
that all three wish to marry for love. At the same time, the village in
which they all live undergoes violent changes as the Jewish villagers face
persecution within their native Russia.
The musical features such familiar songs as "If I Were a Rich Man"
and "Sunrise, Sunset." April 16-17 - 7:30 p.m.; April 17 -
2 p.m. Stephens Auditorium
Glengarry Glen Ross - A small-time real estate salesman
tries to grind out a living by pushing plots of land to reluctant buyers.
A sale can mean a new Cadillac, but the loss of one could mean the loss
of everything. This David Mamet play contains adult language. April
22-24 - 7:30 p.m.; April 25 - 2 p.m. Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union
Tickets are $11 for adults, $10 for seniors and $5.50 for students and children
for "Little Women" and "Glengarry Glen Ross." Tickets
are $13-$18 for adults, $8-$12 for students and children for the performance
of "Fiddler on the Roof." Tickets for "Emma's Child"
are $4 for adults and senior citizens and $2 for students.
All ISU Theatre tickets are available at the Iowa State Center Ticket office
at 515-294-3347.
Around LAS
January 26 to February 8, 2004
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