| 2003 - 2004 Season |
Merchant of Venice
October 1-4 |
FShakespeare's classic tale of friendship, mercy and understanding opens with the merchant Antonio loaning his friend Bassanio a large sum of money, and then matters go awry. Known for immortal characters such as Shylock and Portia and some of the Bard's most masterful language. The Merchant of Venice will remind us all that indeed "the quality of mercy is not strain'd" and is within all of us.
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Proof
November 19-22 |
The winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for best play, Proof focuses on Catherine, a troubled young woman who has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Following his death, Catherine must deal with her emotions, but what follows is part romance, part mystery and great story-telling.
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How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
February 25 - 28 |
One of the most delightfully irreverent musicals of all time, How to Succeed... is a satire of big business in the 1960's. J. Pierpont Finch, a lowly window-washer, climbs the corporate ladder to become a top executive and meets every kind of "company man" (and his future wife) along the way. The EKU Department of Music joins us again this year to bring this bright, brassy show to life.
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How The Other Half Lives
April 14-17 |
Three married couples are involved in this mad-cap farce by Alan Ayckbourn, England's Neil Simon. All three of the men work for the same company, and when one of the husbands start an affair with another wife, the third hapless couple gets drawn into the fray. "Fast paced, silly and ingenious," the action shifts between two households on stage at the same time ... and the audience is in on all the fun.
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