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Theater Ensemble to Stage The Playboy of the Western World
The
College Theater Ensemble will stage John Millington Synge's The Playboy of
the Western World on March 16-19 in the Meagher Theatre. Shows are scheduled
for 8 p.m. on March 16, 17 and 18 and for 2 p.m. on March 19. General admission
is $10. Tickets for students of any age (with a student ID) and senior citizens
are just $5.
One of the funniest plays in Western literature, Synge's The
Playboy of the Western World is an undisputed masterpiece of
the Irish Renaissance. Set in the back-country of western Ireland
at the turn of the twentieth century, Playboy shows what
happens when Christy Mahon, a young stranger with a tall tale, shows
up one night at a local pub.
Idolized by men and coveted by women
for his supposedly daring crimes, Christy feeds off the adulation of the townsfolk
and begins to see himself as a dangerous romantic adventurer, a "playboy
of the western world." This comedy of delusion and redemption, spoken in
the gorgeous musical English of rural Ireland, is part of a larger celebration
of Irish culture, which includes plenty of live authentic Irish music and song
at each performance.
The Theater Ensemble is the resident performing company
at Neumann College, comprised of students, alumni, faculty, staff, and community
members. The group has been producing plays continuously since 1984 under the
artistic direction of Terence Gleeson.
The Ensemble is one of seven groups
that comprise the Arts Guild at Neumann College. Other organizations are Center
Stage Productions, the Cultural Arts Forum, the Delaware County Symphony, the
Neumann College Concert Chorale, the Neumann College Jazz Band, and Stages of
Imagination Children's Theater.
Neumann College is located in the heart
of Delaware County and is easily accessible from I-95, Rt. 476 and Rt. 1. Free
parking is available on campus, directly adjacent to the Life Center, which houses
the Meagher Theatre. For directions, please click here.
For
more information about The Playboy of the Western World or to reserve tickets,
call 610-361-5455.
2/13/06
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