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"Of Thee I Sing" to hit stage in time for Election Day
10/24/2008 - What better way to entertain yourself around Election Day than with a musical farce about – of course – an election?
The musical theater program at Western Carolina University presents “Of Thee I Sing,” a 1930s-era lampoon of American politics, at 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, and Tuesday, Nov. 4, in the recital hall of the Coulter Building on the WCU campus. Ticket price is $10 general admission, $5 for students.
“Of Thee I Sing” is the satirical story of John P. Wintergreen, who runs for president on a platform of worldwide love. Conflict arises when he reneges on his promise to marry the winner of a pageant to select the most beautiful woman in the world. Written by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind, with a musical score by George and Ira Gershwin, the play won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1932, the first musical to do so.
The WCU performance stars students Patrick Detloff, Christy Waymouth, Leslie Putnam and Brian Nicholls. Paige Posey, associate artistic director at Flat Rock Playhouse, directs the play. The cast and crew of approximately 100 include an orchestra, the WCU Concert Choir and visiting students from Appalachian State University.
For more information, contact Bradley Martin, director of WCU’s musical theater program, at (828) 227-3726.
The musical theater program at Western Carolina University presents “Of Thee I Sing,” a 1930s-era lampoon of American politics, at 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, and Tuesday, Nov. 4, in the recital hall of the Coulter Building on the WCU campus. Ticket price is $10 general admission, $5 for students.
“Of Thee I Sing” is the satirical story of John P. Wintergreen, who runs for president on a platform of worldwide love. Conflict arises when he reneges on his promise to marry the winner of a pageant to select the most beautiful woman in the world. Written by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind, with a musical score by George and Ira Gershwin, the play won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1932, the first musical to do so.
The WCU performance stars students Patrick Detloff, Christy Waymouth, Leslie Putnam and Brian Nicholls. Paige Posey, associate artistic director at Flat Rock Playhouse, directs the play. The cast and crew of approximately 100 include an orchestra, the WCU Concert Choir and visiting students from Appalachian State University.
For more information, contact Bradley Martin, director of WCU’s musical theater program, at (828) 227-3726.
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