From: Hughes, Katherine T (khughes1@providence.edu)
Date: Fri Oct 17 2008 - 05:41:00 EDT
Providence College’s Department of Theatre, Dance and Film presents Charley’s Aunt by Brandon Thomas, directed by visiting artist Brendan Byrnes ’92.
What: CHARLEY'S AUNT
Where: Angell Blackfriars Theatre, Smith Center for the Arts, Providence College
When: Friday 24 October, Saturday 25 October, Sunday 26 October, Friday 31 October, Saturday 1 November, Sunday 2 November
Times: Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm; Sundays at 2:00pm
Tickets: $11.00, $8.00 (PC employees/seniors), $5.00 (students)
Ticket Sales: Theatre Box Office located in the Smith Center for the Arts
The Box Office for the Smith Center is located at the main entrance of the building. Box Office hours are Monday through Friday, 1:30 to 5:00 PM, and 1 hour prior to performances. Tickets may also be purchased over the phone with a credit card by calling 401-865-2218. Ticket prices are $11.00, $8.00 (senior citizen) and $5.00 (student). Seating for this production is reserved.
Nothing is funnier than several cases of mistaken identity, especially when gender roles are mixed up. In Charley’s Aunt, two undergraduates at Oxford need a chaperone to ask the objects of their desire on dates. They convince their friend to pretend to be Charley’s aunt to do this, but when Charley’s real aunt shows up, their plan falls apart and confusion escalates. The play had a historically long original London run of 1,466 performances in 1893. It has since appeared on Broadway both in its original version and as a musical, and been made into several film versions, including two silent films and one of the earliest "talkie" comedies in 1930. The many versions since produced, some in different languages, are a testament to writer Brandon Thomas’s comedic genius.
For more information concerning the Department of Theatre, Dance and Film season, please call 401-865-2218 or visit our website at www.providence.edu/theatre.
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