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Drama department closes season with a tale about American Dreamer
Chase Smith
Issue date: 4/18/08 Section: Life & Style
The UA drama department is producing its final play tonight at the University Theatre.
The musical production adaptation of the drama "Floyd Collins" is a collaboration between director Michael Hogwood and assistant director Emily Jones.
The haunting musical, based on a novel by Tina Landau, tells the transcendent tale of a true American Dreamer.
The story's setting is in 1925 and tells the story of a man's passion for adventure and wealth, according to the drama department Web site.
While chasing a dream of fame and fortune by turning a Kentucky cave into a tourist attraction, Floyd Collins becomes the main appeal when he gets trapped 200 feet underground. Now, alone, except for the sporadic contact with the outside world, Floyd fights for his sanity and, ultimately, his life as the rescue effort above exploded into the first genuine media circus.
"Floyd Collins" radiates good faith, moral seriousness and artistic discipline, according to a New York Times review.
The music, composed by Adam Guettel and lyrics written by Guettel and Landau, takes great inspiration from bluegrass and Americana, according to the drama department Web site.
"Floyd Collins" begins 8 p.m. tonight. The play will also be shown at 8 p.m. April 19 and 23 to 26, and at 2 p.m. April 20 and 27.
Tickets are free for students to attend on Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday. The tickets for on Friday and Saturday's production are $3 for students. Adult tickets are $14, faculty members $12, and children and non-university students $5.
The musical production adaptation of the drama "Floyd Collins" is a collaboration between director Michael Hogwood and assistant director Emily Jones.
The haunting musical, based on a novel by Tina Landau, tells the transcendent tale of a true American Dreamer.
The story's setting is in 1925 and tells the story of a man's passion for adventure and wealth, according to the drama department Web site.
While chasing a dream of fame and fortune by turning a Kentucky cave into a tourist attraction, Floyd Collins becomes the main appeal when he gets trapped 200 feet underground. Now, alone, except for the sporadic contact with the outside world, Floyd fights for his sanity and, ultimately, his life as the rescue effort above exploded into the first genuine media circus.
"Floyd Collins" radiates good faith, moral seriousness and artistic discipline, according to a New York Times review.
The music, composed by Adam Guettel and lyrics written by Guettel and Landau, takes great inspiration from bluegrass and Americana, according to the drama department Web site.
"Floyd Collins" begins 8 p.m. tonight. The play will also be shown at 8 p.m. April 19 and 23 to 26, and at 2 p.m. April 20 and 27.
Tickets are free for students to attend on Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday. The tickets for on Friday and Saturday's production are $3 for students. Adult tickets are $14, faculty members $12, and children and non-university students $5.
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