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The ��������ϲʹ������� University Theatre and Dance Program will present “Big Love” by Charles Mee November 15 to 23, in the William Granger Ryan Theatre, Performing Arts Center, 100 Harrison Avenue, Greensburg, Pa. Tickets are $16, with student and group rates available. Call the ��������ϲʹ������� Performing Arts Center Box Office for tickets at 724-552-2929 or purchase tickets online.

50 brides for 50 brothers, whether the brides like it or not. Charles Mee’s poetic adaptation of Aeschylus’s “The Suppliant Women,” grapples with the painful and humorous melee that results when women and men confront the nature of love, power and marriage.

Performances: November 15, 16, 21, 22 and 23: 8 p.m.; November 17: 2 p.m.

The ��������ϲʹ������� student cast of “Big Love” includes Layne Bailey of Wexford, Pa.; Domenic Jungling of Gibsonia, Pa.; Brittany Lamb of Suffolk, Va.; P.J. McMahon of Gibsonia, Pa.; Gregory Messmer of Jefferson Hills, Pa.; Stephen Ray of Greensburg, Pa.; Joshua Reardon of McMurray, Pa.; Katelynn Reist of Cleona, Pa.; Sienna Sears of St. Louis, Mo.; William Smolter of Glenshaw, Pa.; and Veronica Vento of Pittsburgh, Pa.

The ��������ϲʹ������� student technical staff includes Sarah Chelli of Lawrence, Pa., light board operator; Gretchen Cullison of Sparks, Md., wardrobe manager; Gabriella DeCarli of DuBois, Pa., hair and make-up supervisor; Ryan Hall of Greensburg, Pa., hair and make-up stylist; Robert Hardin of Cordova, Tenn., stage crew No. 1; Jessica Hyland of Chemung N.Y., assistant stage manager; Domenic Jungling of Gibsonia, Pa., master electrician; Tyler Kluck of Pittsburgh, Pa., master carpenter; Andrew Kutrufis of Pittsburgh, Pa., properties manager; Olivia Mills of Waterfall, Pa., house manager; Charli Muszynski of York, Pa., dresser; Abigail Sarnacki of Lake Orion, Mich., dresser;
Courtney Seibert of Chambersburg, Pa., assistant stage manager; Alyssa Sheaffer of Carlisle, Pa., costume prep manager; Selena Vinciguerra of East Pittsburgh, Pa., sound board operator; and Alyssa Wano of Latrobe, Pa., stage manager.

��������ϲʹ������� Theatre’s production of “Big Love” is directed by Melissa Hill Grande. Professional artistic staff for the production includes Ken Clothier, assistant professor, theatre, lighting designer; Karen Glass, assistant professor, theatre, scene designer; Vincent Lobello, technical director; Ryan McMasters, adjunct instructor, theatre; sound designer; Susan O’Neill, instructor, theatre, costume designer; and Stefan Zubal, assistant professor, dance, choreographer.

Venue Information: All ��������ϲʹ������� Theatre and Dance performances are held in the William Granger Ryan Theatre in ��������ϲʹ�������’s Performing Arts Center, 100 Harrison Avenue, Greensburg, Pa. The Performing Arts Center is a fully accessible and climate-controlled facility. Parking is available in four nearby Greensburg parking areas: the Bell Parking Garage on North Otterman Street (across the street from the Performing Arts Center), the Hellman-Ghrist lot on North Main Street, the Albert Grillo lot on ��������ϲʹ������� Drive and the Wib Albright lot off West Otterman Street.

Ticket Information: Single admission tickets are $16. ��������ϲʹ������� students (with valid ID) can purchase tickets for $5. Non-��������ϲʹ������� students (with a valid school ID) can purchase advance tickets for $13. Students from any school can purchase rush tickets five minutes before curtain, subject to availability, for $5 (with valid school ID). Groups of 10 or more can purchase tickets at a rate of $11 each with a reservation and advance payment. Order tickets online, by phone at 724-552-2929, or by mail at SHUPAC Theatre Box Office, ��������ϲʹ������� University, 1 ��������ϲʹ������� Drive, Greensburg, Pa. 15601-1599. Box Office Hours, by telephone: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. Extended hours on performance days: 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Sunday.

��������ϲʹ������� University’s Performing Arts Center is 73,000 square feet of everything a performing arts major needs to move from student to professional. The Center houses two dedicated, flexible performance spaces, the Carol Ann Reichgut Concert Hall and the William Granger Ryan Theatre. The Center also includes a performance studio, new classrooms, rehearsal rooms and technical areas that include the best equipment for learning and performing, from Steinway pianos to the latest in lighting, sound, video and acoustics. The Center is located in downtown Greensburg, putting it squarely in the middle of the city’s cultural district yet still only minutes from ��������ϲʹ�������’s main hilltop campus.

The ��������ϲʹ������� University Theatre and Dance Program has a long history of educating performing arts majors for professional careers while playing a vital role in the educational life of the campus. ��������ϲʹ�������’s Theatre and Dance Program offers four full-length productions (as well as a number of shorter works) and two dance productions each year that generate audiences of over 3,500 and speak to topics addressed in courses across ��������ϲʹ�������’s curriculum. For more information on the Theatre and Dance Program at ��������ϲʹ�������, call 724-552-2934.