Theatre MSU announces 2015-16 season lineup

Theatre MSU announces 2015-16 season lineup

Contact: Sasha Steinberg

Junior communication/journalism and theatre major Mackenzie L. Dunn of Cullman, Alabama, sews a mask for Theatre MSU’s “The True Adventures of Pinocchio” show. (Photo by Megan Bean)

STARKVILLE, Miss.— Theatre MSU is opening its 52nd season Saturday [Sept. 26] at 2:30 p.m. with “The True Adventures of Pinocchio” children’s show on the university’s McComas Hall mainstage.

“Pinocchio is a timeless tale with unique characters and wonderful adventures,” said director and first-year MSU assistant professor Tim Matheny. “This production will certainly be visually beautiful and a fun time for the whole family.”

General admission tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children age 10 and under. Tickets may be purchased at the door prior to the performance or in advance at https://www.comm.msstate.edu/theatre/tickets/.

The department will present three other productions in McComas Hall this season. Also open to all, those shows include:

--Nov. 11-13, 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 15, 2 p.m., Euripides’ “The Trojan Women.”

--Feb. 24-27, 7:30 p.m., “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised].”

--April 21-23, 7:30 p.m.; April 24, 2 p.m., Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “OKLAHOMA!”

For more information, contact Cody Stockstill, MSU assistant professor and theatre coordinator, at 662-325-3320 or cstockstill@comm.msstate.edu. Matheny also may be reached at tm131@msstate.edu.

Theatre MSU is a program of the MSU communication department, available online at www.comm.msstate.edu. Theatre MSU also may be found on facebook.com/TheatreMSU and twitter.com/TheatreMSU.

MSU is Mississippi’s leading university, available online at www.msstate.edu.