Weber State University Theatre Area Announces 2014-2015 Season of Award-Winning Productions - From New York To Ogden!

OGDEN, Utah, July 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities at Weber State University (www.weber.edu/cah) today announced its 2014-2015 theatre season. This year's theatre season theme is "Award-Winning Plays," which include: She Loves Me, Wit, Damn Yankees, Arcadia and One Act Plays. On the heels of last year's nearly sold-out season, the theatre area has also for the first time begun to offer a season ticket package to patrons which will allow for a discounted ticket price for all performances. Season and individual ticket sales will begin July 14 and can be purchased online at (www.weberstatetickets.com) or by phone at 801-626-8500.

"We are proud to present to Utah audiences a diverse season that includes award-winning plays from a variety of genres and for a diverse set of interests," said Madonne Miner, Dean of the Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities. "In putting together our 2014-2015 theatre season, the faculty wanted to take audiences on a voyage whereby they would experience timeless classics and explore important issues of our times that lead to places 'Beyond the Stage.'"

• "She Loves Me," Oct. 3-4 and 7-11 at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee performance on Oct. 11 at 2 p.m. It is love at first "fight" in this charming Tony Award-winning musical set in 1930s-era Budapest. Georg and Amalia, coworkers at Maraczek's Parfumerie, can't seem to get along. Little do they realize that each is the other's secret pen pal met through lonely hearts ads.
• "Wit," November 7-8 and 11-15 at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee performance on Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. While suffering devastating side effects from experimental cancer treatments, uncompromising English Professor, Vivian Bearing, reflects on significant life events. Slowly she realizes that human compassion trumps intellectual wit. In addition, a special community night panel is scheduled for Wednesday, November 12, which will address the topic of "Empathy – Can We Measure It?" and will feature a diverse set of panelists from the healthcare industry.
• "Damn Yankees," Feb. 20-21 and 24-28 at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee performance on Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. This 'devilishly clever' Tony Award-winning musical features middle-aged baseball fanatic Joe Boyd who would give anything to help the hapless Washington Senators beat the Yew York Yankees – even his soul!
• "Arcadia," March 27-28 and March 31-April 4 with a matinee performance on April 4 at 2 p.m. Inside a pastoral English manor, two driven academics try to determine whether a volatile mix of lust and poetry led to a duel there nearly 200 years earlier. Moving between the 1800's and the present, Tom Stoppard offers a compelling blend of logic, emotion and heartache in this theatrical tour de force.
• "One Act Play Festival," April 21-25 at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee performance on April 4 at 2 p.m. Weber State University's theatre students will be performing a select number of 'one acts' from new and popular plays.
• Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at (www.weberstatetickets.com) or by phone at 801-626-8500. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for children, seniors and members of the military.

About the Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities
The Weber State University Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities teaches students to excel as they seek, understand, question and express complexities critical to the experience of being human. The Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities offers undergraduate degree programs in the following five areas: Communication, English, Foreign Language, Performing Arts and Visual Arts. Master's degrees also are offered in Communication and English. The college serves nearly 2,000 undergraduate majors and 200 graduate students. The Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities is the Western region's foremost institution for student-centered teaching and research that investigates the human experience and aims to educate global citizens who are responsible, creative and critical artists, performers and communicators. For more information please visit (www.weber.edu/cah) or online at (www.facebook.com/WSUartsandhumanities).

Contact:
Christie Denniston, APR
Director of Marketing and PR
Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities 
Weber State University
Phone: 801-626-6431
Cell: 303-827-5164
Email: [email protected] 

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