Theatre at Tarleton opens with Tennessee Williams classic

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, August 31, 2018

STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Fall theater productions at Tarleton State University feature a pair of well-known, classic works and a children’s all-time favorite.

Theatre at Tarleton begins its fall run with “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams. The 1947 work runs from Tuesday, Sept. 25, through Saturday, Sept. 29.

“Streetcar” received the Pulitzer Prize for drama and is widely regarded as one of the finest plays of the 20th century.

The semester’s final production is Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” from Nov. 6 through 10.

The tragedy dramatizes the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition and is thought to have been first performed more than five centuries ago.

Both productions will be presented in the theater of the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center. The curtain rises at 7:30 each evening. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for children, senior citizens and Tarleton faculty and staff, and $5 for students.

The annual Young People’s Series Performance features “Alice in Wonderland” on Saturday, Oct. 27, in the Fine Arts Center Auditorium. Performances are slated for 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Admission is $3 per person and tickets go on sale one hour before each performance begins. All seating is general admission.

Fall Theatre at Tarleton productions:
• Sept. 29 – “A Streetcar Named Desire,” Theater;
• Oct. 27 – Young People Series, “Alice in Wonderland,” Auditorium; and
• Nov. 6 – “Macbeth,” Theater.

For more ticket information on any of the Tarleton Fine Arts productions, call the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center box office at 254-968-9634.

Tarleton, founding member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven education marked by academic innovation and a dedication to transform today’s scholars into tomorrow’s leaders. It offers degree programs to more than 13,000 students at Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian, RELLIS Academic Alliance in Bryan, and online, emphasizing real-world learning experiences that address societal needs while maintaining its core values of tradition, integrity, civility, excellence, leadership and service.

#

Contact: Phil Riddle, News & Information Specialist
817-484-4415
[email protected]

A founding member of The Texas A&M System, Tarleton State is breaking records — in enrollment, research, scholarship, athletics, philanthropy and engagement — while transforming the lives of nearly 17,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Bryan and online. True to Tarleton’s values of excellence, integrity and respect, academic programs emphasize real world learning and address regional, state and national needs.
dingbat