Theatre at Tarleton to Present Ludwig Comedy ‘Leading Ladies’

STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Theatre at Tarleton will present the Ken Ludwig farce Leading Ladies at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, Sept. 21-26, at the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center in Stephenville.

Set in York, Pa., in 1958, the comedy follows two down-on-their-luck actors who read in a newspaper that an ailing woman wants to find her sister’s children to include them in her multimillion-dollar will. Max and Steve, now grown, moved away to England at an early age.

The actors decide to pose as Max and Steve to claim portions of the inheritance. When they discover that “Max” and “Steve” are actually Maxine and Stephanie, they continue on, undaunted, in drag.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 senior citizens, children, and faculty and staff, and $5 Tarleton students. Call the Fine Arts Center box office at 254-968-9634 or 254-968-9291.

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.
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