HIGH POINT, N.C., Nov. 2, 2011 – The Department of Theatre at High Point University will present the award-winning musical “Urinetown” in the Pauline Theatre in the Hayworth Fine Arts Center. The show will run on Nov. 17-20 and is open to the public.
The production, which is directed by Jay Putnam, professor of theatre at HPU, was written by Greg Kotis and includes music by Mark Hollman.
In the show, which is set in a Gotham-like city, a water shortage caused by a 20-year drought leads to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. Citizens of the city are forced to use public amenities, until a hero decides that he’s had enough and plans a revolution.
“?Urinetown’ is a hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love and revolution in a time when water was worth its weight in gold,” says Putnam.
This show features 18 HPU students, including seniors Dan Moldovan, Courtney Bedgood, Becca Donald, Maggie Jo Saylor and Daniel Harr; juniors Turner Morehead, Lauren Henkel, Brandon Browning and Chrissy Bracken; sophomores Courtney Feiman, Chaz Duffy, Jamison Meyer and Kelsey Swann; and freshmen Justin Beard, Fiona White, Stephen Sargeant, Madison Jordan and Ashton Hunt.
“Working on this show, with this terrific and hard-working group of students, has been a great experience,” says Putnam. “It is a delightfully clever musical with a silly and subversive sense of humor, and it allows our students and department to show off what we do well.”
The show features the work of several HPU faculty and staff members, including choreography by Cara Hagan, instructor of dance; musical direction by Scott Macleod, instructor of voice; and design by Ami Shupe, associate professor of theatre, Matthew Emerson, associate professor of theatre, and Russell Hill, facility manager of the Hayworth Fine Arts Center.
Performances of the show will run at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 17-19, and at 2 p.m. on Nov. 20. Tickets are $10 for general admission, $7 for senior citizens, $5 for students and $3 for children 12 and under. Those interested in purchasing tickets may contact the HPU box office at Hayworth Fine Arts Center at 336-841-4673.
At High Point University, every student receives an extraordinary education in an inspiring environment with caring people.℠ HPU, located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is a liberal arts institution with over 4,200 undergraduate and graduate students from 51 countries and 46 states at campuses in High Point and Winston-Salem. It is ranked by US News and World Report at No. 3 among Regional Colleges in the South. Forbes.com ranks HPU in the top 7 percent among “America’s Best Colleges.” Parade Magazine lists HPU in the top 25 private schools in the nation. HPU was selected in the 2010-2011 list of “Colleges of Distinction,” as well as one of the top green schools in the country by the Sierra Club. The university offers 50 undergraduate majors, 43 undergraduate minors and 10 graduate degree programs. It is accredited by the Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and is a member of the NCAA, Division I and the Big South Conference. Visit High Point University on the Web at highpoint.edu.
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Pam Haynes
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