FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONCORDIA THEATRE KICKS OFF SEASON WITH
THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER
ANN ARBOR, Mich./Oct. 12, 2006 – Concordia University-Ann Arbor Theatre will kick off its 2006-2007 season with The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson, running October 26-29 in the Kreft Center Black Box Theatre.
Based on the popular children's book, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever tells the story of the hooligan family of Herdman children who take over the Sunday school Christmas pageant. Everyone predicts disaster. The Herdmans are horrible. They do awful things like lie and steal and smoke cigars. They are the worst thing that ever happened to their school and they are bound to ruin the pageant, or are they? This Christmas pageant, just like the Herdman gang, is full of surprises.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is directed by Laura C. Bird and runs Thursday, Oct. 26, Friday, Oct. 27, and Saturday, Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 29 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are and for children 12 and under and can be purchased through the Kreft Center Box Office. Hours are Monday through Friday from 12-5 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 28 from 12-3 p.m. Call (734) 995-4612 to charge by phone or order online at www.cuaa.edu/cuarts. Group rates available. Tickets to the Oct. 26 performance are two for the price of one. Tickets are available at the door subject to availability. All performances are in the Kreft Center Black Box Theatre on the campus of Concordia University at 4090 Geddes Rd. just west of US 23 in Ann Arbor, Mich. For more information contact the box office at (734) 995-4612.
Concordia University–Ann Arbor is a liberal arts institution of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. With a distinctly Christian environment and an academic community dedicated to excellence, CUAA offers a broad range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs through its four schools – School of Arts and Sciences, School of Education, Haab School of Business and Management, and the School of Adult and Continuing Education. CUAA is accredited by NCA, the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and was among the first colleges to be accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) under the new 2000 standards.
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