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ANN ARBOR, Mich./March 8, 2005 - Concordia University-Ann Arbor Theatre will finish its 2004-2005 season with "Arms and the Man" by George Bernard Shaw running April 21-24.
Shaw described "Arms and the Man" as a romantic comedy but designed it to explode romantic notions of love and war. Young Raina (Emily Henrickson) is engaged to the soldier Sergius (Ben Schinkel). The very evening that Raina learns that Sergius is the hero of a thrilling cavalry charge against the enemy Serbs, Captain Bluntschli (Kelly Smith), a mercenary working for the Serbs, takes refuge in her bedchamber. Sparks fly as Captain Bluntschli challenges all of Raina's romantic preconceptions about love, honor, duty, and war.
Concordia students Heather MacLaren, Becky Oliver, Joe Wamser, Ryan D. Beffrey, and Gary Pettit round out the cast.
"Arms and the Man" is directed and designed by Laura C. Bird and runs Thursday, April 21, Friday, April 22, and Saturday, April 23 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 24 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are and can be purchased through the Kreft Center Box Office. Hours are Monday through Friday from noon-4 p.m. Call (734) 995-4612 to charge by phone. Group rates available. Tickets to the April 21 performances are "two for the price of one." 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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