WVU Parkersburg Theatre Department sets auditions

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West Virginia University at Parkersburg
300 Campus Drive Parkersburg WV 26104
Phone: 304-424-8203 | Fax: 304-424-8315

CONTACT: Andrew Clovis, Theatre Department, 304-424-8295.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

West Virginia University at Parkersburg's Theatre Department announces auditions for Moliere's classic comedy, The School for Wives, its final production of the semester.

Audition dates and times are Wednesday and Thursday (March 3rd and 4th) from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.; Saturday (March 6) from noon to 4:00 p.m.; Sunday (March 7) from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. and Monday (March 8) from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. All auditions will be in the College Theatre.

Roles are available for three women and five men and very in age from late teens to the seventies. WVU Parkersburg theatre auditions are open to the general public as well as to staff, students and faculty.

Moliere's hilarious farce explores issues of sexual politics and a woman's right to determine her own identity. The play is full of disguise, mistaken identity, confusion and brilliantly crafted comic characters. In this contemporary translation, the 17th Century language of Moliere has been skillfully altered to downplay the verse and the archaic wording. The translation is accessible to both actor and audience member.

Production dates for The School for Wives are April 23rd and 24th at 8:00 p.m. and April 25th at 2:00 p.m. Copies of the script are available for over-night checkout from the campus library. Auditions may be also be arranged by contacting the director, Andrew Clovis at 304 424-8295 or emailing him at Andrew.Clovis@mail.wvu.edu.

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For additional information, contact:
Connie Dziagwa
WVU Parkersburg
Executive Director
Communications/Public Relations
(304-424-8203)