Wednesday, February 07, 2001

UNCW Theatre presents Jean Anouilh’s The Rehearsal in the Kenan Hall SRO Theatre Wednesday, February 21, through Sunday, February 25. Showtime is 8 p.m.Wednesday through Saturday evenings, and 2 p.m. for the Sunday matinee.

Tickets are free for UNCW students with current I.D. and $5 for the general public. Seating is limited, so reservations are recommended. To reserve tickets, call the Kenan Auditorium Box Office at 962-3500, or stop by between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Tickets will be available at the SRO Theatre beginning one half-hour prior to curtain. Due to the size and configuration of the SRO Theatre, latecomers cannot be admitted. All seating is first-come, first-served.

The Rehearsal, set in 1950, brings to light the versatility and subtlety of one of the 20th century’s most prolific and respected playwrights. Combining brilliant humor with deadly accurate insight, Anouilh creates a unique world, simultaneously comic and tragic.

In The Rehearsal, members of the French aristocracy plan a costume party. The featured entertainment is an 18th-century play by Marivaux. Life imitates art as the dramatic situations re-created in rehearsal shed light on the characters’ real-life intrigues. Shining wit meets grim reality as the cast members examine their lives and their futures.

They’re only rehearsing a comedy… or is there just a bit more at stake?

Don’t miss THE REHEARSAL, opening February 21 in the Kenan Hall SRO Theatre on the UNCW campus.