Thursday, April 12, 2001

WILMINGTON, NC -- UNCW Theatre opens its final play of the 2000-2001 season at 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 19, in the Kenan Hall SRO Theatre. Ken Ludwig’s hilarious comedy, Moon Over Buffalo, will continue April 20-22 and April 25-29.

Evening performances are at 8 p.m., April 19-21 and 25-28; Sunday matinees, April 22 and 29, are at 2 p.m.

Moon Over Buffalo, under the direction of Communication Studies Department Chair Frank Trimble, tells the story of two almost has-been thespians, husband and wife George and Charlotte, who find themselves doing reperatory theatre in Buffalo, N.Y. Suddenly they’re faced with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to revive their film careers, courtesy of Frank Capra, no less, and … well, buy your ticket and find out!

Featuring not one but two plays-within-the-play (we see snippets of both Private Lives and Cyrano de Bergerac!) Moon Over Buffalo takes us backstage, onstage, and even off the edge of the stage as the troupe fights its way back to the brink of greatness.

Fast, loud, and outrageous, Moon Over Buffalo closes out the UNCW Theatre season with a bang.

Tickets are free to UNCW students; All others are $5. Seating is limited, and reservations are recommended. Reservations may be made by calling the University Box Office at 962-3500.

Make plans now to see Moon Over Buffalo!

Contact: Dr. Thomas Pender

(910) 962-7609

pendert@uncwil.edu