[NEohioPAL]SECOND "SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS" AT KSU'S SCHOOL OF THEATRE & DANCE

[ELISABETH MADDEN]

SECOND "SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS" AT KSU'S SCHOOL OF THEATRE & DANCE

In celebration of two decades of achievement, the School of Theatre &=20
Dance has created, the =93Spotlight on Success.=94  =93Spotlight on Success=
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are panel discussions, similar in style to =93Inside the Actor=92s Studio,=
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that will take place before one performance of each production.  Each=20
panel will have a theme that ties into the production it is partnered=20
with.  Panel members will be School of Theatre & Dance Alumni and=20
Friends, whom are working in various fields of theatre and dance. =20
Panel discussions begin at 6:30 PM and are free and open to the public.

The second =93Spotlight on Success=94 will take place on Tuesday, November=
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4th in conjunction with MEDEA.  "Theatre Design & Technology" is the=20
topic of the second, =93Spotlight on Success.=94  The panel will include=20
Linda Janosko (Theatre Alumna; Scenic Design), Rick Schilling (Theatre=20
Alumna; Costume Design) and Paul Vincent (Friend of School & President=20
of Vincent Lighting Systems) and will be hosted by Associate Professor=20
of Costume Design, Suzy Campbell.  =93Spotlight on Success=94 will begin at=
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6:30 PM in E. Turner Stump Theatre of the Music & Speech Building on=20
the main Kent State University campus. =20

Kent State University=92s School of Theatre presents Euripide=92s dramatic=
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classic of the ancient world, MEDEA, October 31 =96 November 9, 2003 in=20
the Wright-Curtis Theatre of the Music & Speech Building on the main=20
campus of Kent State University. First performed in 431 BC, MEDEA is=20
astonishing in its capacity to traverse the 2,400 years since it was=20
written.  Based on the ancient Greek myth of Jason and Medea, the play=20
investigates the psychology of betrayal, jealousy and revenge.

Medea, a mighty enchantress, having betrayed her family to help her=20
lover Jason win the Golden Fleece, now finds him married to another=20
woman, the daughter of King Creon of Corinth.  After failing to=20
persuade Jason to return to her, Medea, in an act of revenge, kills her=20
rival with a gift of poisoned clothing and commits the most savage act=20
of infanticide. =20
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Performances are Tuesdays - Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2:30 PM. =20
Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for Seniors, KSU Alumni and KSU=20
Faculty/Staff and $7 for students under 18 or with any valid school ID.=20
 Discounts are available for groups of ten or more.  Box-office hours=20
are 12 PM - 5 PM, Mondays - Fridays, Saturdays during the run of the=20
show from 3 PM - 7 PM and one hour before performance times.  Tickets=20
can be purchased by calling 330-672-2497.  The box office accepts Visa,=20
MasterCard, and Discover.  Tickets purchased by phone must be held with=20
a credit card.  For more information on the School of Theatre & Dance=20
visit us at www.theatre.kent.edu.


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Elisabeth Madden
Managing Director
Porthouse Theatre
KSU's School of Theatre & Dance
emadden at kent.edu
330-672-0103