[NEohioPAL] Oberlin Summer Theater Festivals open "Come Back, Little Sheba"

[Jeremy Benjamin via NEohioPAL]

Join the Oberlin Summer Theater Festival as we open *Come Back, Little
Sheba* by William Inge, the second production of our sixth season.  This
powerful drama is a lovingly honest, sometimes humorous, portrait of a
middle-aged couple, Lola and Doc, and their everyday struggle with past
regrets, unfulfilled dreams and sobriety. Now an American classic, it was
the first Broadway hit by the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Picnic, Bus
Stop, and Splendor in the Grass.

Come see *Sheba* along with *As You Like It* and *The Secret Garden*!  All
performances are absolutely FREE to the public and geared toward the entire
family, including school-aged children - ages 6 to 96! To accommodate
families with younger members, evening performances begin at 7 PM. There
are also 2 PM matinees on most Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, giving
out-of-town patrons the opportunity to see two shows in the same day. To
reserve tickets, please call (440) 775-8169 or email ostf at oberlin.edu. For
more information, including a complete schedule of this season's rotating
repertory and the festival in general, please visit our website at
www.oberlinsummertheaterfestival.com.

*As You Like It*: Escape to the Forest of Arden, a pastoral refuge where
romance, wit and gender-bending high jinx rule.  The plot of this much
beloved comedy follows our heroine, Rosalind, who flees from the corrupt
court to the country, disguised as a young man, to reunite with her
banished father. There she encounters, Orlando, whom she must teach the
true meaning of love before revealing her female identity. This
family-friendly adaptation will include wrestling, clowning and a live
band. It promises to be the bash of the summer!

*The Secret Garden*: Based upon the 1910 children’s classic, this is the
story of the contrary young orphan, Mary Lennox, who is sent to live with
her Uncle Craven in the forbidding Misselthwaite Manor. There she finds a
secret garden where she and her sickly cousin Colin gradually discover the
healing power of Nature. This adaptation was originally commissioned and
performed by the renowned Children’s Theater Company of Minneapolis.


-- 
Jeremy K Benjamin
Visiting Artist and Lecturer
Oberlin College
Department of Theater and Dance
jeremy.benjamin at oberlin.edu
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