Ashland University Theatre presents 2015.2016: A Season of Connections *“We cannot live for ourselves alone. Our lives are **connected by a thousand invisible threads, and along **these sympathetic fibers, our actions run as causes **and return to us as results.” **-Herman Melville* *QUILTERS* book by Molly Newman, Barbara Damasheklyrics and music by Barbara Damashek Based on *The Quilters: Women and Domestic Art* by Patricia Cooper & Norma Bradley Allen directed by Teresa Durbin-Ames *October 9-10, 15-17 at 7:30 p.m.* *October 11 at 2 p.m.* Pre-Show Talk: Fri., Oct. 16, 6:45 p.m. A heart-warming celebration of American womanhood depicting the courage and spirit of our nation’s pioneer women. Music, dance and drama transform the harsh realities of frontier life into a Legacy Quilt containing blocks of familiar patterns like the Lone Star, the Log Cabin and the Double Wedding Ring. *DEAD MAN’S CELL PHONE* by Sarah Ruhl directed by Rachael Swartz *November 5-7, 12-14 at 7:30 p.m.November 8 at 2 p.m.* Pre-Show Talk: Fri., Nov. 13, 6:45 p.m. A stranger at the next table has had enough of an incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café, while a dead man has a lot of loose ends. This wildly imaginative new comedy is about how we memorialize the dead and how we are forced to confront our own assumptions about morality, redemption, and the need to connect in a technologically obsessed world. *Contains adult language.* *A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM* by William Shakespeare directed Patrick McGregor II *February 19-20, 26-27 at 7:30 p.m.February 21 at 2 p.m.* Pre-Show Talk: Fri., Feb. 26, 6:45 p.m. School Matinee: Feb. 26, 9 a.m. ($2 each) Call 419.289.5950 for reservations One of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies follows the adventures of four young Athenian lovers. Meanwhile, a band of fairies and a troupe of Athenian craftsmen rehearsing a play attempt to manipulate and control the events surrounding the couples’ marriages. How will the summer romances end? *FREE EVENTS* Pre-Show Talks on 2nd Fridays Join us for pre-show talks with members of the production team. Enhance your theatre experience by engaging with the artists who created the performances. Senior Project by Natalyn Baisden Sunday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m. Drop of a Hat Players Spring Showcase Saturday, April 23 at 2 p.m. *Box Office: **419.289.5125 | www.ashland.edu/tickets <http://www.ashland.edu/tickets>* Opens Tuesday, September 8 | Hours: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Monday - Friday Season Tickets: $28 adults | $24 seniors, AU faculty, staff, alumni | $12 non-AU students Single tickets: $12 adults | $10 seniors, AU faculty, staff, alumni | $8 groups of 10 or more | $5 non-AU students | $2 AU students www.ashland.edu/theatre | Facebook.com/AshlandUniversityTheatre | autheatredepartment.blogspot.com