Events on April 1, 2014
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Zombie Media and Apocalyptic Preparedness
7pm to 12:42pm @
Art and Journalism Building, Ball State University
Room 175
1001 N. McKinley Ave.
Eric King Watts will examine how this genre is preoccupied with "end-of-days" fantasies that feed the motives of extreme preparedness groups. In particular, the talk will focus on "Zombie Preppers," a docudrama produced and aired on Discovery Channel as an example of how the genre composes a zombie outbreak as plausible. Lastly, the talk speculates on the potential communicative impacts brought about by repetitive exposure and intense consumption of the genre.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
7:30pm to 12:42pm @
Pruis Hall, Ball State University
Ball State University
In a sequel performance, The Acting Company presents Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. The play is structured as the inverse of Hamlet; the title characters are the leads, not supporting players, and Hamlet himself has only a small part. The duo appears on stage in this play when they are off-stage in Shakespeare's play.
Tickets on sale August 12, 2013.
For more information call the Emens Auditorium Box Office at (765) 285-1539 or visit www.bsu.edu/emens
- The Music Man 7:30pm to 12:42pm @ University Theatre, Ball State University Ball State University, next to Bracken Library and Pruis Hall
Cost: General Public-$18;Faculty/Staff-$17;Senior Citizen-$14;Students-$12 Book, music and lyrics by Meredith Willson
Story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey
Directed by Karen Kessler
Musical Direction by Jodi Cotton
Choreography by Christie Zimmerman
"Professor" Harold Hill lands in River City, Iowa, ready to con the locals into buying instruments and uniforms with the promise of building a town marching band for the children. He expects this escapade to be like any other, but he doesn't expect to meet the irrepressible Marian the Librarian. Will he be able to keep up the act, or is there more trouble in River City than he can handle?
For more information or tickets, please contract the University Theatre Box Office at 765-285-8749.
