Events on November 23, 2024
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Fall Opera: The Merry Widow
7:30pm @
Sursa Hall, Ball State University
1809 W Riverside Ave, Muncie, IN 47303
Cost: $18 in advance, $20 at the door November 23, 2024 at 7:30 PM
November 25, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Composed by Franz Lehár
Directed by Jon Truitt
In the wake of his home country facing bankruptcy, Mirko Zeta, the Pontevedrian ambassador, hosts a ball where he and his fellow countrymen work to find a husband for Hanna Glawari, a rich widow, in order to keep her money within their principality. As the party unfolds, rumors of secret relationships and misunderstandings abound leaving Mirko and his guests wondering just how the night will end.
The Three Musketeers
7:30pm @
University Theatre, Ball State University
Ball State University, next to Bracken Library and Pruis Hall
Cost: General Public: $18 in advance, $20 at the door Faculty/Staff/Students/Seniors: $15 in advance, $17 at the door 
Poster by Studio165+
The Three Musketeers
By Robert Kauzlaric
Adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas
Directed by Drew Vidal
November 15-16, 20-23 at 7:30 p.m.
November 17 and 24 at 2:30 p.m.In pursuit of his dream of becoming a Musketeer, young d’Artagnan travels to Paris, where he befriends the legendary Three Inseperables: Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. His acts of bravery earn the respect of King Louis XIII but ensnare d’Artagnan in the deadly schemes of Cardinal Richelieu and the beautiful yet depraved Milady Clarik. When the love of his life, Constance Bonacieux, is kidnapped on the eve of war, d’Artagnan must weigh his loyalties to king and country, comrades-in-arms, and the callings of his heart. Journey from Paris to London, from countryside taverns to glittering palaces, from a humble farm in Gascony to the siege of La Rochelle, in an epic tale of passion, intrigue, and adventure. “All for one, and one for all!”
This adaptation of The Three Musketeers was originally commissioned by the Illinois Shakespeare Festival (Deb Alley, Artistic Director), and premiered there in 2010.
Tickets
Tickets are available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office located at Sursa Hall in person, by phone at 765-285-8749, or online.
General Public: $18 in advance, $20 at the door
Faculty/Staff/Students/Seniors: $15 in advance, $17 at the door
- Fall Short Play Series: English Made Simple/Time Flies, Seagulls, & A Betrothal 7:30pm @ David Owsley Museum of Art AR 217 2021 West Riverside Avenue
Cost: $6 in advance, $8 at the door English Made Simple/Time Flies
Directed by Ben Dostalek
English Made Simple: A young man and woman meet at a party, and their immediate romantic attraction is translated into comically unromantic grammar lessons as they struggle to free themselves from the banal constrictions of party talk.
Time Flies: Two lonely but sweet young mayflies meet at a pond and really hit it off. Unfortunately, Horace and May watch a nature program on this first night out and discover they have a lifespan of only one day – and their lives are half over.
November 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23 @ 7:30pm
Seagulls
Directed by Audrey Walters
Written by Caryl Churchill
A department store clerk has recently become famous for her telekinetic powers after nabbing a shoplifter by willing the item he stole right up out of his bag. On her way to Harvard for scientific testing, her powers desert her. Is this the result of meeting an odd fan? Perhaps her awareness that now she is a commodity to be exploited is responsible? Or is it that strange, glowing box with a rocket on the side?
November 16, 18, 19, 21, 22 @ 7:30pm
November 17 @ 2:30pm
A Bethrothal
Directed by Tyler Robertson
Written by Lanford Wilson
A warm-hearted and humorous study of two fanatical iris-breeders who meet at a flower show. Annoyed and disappointed that their wonderful creations have been so rudely ignored by the judges, they eventually pool their anger ad resources resulting in the birth of an exciting new project – the creation of a cross-breed of their two would-be champions which would surely rock the horticultural world!
November 17, 19, 20, 22, 23 @ 7:30pm
November 17 @ 2:30pm
General Public/Faculty/Staff/Students/Seniors: $6 in advance, $8 at the door
