[312] MTSU To Present 'MEDEA' Feb. 23-26 In Tucker Theatre

MTSU TO PRESENT ‘MEDEA’ FEB. 23-26 IN TUCKER THEATRE
Performances Planned for 7:30 Nightly

FOR RELEASE: Feb. 14, 2011
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Justin Durham, 615-898-2181, jdurham@mtsu.edu

MURFREESBORO—The 2010-11 MTSU Theatre and Dance Season continues Feb. 23-26 with Euripides’ “Medea” in the newly renovated Tucker Theatre inside the Boutwell Dramatic Arts Building on the university campus.
Each performance is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.
The Greek tragedy, based upon the myth of Jason and Medea, was originally produced in 431 B.C. The plot centers on Medea as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened and ultimately follows through with an horrific act of revenge against her husband, Jason, as a result of his betrayal.
General-admission tickets are $10, and tickets are $5 for MTSU faculty and staff and for students in kindergarten through 12th grades. MTSU students will be admitted free with a valid student ID.
MTSU Theatre and Dance asks that members of the audience not use cell phones or flash photography during the performances to ensure that everyone can enjoy the show.
Tickets for MTSU’s performances of “Medea” may be purchased via phone by calling 615-494-8810 or by visiting the Tucker Theatre box-office windows weekdays between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tickets are also available at the door one hour before each performance, or they may be bought online at www.mtsu.edu/tuckertheatre.

Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. MTSU recently unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.

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IN BRIEF: The 2010-11 MTSU Theatre and Dance Season continues Feb. 23-26 with Euripides’ “Medea” in the newly renovated Tucker Theatre inside the Boutwell Dramatic Arts Building on the university campus. Each performance is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. General-admission tickets are $10, and tickets are $5 for MTSU faculty and staff and for students in kindergarten through 12th grades. MTSU students will be admitted free with a valid student ID. For ticket information, call 615-494-8810 or visit www.mtsu.edu/tuckertheatre.


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