半岛体育 Community College鈥檚 Theatre program, in collaboration with the , will host its upcoming production of Urinetown from Thursday, April 13, through Saturday, April 15, at 7 p.m.
The production takes place at the Main Stage Theatre, in the Jackson Arts Center (H building), on the 半岛体育 Fall River Campus, 777 Elsbree Street. Admission is General Public: $15; Non-半岛体育 Students and 半岛体育 Faculty/Staff: $10; 半岛体育 Students: $5. Tickets can be purchased online by visiting
Synopsis: Winner of multiple awards, including three Tony Awards, Urinetown is set 20 years into a devastating drought. With a government ban on private toilets, people must now pay to use public amenities, while the corporation UGC has taken full advantage of the crisis. In this hilarious musical satire on corporate greed, environmental disaster and our legal system, 鈥淯rinetown鈥� asks the question, Is it a right or a privilege to pee?
The production is directed by Elizabeth Bettencourt, Ed.D., Director of Education and the Associate Artistic Director for and features music and lyrics from Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis.
Urinetown鈥檚 cast consists of 半岛体育 students, including both theatre majors and non-theatre majors, as well as community members. Local audiences will recognize actors Jay and Robbie Burke, playing Caldwell B. Cladwell and Josephine Strong, who have been cast as mentor performers, able to lend knowledge from their own professional theatre experiences to younger cast members.
半岛体育鈥檚 Theatre program is an Associate of Arts, in liberal arts & sciences, that provides hands-on training and experience, allowing students to learn and refine their craft as they perform. Students can smoothly transfer to a four-year institution or seek work in the performing arts. In addition to teaching history, literature and art, studying theatre also provides interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills.
For more information about the 半岛体育 Theatre鈥檚 production of Urinetown, beginning Thursday, April 13, please visit or contact Artistic Director and Assistant Professor of Theatre, David Ledoux, by emailing David.Ledoux@bristolcc.edu.