nwu to perform comedy stage door

LINCOLN, Neb. —Nebraska Wesleyan will stage a 1936 traditional comedy about a group of women in search of stardom.

Stage Door — a comedy by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber — tells the story of a group of women who go to New York to pursue careers on the stage. Mrs. Orcutt's boarding house is where the hopes and ambitions of 16 young women are revealed in scenes of entertaining comedy. While one woman gives up in despair, one gets married, and another goes into film, rich society beauty Terry Randall is determined to break into the Broadway theatre scene.

Performances will be held October 1-3 and October 8-10 at 7:30 p.m. Matinee shows will be held October 4th and 11th at 2 p.m. All shows will be held in McDonald Theatre, 51st Street and Huntington Ave. Admission is $10 for adults, $7.50 for students 12-18 years and senior citizens, $5 for children under 12 years. For tickets, call 402.465.2384.

The following is a cast list for Stage Door:

Ames
Leigh Walter

Aurora
Claire Meyer

Benkelman
Philip Matthews

Blair
Karlene Grinberg
Kacy Caughlin

Daykin
Jill Meyer

Grand Island
Tennile Goosic

Lincoln
Reba Clamp
Jenny Hershberger
Marikita Payne
Alyssa Fiala

Norfolk
Maggie Langan

North Platte
Whitney Mueller
Chelsey Volz

Omaha
Rachelle Brouillard

Papillion
Michelle Boykin

Purdum
Jack Moody

Payson, Ariz.
Christopher Bott

Forest City, Iowa
Lynnea Fredrickson

Tipton, Iowa
Kyle Scott

Edina, Minn.
Kelly Houlehan

Kirkwood, Mo.
James Hesse

Southlake, Texas
Xuxa Rosado

Kenosha, Wis.
Justin Hauke
Steven Labedz

Wauwatosa, Wis.
Erin Brophy

Whitefish Bay, Wis.
Thom Cauley

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