by Tina Howe; directed by Reid Edelman

Tina Howe’s delightful comedy takes place in a major American museum of art. Over the course of the play, forty people walk through the closing day of a modern exhibit. These characters include art lovers, skeptics, tourists, students, lost souls, fellow artists, and a very frustrated museum guard. The play is about the movement and yearning of these people. According to director Reid Edelman, one of the many delights of this farcical play is seeing the talented cast of 22 students and local actors embody the huge and eclectic cast of characters. The play examines the way people respond to art, often spinning into a wildly zany romp, though there are some serious and touching moments as well. Edelman explains, “Howe is a playwright who loves quirky and unexpected moments; she creates worlds that are at once absurd and very authentic.” Howe’s other plays include The Art of Dining, Painting Churches, Coastal Disturbances, Approaching Zanzibar and Pride’s Crossing. An Obie Award winner, she has also been nominated for a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize. This is the first time Mendocino College has presented a play by Tina Howe.

The Mendocino College production of Museum is a collaboration of the college art, theatre and music departments, and audience members should plan to arrive 30 minutes early to experience the preshow interactive exhibit which will occur prior to each show. Full of unexpected surprises, the preshow experience will lead audiences into the play in a refreshing manner.

Event Dates and Times:
October 19-28, 2018.
Performances:
October 19 & 20 at 7:30 PM.
October 25, 26 & 27 at 7:30 PM.
October 28 at 2 PM

Mendocino College Center Theatre
Center for Visual & Performing Arts
1000 Hensley Creek Road
Ukiah, CA 95482

Ticket Prices:
$20 general, $15 students, seniors & ASMC card-holders.
ALL TICKETS FOR THE PERFORMANCE ON THURSDAY October 25 ARE $10!