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September 16, 2003

Boise State Theatre Arts Opens Season Oct. 2 With Beckett's 'EndGame'

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Boise State University�s theater arts department opens its 2003-04 season with Samuel Beckett�s absurdist play �Endgame.� Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2-4 and 8-11 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 5 and 12 at the Morrison Center Stage II. Tickets are $9 general and $7 for students and seniors at Select-a-Seat. Boise State students, faculty and staff can receive free tickets at campus box offices. Other productions in the season include Noel Coward�s �Present Laughter� Nov. 13-16 and 19-23; and Henrik Ibsen�s �Hedda Gabler� March 10-14 and 17-21. In addition, the Theatre Majors Association will present a fall showcase Dec. 3-6 and dance students will present a fall dance concert Dec. 12 and 13. Both groups will also hold performances in the spring. One of the most highly respected examples of Theatre of the Absurd, �Endgame� is named for the final stage of a chess game where the outcome is already known. Beckett, an avid chess fan, saw a parallel between the chess endgame and the final stages of life. Set in a time and place somewhere on the brink of oblivion, the play revolves around four people. Two live in trash cans, another can�t sit down or leave and the fourth is blind and confined to a wheelchair. Death seems imminent, the world outside post-apocalyptic, yet life�s farcical nature takes up much of the chatter. The play is directed by Anne Hoste, a theatre arts professor who is also Boise State�s resident costume designer. Adam Harrell plays the role of Hamm, Luke Masengill plays Clov, Nick Stewart Sceirine plays Nagg and Bethany Adams plays the role of Nell. �Endgame� also features the work of student costume designer Robert Mulcock and student lighting designer Matt Curtis. -30- Contact                               Media Contact Ann Hoste                           Kathleen Craven Department of theatre arts     communications and marketing 208 426-4007                       208 426-3275 communications and marketing 426-3275

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