PTTP SPRING SERIES begins on April 11

The University's Professional Theatre Training Program will present three plays this spring. The Trial, The Winter's Tale and Private Lives will be presented in rotating repertory from April 11 through May 2, in Hartshorn Hall.

Jewel Walker's adaptation of The Trial, the novel by Franz Kafka, is a dramatization of one of the great novels of the 20th century. A man is accused of a crime that no one will explain to him. The main character, Joseph K. wakes up on his 30th birthday and discovers that he is being arrested. He does not know why he is being charged.

William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale is a story of renewal, redemption, tragedy, comedy, blame and forgiveness. Through jealousy, King Leontes of Sicilia is faced with misfortune and loses his family and dignity. This magical drama has a turn when 16 years later, time has healed him and he encounters an unexpected twist.

Private Lives, by Noel Coward, is a story about a divorced couple, Amanda and Elyot, who end up having their honeymoons, with their new significant others, at the same hotel in the French Riviera. Sparks begin when the ex-spouses end up going to Paris to rediscover the reasons why they could not live together in the first place.

The first show of the series, The Trial, opens on Thursday, April 11, at 7:30 p.m., and evening performances continue on Friday, April 12; Sunday, April 14; Thursday, April 25; and Tuesday, April 30. Afternoon shows are scheduled at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, April 20-21.

The Winter's Tale will be performed at 7:30 p.m. from Wednesday-Friday, April 17-19; Tuesday, April 23; and Thursday, May 2. There are two afternoon shows at 12:30 p.m., Saturday, April 27, where there is an opportunity to talk back after the performance, and on Sunday, April 28.

Private Lives will have two afternoon shows at 12:30 p.m., on Saturday and Sunday, April 13-14. The evening performances are at 7:30 on Saturdays, April 13 and 20; Sunday, April 21; Friday, April 26; Sunday, April 28; and Wednesday, May 1.

Tickets are $14 to $17 for the general public, $12 to $15 for faculty, staff and seniors; and $7 to $10 for students.

For more information, call 831-2204.