Source: Cassidi Stuckman, cassidi@k-state.edu
News release prepared by: Rosie Hoefling, 785-532-6415, media@k-state.edu

Monday, April 5, 2010

K-STATE THEATER PROGRAM TO PRESENT 'ALMOST, MAINE' APRIL 15-17

MANHATTAN -- The Kansas State University theater program will present the play "Almost, Maine" at 7:30 p.m. April 15-17 in East Stadium's Purple Masque Theater.

Set in the fictitious town of Almost, Maine, the romantic comedy follows the lives of nine couples as they encounter love, loss and change in their relationships.

The play is being produced, performed and directed by K-State theater students. Cast -- or ensemble members -- are each playing three or four roles in the production.

Tickets are $7 for the general public and $4 for students. They can be purchased at the McCain Auditorium box office from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays or by calling McCain at 785-532-6428 during box office hours. Tickets also may be purchased at the Little Theater box office in the K-State Student Union from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays.

K-State students participating in the "Almost, Maine" production include:

Tristan Carter, senior in mass communications, Andover, stage manager; Charles Johnston, graduate student in theater, Hutchinson, ensemble member; George Weston, graduate student in public administration and sociology, Leavenworth, ensemble member; Cassidi Stuckman, graduate student in theater, director, and Sarah Quaranta, junior in theater, ensemble member, both from Manhattan; Marsha Sterneker, junior in theater, McPherson, set designer; Samantha Rigsby, junior in elementary education, Milford, ensemble member; Andrea Hatch, senior in theater and lighting director, and Kyle Leuschel, sophomore in theater, ensemble member, both from Topeka.

From out of state: Allison Bauer, senior in modern languages and theater, Cherry Hills Village, Colo., costume designer; and Alexis Warden, freshman in theater, Littleton, Colo., ensemble member.