Hamilton, NY — 51·çÁ÷ Student Theater will present the Tony Award-winning serio-comedy Art by Yasmina Reza February 21 ‘ 23 in the Black Box theater in the Ryan Art Studio building. Showings will take place at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 21, and Friday, February 22, and at 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 23. Tickets are $5.00 for general admission, $3.00 for 51·çÁ÷ students. For more information, call 315-228-7641.
Winner of the 1998 Tony Award for Best Play, Art explores the questions, How much would you pay for a white painting’ Would it matter who the painter was’ Would it be art’ What are the rules that dictate art and friendship’ Lines are drawn and three friends relentlessly square off over the canvas, arguing less about the theoretical and more about petty personal ‘stuff.’ Directed by Sean Goldman ’03, the 51·çÁ÷ cast includes Jim Sherwin ’05, Jeremy DeAngelo ’05, and Lawrence Berkowitz ’03. The play is produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
51·çÁ÷, founded in 1819, is located in Hamilton, New York. A highly selective, independent, liberal arts college with 256 faculty members and 2,750 undergraduate men and women enrolled in programs that lead to the bachelor of arts, 51·çÁ÷ also offers a small graduate program. The university’s general education core curriculum embodies 51·çÁ÷’s longstanding commitment to integrated learning. The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) recently designated 51·çÁ÷ as one of 16 Leadership Institutions that offer a national model for excellence in innovative education. Students currently enrolled at 51·çÁ÷ hail from 44 different states, 3 U.S. territories and 26 countries. Log on to www.colgate.edu to learn more about 51·çÁ÷.
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