UMC to Present Musical “Dames at Sea” November 16-19
Students involved in the Music and Theater Department at the University of Minnesota, Crookston (UMC) will perform the musical comedy “Dames at Sea” November 16-19 in the newly renovated Kiehle Auditorium on the UMC campus. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. nightly. Tickets will be available at the door. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and children. Through special arrangement with UMC Concerts and Lectures Committee, UMC students who show their UCard ID will be admitted for only $1.
“Dames at Sea” was written by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller with music by Jim Wise. It is loosely based on its musical forebear, “42nd Street.“ Like that show, it is a musical full of comedy, dancing, and torch songs.
“Dames at Sea” tells the story of naive, fresh-faced Ruby, who becomes the last-minute star of a new show. Calamity strikes during rehearsals when the theater is demolished. But in the true spirit of showbusiness the show must go on, and it does—on the deck of a battleship. With an off-Broadway opening in 1968, the original musical starred newcomer Bernadette Peters.
Student cast members of the UMC production include (back row, from left): Ming Lee of Woodbury; Marissa Koppy of Big Lake; Jessica Cowan of Pequot Lakes; Jacob Schnetzer of Villard; (middle) John Oketch of Fridley; Tami Baribeau of St. Paul; and (front) Greg Habeck of Ada. George French, Associate Professor of Music and Theater at UMC, serves as the music director.
The musical is produced by a special arrangement with Samuel French Incorporated. For more information, contact George French at 218-281-8266. Disability accommodations are available upon request and can be made by calling 218-281-8266.
Posted 11/05/2002
Contact: Andrew Svec,
218-281-8435