MARCH 2014 University Theatre
A Lesson Before Dying A Play by Romulus Linney Based on the Novel by Ernest J. Gaines Guest Director, Amanda Kemp
February 28, March 1, 6, 7 & 8 – 8 p.m. March 2 (Open Captioned) & 9 – 2 p.m. Dutcher Hall – Millersville $10 general, $7 seniors, $5 students ($7 at the door) Jefferson, an innocent young man, is condemned to death in backwoods Louisiana in 1948. His godmother asks a schoolteacher to teach him to die like a man. The teacher, Grant Wiggins, struggling to quit his poor parish school and leave the South, faces both Jefferson and himself as execution day arrives. Ernest J. Gaines’ celebrated novel makes an engrossing, moving and finally devastating play for the stage. This play contains strong language and mature themes. Sponsored by MU Student Senate and the Communication and Theatre Department. A Lesson Before Dying is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., N.Y.
Department of Music
Lititz Anthems of Johannes Herbst
Millersville Choral Ensembles: University Choir, University Chorale and Women’s Chorus Sunday, March 2 – 7:30 p.m. Winter Center – Millersville $10 general, MU students free with ID Early American Moravian composer Johannes Herbst, pastor at the Lititz Congregation from 1791-1811, wrote delightful anthems featuring orchestra, organ and choir. After gathering dust in the archives for more than 200 years, these musically significant works have been newly edited by Dr. Jeffrey Gemmell, and will receive fresh interpretations in world premiere performances by MU choral ensembles. Other early American works, sacred and secular, along with an exciting collection of African-American spirituals and gospel songs will round out the program. Join us and listen to pieces composed in Lancaster County— another display of the County’s rich history.
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