Curry College Student Paige Turcotte Takes Center Stage

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MILTON , MA (03/01/2010)(readMedia)-- Curry College Theatre is pleased to announce that Oxford resident, Paige Turcotte, daughter of Robert and Donna Turcotte, wrote The Number 9 in the fourth annual New Plays Festival at Curry College.

Ms. Turcotte, a 2006 graduate of Oxford High School, is now a senior at the college, majoring in communication and a theater concentration. As a member of Screen Actor's Guild, she has delighted Curry Theatre audiences in To See the Stars, A Shayna Maidel, Games and Puzzles, The Madwoman of Challiot and in last spring's musical, The Love Note. She will also play the role of Madame Peantue in The Peanute Galleria, opening the last weekend in April.

The New Plays Festival, showcasing original student 5-10 minute one act plays, will run Saturday, March 6 through Monday, March 8 at 7:30 pm with an extra 4:00 pm matinee on Sunday, in the Oscar B. and Frances A. Keith Auditorium at the Academic and Performance Center on the Milton Campus, 1071 Blue Hill Avenue, Milton, MA. Tickets are $5 and are available for purchase at the door.

Curry College is a 131-year old, private, four-year, liberal arts institution located on 135 acres in Milton, MA. Curry extends its educational programs to a continuing education branch campus in Plymouth. Curry offers 20 undergraduate degrees as well as graduate degrees in business, education, criminal justice and nursing, with a combined enrollment of approximately 4,100 students. The student body consists of approximately 2,000 traditional undergraduate students, 1,650 continuing education and 450 graduate students. Curry College students come from 31 states and 7 countries. Over 1,450 of its students reside on the Curry campus. The largest majors are Business Management, Communication, Nursing, Criminal Justice and Education. The College offers a wide array of extra-curricular activities ranging from 13 NCAA division III athletic teams to an outstanding theatre program.