'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' Performances Come to SUNY Potsdam

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From left, Tyler Nye, Susan Neal, Bob Pettee and Donna Moschek perform a scene from the Pendragon Theatre production of Edward Albee’s play, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”.

POTSDAM, NY (09/09/2010)(readMedia)-- SUNY Potsdam's Department of Theatre and Dance will soon welcome Pendragon Theatre for one evening only, presenting a production of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" by Edward Albee. The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18 in the College Theater in Satterlee Hall.

Edward Albee's masterful dark comedy delves into the heart and soul of a volatile marriage in a searing night of dangerous fun and games. The play stunned audiences and critics when it opened in 1963, and was quickly labeled a masterpiece.

"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" has been called "an irreplaceable experience … a crucial event in the birth of American theatre" by The Village Voice and "deeply and truly a love story" by the New York Times.

Pendragon Theatre's production is directed by Anita Montgomery, and features Donna Moschek, a 2008 SUNY Potsdam graduate and alumna of the Department of Theatre and Dance, as well as Susan Neal, a theatre lecturer at the College, alongside Tyler Nye and Bob Pettee.

Pendragon Theatre, the Adirondack's only year-round professional theatre, is supported in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency; a CAP grant from the Arts Council for the Northern Adirondacks; corporate sponsors, including Guide Boat Realty and Homenergy Services, as well as foundations, businesses and individuals.

Tickets will cost $12 for general admission, $10 for SUNY Potsdam faculty and staff and senior citizens and $5 for students with ID. Seating at the performance will be by general admission and tickets will be sold at the door beginning at 6:30 p.m.

For further information, please call (315) 267-3394 or e-mail ddtix@potsdam.edu. To view the many events on SUNY Potsdam's campus calendar, visit www.potsdam.edu/newsandevents.

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Founded in 1816, and located on the outskirts of the beautiful Adirondack Park, The State University of New York at Potsdam is one of America's first 100 colleges. SUNY Potsdam currently enrolls approximately 4,350 undergraduate and graduate students. Home to the world-renowned Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam is known for its handcrafted education, challenging liberal arts and sciences core, excellence in teacher training, and leadership in the performing and visual arts.

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