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"The Mystery of Edwin Drood"
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Tony Award-winning musical with book, lyrics, and music by Rupert Holmes Loosely based on the unfinished novel by Charles Dickens
Production Dates: Nov. 6, 7, & 8 at 8:00 pm
Place: HARDEMAN AUDITORIUM
Directors: Phil Reagan and Dr. Ken Adams
To convey the sheer fun of this show - the wild high spirits and the strange, dark shadows, is not easy. Imagine an old-fashioned Victorian theatre company, "The Royale," who decide to produce their own dramatized and musical version of Chalres Dickens' unfinished novel "The Mystery of Edwin Drood." It's to be done like a Music Hall, so we have a Chairman who introduces the scenes. We have songs - lots of them - and dance numbers, and the whole thing has the glorious feel of those old theatres that always smelled of gas and oranges.
Because the novel was never completed (Dickens died before it was finished), there's no knowing how Dickens though of ending it. What happens here is that the audience is asked to vote on who they think the criminal actually is - so it's possible to have a different ending every night. Whatever happens, this is a mass of thrills and laughter and glorious music. The author of the Pickwick Papers couldn't have asked for more adventurous fun!
Just in time for the holidays, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" has arrived to bring a bit of good cheer and jolly camaraderie to the Broadway season," . . .an irresistible invitation to happiness." -- The Chicago Tribune.
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Dr. Holly Osburn, Professor of Psychology, is interested in women in the workplace, leadership, and organizational conflict. Dr. Osburn enjoys working with her students and has several favorite memories from OC. "I met my husband here--that's probably the best. Also, I still have very close friends from here."
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