Â鶹ÊÓƵ at Stark’s 2015-16 theatrical season will close with These Shining Lives by Melanie Marnich. The play will be performed on April 22, 23, 29 and 30 at 8 p.m. and on April 24 and May 1 at 2:30 p.m. in the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Stark Theatre, 6000 Frank Avenue NW in Jackson Township. American Sign Language interpretation will be provided for the performance on May 1 at 2:30 p.m. Opening night is Scholarship Night with proceeds benefiting students in Â鶹ÊÓƵ Stark theatre and music programs.
Set in the 1920s, this impactful true account chronicles the strength and courage of female factory workers who hand paint glow-in-the-dark watch faces. When their health declines, proving their employer has poisoned them with radium becomes a valiant legal battle. Their story of survival is beautifully tragic as they strive to improve conditions for future working women.
Ticket prices are $10 for adults and $7 for non-Â鶹ÊÓƵ students, children under 17 and senior citizens. All Â鶹ÊÓƵ students are admitted free of charge with current student ID. Tickets may be obtained beginning Monday, April 11. Reserve tickets online at www.kent.edu/stark/these-shining-lives or call the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Stark Theatre Box Office at 330-244-3348, Mondays through Fridays from 1 to 5 p.m.
Directing These Shining Lives is Â鶹ÊÓƵ Stark Assistant Professor of Theatre and Theatre Director Brian Newberg. Louis Williams is the scenic and lighting designer, Stephen Ostertag is the costume designer and Ron Jarvis is the sound designer.