Ursinus College has teamed with The Collegeville Economic Development Corp. (CEDC) to offer “Dinner and a Show,” with local restaurants offering dinner specials to individuals attending the Ursinus Theater Department’s slapstick British comedy “Noises Off.”
“Noises Off,” by British playwright and novelist Michael Frayn, will be performed Feb. 20 through Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kaleidoscope Performing Arts Center’s Lenfest Theater. It is directed by Beverly Redman, Chair of the Theater and Dance Department. Tickets are $5 for general admission, and $2 for students and senior citizens. For information and reservations, please contact the Box Office at 610-409-3030.
Written in 1982, “Noises Off” is more than a play within a play. It hilariously offers three variations of a fictional comedy: dress rehearsal, backstage and end of run. The result is off-stage bedlam and on-stage chaos. The idea for the Noises Off came to Frayn as he watched a performance of his one-act play Chinamen from backstage.
For Dinner and a Show patrons, participating restaurants and the specials they are offering are:
Marzella’s Pizza BYOB– 10% off your dinner
488 E. Main Street
Collegeville, Pa. 19426
610-489-4946
Lou’s Too BYOB — 10% off your dinner
454 E. Main Street
Collegeville, Pa. 19426
610-831-1248
WIBS Wings Ribs & More BYOB — 10% off your dinner
1850 Collegeville Rd.
Collegeville, Pa. 19426
610-489-1350
Phamous Phil’s BBQ BYOB — 10% off your dinner
3839 Germantown Pike
Collegeville, Pa. 19426
610-489-7675
The Trappe Tavern — 10% off your dinner
416 W. Main Street
Trappe, Pa.
610-489-8686
My Friend’s Tavern — Surprise special side
315 E. Main Street
Collegeville, Pa. 19426
610-489-1808
The Pizza Stop Beer is on the menu; BYOB for wine — 10% off
222 E. Main Street
Collegeville, Pa. 19426
610-489-6225
DaVinci’s Pub — 10% off
215 E. Main Street
Collegeville, Pa. 19426
610-831-1955
Thai Basil Bistro BYOB — Free appetizer (up to a $10 value)
305 2nd Ave.
Collegeville, Pa. 19426
610-489-3633
Bonjung Japanese Restaurant BYOB — Free special appetizer per table when ordering a main entree
50 W. 3rd Ave.
Collegeville, Pa. 19426
610-489-7022
Those who would like to take advantage of the “Dinner & a Show” special should order tickets from the CEDC web site, which is www.collegevilledevelopment.org. Tickets are $5 each, or $2 for students and seniors age 65 and over. After reserving tickets online through the site, individuals will be issued a receipt to print and show at the restaurant on the day of the performance to receive the dinner special. Participants will also need to present the receipt at the box office in order to pay for and pick up reserved tickets. Theatergoers should arrive at the box office at least 15 minutes before the show begins. For questions about reserving tickets, contact Cathy Kernen, Vice President of the CEDC Board, at 610-409-0370, or Rachael Morrison, CEDC Executive Director, at 610-454-1050.
Dr. Redman received her Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego having completed her dissertation on the history of the San Francisco Mime Troupe. She also holds an M.F.A. in directing from UC Irvine and an M.A. in Composition and Rhetoric from Georgetown University. She has taught at Charles County Community College, Georgetown University, University of California, Irvine, Loyola Marymount, Los Angeles, and the University of Texas at El Paso. At Ursinus, she teaches voice and speech, theater history and literature, and she also directs for the department. Professor Redman has been with Ursinus College since 2006.
Ursinus College is a highly selective, independent coeducational liberal arts college located on a scenic, wooded, 170-acre campus in suburban Philadelphia. The college is one of only 8 percent of U.S. Colleges to host a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.
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