The NDSU Little Country Theatre continues the season with "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," a book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart and music by Stephen Sondheim.
"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" takes comedy back to its roots and combines situations from time-tested, 2,000-year-old comedies of Roman playwright Plautus with the infectious energy of 1960s Vegas shows. The result is a non-stop laugh-fest in which a crafty slave struggles to win the hand of a beautiful, but slow-witted courtesan for her young master in exchange for freedom.
NDSU Theatre welcomes guest director George Cederquist who comes from Chicago where he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from Northwestern University, a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale and training from Wolf Trap Opera and the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" runs Feb. 25-27 and March 3-7 in Askanase Auditorium. Show times are Wednesday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults; $12 for seniors, NDSU faculty, staff and alumni; $8 for non-NDSU students; and $5 for NDSU students.
To purchase tickets, contact the Fine Arts Box Office at 1-7969, ndsu.fine.arts@ndsu.edu, or Music Education Room 115. More information is available at www.ndsu.edu/finearts.