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Theatre Arts and Performance Studies

The Mail Order Bride

by Charles L. Mee

May 3-8, 2011
Studio Theatre in Sacred Heart Hall
Directed by Monica Stufft
Presented by special arrangement with International Creative Management

What happens when love and marriage are pursued like designer goods? When Argan, an elderly widower, decides to get a new wife, he does so by ordering a young Asian bride, much to the dismay of his sister, daughters, and personal training staff. Two parts Moliere, one part Aristophanes, and a dash of Wycherley's "The Country Wife," this comedy of Manners offers up plot twists worthy of the Desperate Housewives.

Performance schedule:

Tuesday, May 3 at 7:30 pm
Wednesday, May 4 at 7:30 pm
Thursday, May 5 at 7:30 pm
Friday, May 6 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 7 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, May 8 at 2:00 pm

Tickets on sale two weeks prior to opening at the Hahn University Center Box Office (619) 260-2727.
Tickets also available one hour before curtain at the Studio Theatre box office.
$11, general admission; $8, students and seniors.

Limited seating so early ticket purchase recommended.

No late seating. No refunds.

The USD Theatre Arts and Performance Studies Department invites you to attend two post-show discussions that will take place directly following the USD production of Charles L. Mee’s The Mail Order Bride on May 4th and May 5th.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Business of Celebrity

Our discussion will explore the contemporary business of being a celebrity. Taking a closer look at how the role of paparazzi, Reality TV, modern media, and our world’s fabrication of the supply and demand needed to fulfill this growing industry affects the celebrities involved.

Featured respondents:

Dr. Tara Ceranic, Business and Society
Ph.D. University of Washington, Business Ethics

Dr. Sarah Foregger, Communication Studies
Ph.D., Michigan State University, Communication

Thursday, May 5, 2011

America’s Obsession with Youth

Our discussion will address the modern explosion of America’s obsession with youth, how this obsession has developed during the past few decades and the affect this obsession has had on gender norms and media relations. Taking a specific look at how the media targets “youthifying” the American citizen and how in turn this helps the fashion, diet, and celebrity industries thrive.

Featured respondents:

Dr. Kristine Ehrich, Marketing
Ph.D. The University of Texas at Austin, Marketing

Dr. Esteban Del Rio, Communication Studies
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst, Communication

Dr. Evelyn Kirkley, Theology and Gender Studies
Ph.D., Duke University, Religion