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MENDOCINO COLLEGE THEATRE ARTS DEPARTMENT
2008-2009 Season

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The Ages of Man

by Thornton Wilder
directed by Reid Edelman

October 17-26, 2008
Mendocino College Center Theatre

At the time of his death, Thornton Wilder was working on a series of seven short plays about
the ages of man. Mendocino College will perform the four completed plays: “Infancy,” “Childhood,”
“Youth,” and “The Rivers Under The Earth.” These rarely performed works by a master American
dramatist are both hilariously funny and deeply moving.

AGE RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Ages of Man is appropriate for ages 8 and older.

Once Upon a Mattress
Book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller and Marshall Barer
Music by Mary Rodgers
Lyrics by Marshall Barer
Directed by Rick Allan

November 20-December 14, 2008
at the Ukiah Playhouse, 1041 Low Gap Road
Call 462-9226 for tickets and information.

A delightful musical adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale The Princess and the Pea. A co-production with Ukiah Players Theatre.

AGE RECOMMENDATIONS:

Once Upon a Mattress is appropriate for audiences ages 6 and older.

Prelude to a Kiss

by Craig Lucas
directed by Reid Edelman
March 18-April 11, 2009
at the Ukiah Playhouse, 1041 Low Gap Road
Call 462-9226 for tickets and information.

Peter and Rita meet, fall in love, and get married. But the romance goes awry when a supernatural event tests their commitment to each other. An intelligent romantic drama exploring the nature of love, identity and longing. A co-production with Ukiah Players Theatre.

AGE RECOMMENDATIONS:

Prelude to a Kiss is recommended for ages 13 and older.

7th Annual Festival of New Plays

Friday & Saturday, May 15 & 16, 2009
Mendocino College Little Theatre

Student-directed world-premiere productions of scripts by local playwrights! For more information, call 468-3172.

AGE RECOMMENDATIONS:
Some of the plays may explore mature themes. Recommended for ages 13 and up.