"Noises Off" cast Click on image to download print-quality version
	"Noises Off" poster Click on image to download print-quality version

GRANTHAM, Pa. (March 9, 2006) – The Messiah College School of the Arts will stage the comical theatre production, “Noises Off,” on March 30- April 1 and April 6-8 in Miller Auditorium in the Climenhaga Fine Arts Center on the college’s Grantham campus. Performances begin at 8 p.m. on all dates, and April 1 and 8 also offer a 2 p.m. matinee performance. Tickets cost $10 and can be purchased by calling the Messiah College ticket office at (717) 691-6036; tickets will also be sold at the door. This performance is suitable for audiences 13 years of age and up.

Directed by Valerie Rae Smith, chair of the Messiah College theatre department, “Noises Off” was written by playwright Michael Frayn. This play within a play follows a group of inept British actors who are preparing for the opening of “Nothing On.”  Hilarious hijinks and mayhem ensue as the show tours the country en route to Stockton on Tees and the players have to deal with each other’s personal issues while trying to put on a good show.

The ensemble includes Brandon Davies as Lloyd and Abigail Getty as Mrs. Clackett/Dotty. Supporting cast members include Brian Christensen as Burglar/Selsdon, Jim DuBois as Phillip/Frederick, Stephen Kirsch as Roger/Garry, Stephanie Leh as Vicki/Brooke, Curt LeVan as Tim and Jo Pfistner as Flavia/Belinda.

Messiah College, a private Christian college of the liberal and applied arts and sciences, enrolls more than 2,900 undergraduate students in 50 majors. Established in 1909, the primary campus is located in Grantham, Pa., near the state capital of Harrisburg. A satellite campus affiliated with Temple University is located in Philadelphia.

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