The Tony Award-winning musical satire 鈥淯rinetown鈥� is the final production in 含羞草社区鈥檚 2014-2015 Theatre Season. It will be presented April 2-12 in Missouri Western鈥檚 Potter Hall. Show times are 7:30 p.m. on April 2, 3, 4, 10 and 11, and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 12. Tickets are $14 for adults, $12 for Missouri Western faculty and staff, $8 for students and free for current Missouri Western students with a valid ID. Tickets may be purchased online at mwsutix.com, by phone at 816-271-4452, or in person at the Potter Hall Box Office.
鈥淯rinetown鈥� takes place in an undisclosed city, where a serious drought has inflicted society with vast poverty and a ban on private toilets. All toilets have become the property of a malevolent corporation called Urine Good Company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity鈥檚 most basic needs. A hero decides he鈥檚 had enough, and plans a revolution to lead the people to freedom. Along the way, 鈥淯rinetown鈥� satirizes the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, municipal politics and musical theatre itself.
鈥淚t鈥檚 very tongue-in-cheek,鈥� said Tee Quillin, assistant professor of theatre and the show鈥檚 director. 鈥淚t never takes itself seriously for a moment.鈥�
The Broadway production of 鈥淯rinetown鈥� was nominated for nine Tony Awards in 2002 and won three: Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score and Best Direction of a Musical.
鈥淯rinetown鈥� is presented by Missouri Western鈥檚 Department of Theatre, Cinema and Dance in conjunction with the Department of Music.
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