"Midnight Ride" to be performed
JOHN BRODIE
Issue date: 4/13/09 Section: Campus News
The play "The Midnight
Ride of Paul Revere" will be
performed at Bucks on
Friday, April 17 at 1 p.m. and
7 p.m. It is sponsored by the
Office of Cultural and
Community Programming.
The play will cover important
historical events including
the Boston Tea Party and, of
course, Paul Revere's famous
ride to warn of the British
invasion.
"The Midnight Ride of Paul
Revere" is set in the colony of
Massachusetts Bay, where
Samuel Adams and others
form "The Sons of Liberty" in
reaction to the rising British
taxes on the American
colonies. Paul Revere joins
this group. The Boston
Massacre then takes place,
along with the infamous
Boston Tea Party.
The Sons of Liberty set up a
network of spies to warn of
incoming danger, with a
"Minute Man" chosen to
warn the citizens. Paul
Revere is given the assignment,
and rides to warn the
American citizens of the
British invasion. The play
ends at the beginning of the
American Revolution.
The show is mounted by
TheatreWorksUSA, a New
York-based touring company.
The cast will contain young
professional performers,
leading to what Jonathan Lee,
the Director of Cultural and
Community Programming,
calls "a terrific opportunity
for Bucks students interested
in the arts to interface with
young pros with one foot in
the door." He urges all students
involved in theater,
communications, and music
classes to attend.
According to Lee, the play
fulfills the criteria that the
Office of Cultural and
Community Programming
uses to select its programming,
including cultural relevance,
artistic integrity, artsin-
education,
and affordability.
The play
will be performed
in the
G a t e w a y
auditorium,
which the
Bucks website
says
" o f f e r s
exceptional
s t a g i n g ,
lighting, and
acoustics in
an intimate
330 seat setting."
The
auditorium is
located on
the main campus
in
Newtown, and was renovated
in 2000.
All Bucks students receive
free admission; for non-students,
tickets for both shows
are available via the Student
Life office located in the
Rollins Center. The regular
price for the play is $5 for the
1 p.m. show and $10 for the 7
p.m. show.
Students may also volunteer
to help the show run
smoothly, acting as ushers,
box office personnel, and
more. All volunteers are welcome
to attend the show, and
will receive a free ticket for a
friend. If interested, go to
bucks.edu/cultural, click on
the "Gateway Stage" link,
and then click "Volunteer,"
or contact Jonathan Lee
directly at leej@bucks.edu
Ride of Paul Revere" will be
performed at Bucks on
Friday, April 17 at 1 p.m. and
7 p.m. It is sponsored by the
Office of Cultural and
Community Programming.
The play will cover important
historical events including
the Boston Tea Party and, of
course, Paul Revere's famous
ride to warn of the British
invasion.
"The Midnight Ride of Paul
Revere" is set in the colony of
Massachusetts Bay, where
Samuel Adams and others
form "The Sons of Liberty" in
reaction to the rising British
taxes on the American
colonies. Paul Revere joins
this group. The Boston
Massacre then takes place,
along with the infamous
Boston Tea Party.
The Sons of Liberty set up a
network of spies to warn of
incoming danger, with a
"Minute Man" chosen to
warn the citizens. Paul
Revere is given the assignment,
and rides to warn the
American citizens of the
British invasion. The play
ends at the beginning of the
American Revolution.
The show is mounted by
TheatreWorksUSA, a New
York-based touring company.
The cast will contain young
professional performers,
leading to what Jonathan Lee,
the Director of Cultural and
Community Programming,
calls "a terrific opportunity
for Bucks students interested
in the arts to interface with
young pros with one foot in
the door." He urges all students
involved in theater,
communications, and music
classes to attend.
According to Lee, the play
fulfills the criteria that the
Office of Cultural and
Community Programming
uses to select its programming,
including cultural relevance,
artistic integrity, artsin-
education,
and affordability.
The play
will be performed
in the
G a t e w a y
auditorium,
which the
Bucks website
says
" o f f e r s
exceptional
s t a g i n g ,
lighting, and
acoustics in
an intimate
330 seat setting."
The
auditorium is
located on
the main campus
in
Newtown, and was renovated
in 2000.
All Bucks students receive
free admission; for non-students,
tickets for both shows
are available via the Student
Life office located in the
Rollins Center. The regular
price for the play is $5 for the
1 p.m. show and $10 for the 7
p.m. show.
Students may also volunteer
to help the show run
smoothly, acting as ushers,
box office personnel, and
more. All volunteers are welcome
to attend the show, and
will receive a free ticket for a
friend. If interested, go to
bucks.edu/cultural, click on
the "Gateway Stage" link,
and then click "Volunteer,"
or contact Jonathan Lee
directly at leej@bucks.edu
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