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3/27/06

'LONG CHRISTMAS RIDE HOME' PRESENTED AT ST. LAWRENCE

CANTON - The play The Long Christmas Ride Home, by Paula Vogel, will be performed at St. Lawrence University Wednesday through Saturday, April 5 through 8, at 8 p.m. each evening in the Black Box Theatre, Griffiths Arts Center. Admission is free, but tickets are required; they are available at the Gulick Theatre box office from Monday through Friday, April 3 through 7, from 1 to 5 p.m.

The play concerns a single Christmas Eve for three young siblings and how it has a profound effect on their adult lives. The Long Christmas Ride Home is a play written and intended for an adult audience. Its content is not suitable for children.

Vogel, an acclaimed American playwright, won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1998 for her play How I Learned to Drive. The Long Christmas Ride Home is presented using actors and Bunraku-inspired puppets to tell the story. Bunraku is a Japanese form of theatre dating back to the late 17th century that uses realistic puppets for storytelling purposes.

The St. Lawrence production is directed by Associate Professor of Performance and Communication Arts Kirk Fuoss. For information, call 315-229-5192.

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Speech and Theatre at St. Lawrence