SSU Students Primed for Performance Season with "Bad Penny"

Excitement is in the air as Sonoma State University Department of Theatre Arts & Dance students prepare to present "Bad Penny"

Written by Mac Wellman, directed by Judy Navas, "Bad Penny" is a sharply satiric comedy and outdoor performance event offering a whimsical, mind-bending theatrical experience where characters interact across a lake and engage the audience as they share encounters with bad luck and gruesome pasts.

The SSU Department of Theatre Arts & Dance presents a rare and unusual opportunity for audiences to experience this beautiful, one-act Mac Wellman play about the mythic and metaphorical power of water.

Admission is free and open to the students, faculty, staff and the general public for this site specific performance presented at The University Lake near the Art Building.

"Bad Penny," a site-specific theater piece originally written for presentation at New York City's Central Park Bow Bridge location. It will translate perfectly to the stunning lakes and park-like surroundings of SSU’s campus environment. The production features Dylan Waite as Man 1, Elise Siegle as Woman 1 and Max Reiner as Boatman.

This production is part of "Water Works," is Sonoma State University campus wide project including fine arts and academics drawing on the theme of inland water flow as resource, theme and metaphor.

The "Water Works" project features a variety of events and performances presented across the SSU campus in indoor theaters, classrooms, art galleries and outdoor site-specific events at bodies of water.

WHEN:  Oct. 3 to Oct. 14, 2012
12 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3 and Wednesday, Oct. 10
2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7 (includes post show discussion)
5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5 (Faculty-Staff show. Includes pre-show of "A Little Tea and Apathy") 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6; Friday, Oct. 12; and Saturday, Oct. 13
11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 14 (Includes pre-show of "a Little Tea and Apathy")  

LOCATION: The University Lake near the Art Building, Sonoma State University
1801 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park, CA 94928
Evert B. Person Theatre is accessed through the main entrance to Sonoma State University

PARKING: After entering the main entrance of Sonoma State University, turn right. Use LOT E to the left. Walk from the main parking lot using the ramp to the theater which is to the left of the parking lot. Parking permits are required for all cars during posted hours Monday through Friday. Permits may be purchased daily from the vending machines located at the entrance to the general parking lots. Daily parking fee is $2.50. Visitor parking is only permitted in lots marked as ‘Non-Reserved.’

COST / TICKET PRICE: Free for students, faculty, staff and the general public

BOX OFFICE:  707-664-2353

School of Performing Arts Box Office. Hours: Monday thru Friday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Ives Hall on SSU Campus.