Oxford Girl to Play Lead Role in Quinnipiac Play

The following news release comes from Quinnipiac University:

Quinnipiac University Theater for Community will perform “Coastal Disturbances” at Long Wharf Theatre, Stage II, April 12-15. Crystal Brian, professor of theater at Quinnipiac, will direct.

“Coastal Disturbances” by Tina Howe is a comedy about the dizzying and disconcerting effects of love. This ensemble play, set on a private beach on the North Shore of Massachusetts, follows the stories of four generations of vacationers and focuses on the romance of professional photographer Holly Dancer and the handsome but shy, unsophisticated lifeguard Leo Hart. Emily Seibert, of Oxford, will play Holly, and Michael Bobenhausen, of Danbury, will play Leo.

In addition to Seibert and Bobenhausen, the student cast also includes: Michelle Ayrapetyan of Richboro, Pa.; Aleczander Farquharson of Natick, Mass.; Jessica Lehman of Nashua, N.H.; Juli McGourty of Worcester, Mass.; and Jessica Otterbine of Keyport, N.J. Drew Scott, an adjunct theater professor at Quinnipiac, and Peter Wood, a professional actor, also will perform in the production.

Curtain time is at 8 p.m. on April 12-13; 4 p.m. on April 14; and 2 p.m. on April 15.

General admission tickets are $12. Students and seniors pay $8. A special two-for-one alumni discount is available for Friday and Saturday’s performances. For tickets, please call 203-582-8743.

Quinnipiac is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution located 90 minutes north of New York City and two hours from Boston. The university enrolls more than 6,000 full-time undergraduate and more than 2,000 graduate students in 53 undergraduate and more than 20 graduate programs of study in its School of Business, School of Communications, School of Education, School of Health Sciences, School of Law, Frank H. Netter, M.D., School of Medicine, School of Nursing and College of Arts and Sciences. Quinnipiac consistently ranks among the top regional universities in the North in U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges issue. The 2009 issue of U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges named Quinnipiac as the top up-and-coming school with master’s programs in the Northern Region. Quinnipiac also is recognized in Princeton Review’s “The Best 376 Colleges.” For more information, please visit www.quinnipiac.edu. Connect with Quinnipiac on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/quinnipiacuniversity and follow Quinnipiac on Twitter @QuinnipiacU.