Nassau Community College's Theatre and Dance Department is proud to present the play "Bus Stop," which will be performed December 9 through 12 and 16 through 19 at the Mainstage Theatre.
Written by William Inge, "Bus Stop" is set in a diner about 30 miles west of Kansas City in March 1955. A freak snowstorm has halted the progress of their bus, and the play's eight characters have a weather-enforced layover in Grace's diner. Cherie has been trying to lose the callow cowboy who wants nothing more than to lasso her and take his prize home to Montana. There are complications aplenty when the bus driver makes a play for the proprietor and a professor takes aim at a waitress who is much too young for him.
Originally a Broadway play, "Bus Stop" ran for a total of 478 performances. It was nominated for four Tony Awards in 1956. It was also made into a movie starring Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray and Eileen Heckart.
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Performances of "Bus Stop" take place at 8:00 p.m. each day except Sunday, when they begin at 3:00 p.m. Tickets are $9.00 a person, $7.00 for seniors 55 and over and free for current college students requesting rush tickets. For more information, call the NCC Theatre box office at 516.572.7676 Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Nassau Community College, a division of the State University of New York, is an institution where nearly 24,000 full- and part-time students and almost 14,000 continuing and professional students start and continue their successful journey through higher education. More than 70 fields of study are offered on a 225-acre campus located in the center of Long Island. As the largest single-campus two-year college in New York State, Nassau Community College maintains a national reputation for excellence. For more information, visit www.ncc.edu.
