{"id":23477,"date":"2016-11-14T20:00:21","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T02:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=23477"},"modified":"2016-11-14T19:29:10","modified_gmt":"2016-11-15T01:29:10","slug":"austin-peay-state-universitys-department-of-theatre-and-dance-presents-anything-goes-november-16th-20th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2016\/11\/14\/austin-peay-state-universitys-department-of-theatre-and-dance-presents-anything-goes-november-16th-20th\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Peay State University\u2019s Department of Theatre and Dance presents \u201cAnything Goes\u201d November 16th-20th"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – It is not exactly like the old joke about three opposite personalities that all walk into a bar, but anything \u2013 and everything \u2013 goes when a brassy nightclub singer, a starry-eyed stowaway and a wanted man all find their way onto a transatlantic luxury liner during the Austin Peay State University\u2019s Department of Theatre and Dance\u2019s presentation of \u201cAnything Goes\u201d this November 16th-20th.<\/p>\n

\"APSU\u2019s<\/a>The curtain rises at 7:30pm for performances on November 16th-19th, with an additional showing November 20th at 2:00pm. Admission for all performances is $10.00 for seniors, children, military and students and $15.00 for the general public.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnything Goes\u201d is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, based off of a book by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse, heavily revised by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The play is set aboard the ocean liner S.S. American, where nightclub singer Reno Sweeney is en route from New York to England.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Sweeny\u2019s friend, Billy Crocker has stowed away to be near his love, Hope Harcourt. When Hope reveals she is already engaged to the wealthy Sir Evelyn Oakleigh, the love-struck yet determined Billy works to win Hope\u2019s affections with the help of a gangster on the run, Moonface Martin and his partner Bonnie.<\/p>\n

First performed in 1934 at the Alvin Theater on Broadway, the show features classic songs such as \u201cYou\u2019re the Top,\u201d \u201cI Get a Kick Out of You\u201d and \u201cIt\u2019s De-Lovely.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I had to describe this production in one word, I\u2019d say that it\u2019s just \u2018fun\u2019,\u201d Dr. Christopher Bailey, Austin Peay associate professor of musical theatre and voice, said. \u201cThere are thieves, fools, scoundrels, lovers\u2026there\u2019s tap dancing, there\u2019s jazz and everything is scored by a wonderful orchestra. The stakes aren\u2019t high in this production, and the audience is able to just enjoy a classic, golden age musical.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bailey said \u201cAnything Goes\u201d was partially chosen for the department\u2019s second Fall 2016 production in an effort to give students an education on the history of musical theatre.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of our students now are very familiar with productions like \u2018Wicked\u2019 or \u2018Shrek,\u2019 but those shows did not happen in a vacuum,\u201d Bailey, who is directing the production, said. \u201cWe strive to be a professional theatre, but we\u2019re also an educational theatre first and foremost, so a production like \u2018Anything Goes\u2019 that debuted in the 1930s is a way to really make our students aware of the tradition of American musical theatre.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the production\u2019s Friday, November 18th, and Saturday, November 19th, performances, the Department of Theatre and Dance has partnered with the Austin Peay Office of Disability Services to provide a team of five American Sign Language interpreters who will translate the performance for the hearing-impaired.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe deaf community is experiencing a surge right now in the popularity of musical theatre and we want to answer the call and be a part of that here at Austin Peay,\u201d Bailey said.<\/p>\n

For more information, contact the APSU box office at 931.221.7379 or email at boxoffice@apsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Tickets can also be purchased at www.apsu.edu\/theatre-dance\/online-ticketing\/system<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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