Current News

Connecticut College to present the musical ´Working´ Feb. 28 - Mar. 2

February 26, 2008

NEW LONDON, Conn. - The Connecticut College departments of theater and music will present "Working," a musical that chronicles a day in the life of average American workers, Feb. 28, Feb. 29 and March 1 at 8 p.m. and March 1 and 2 at 2 p.m. in the Tansill Theater.

The musical is based on an adaptation of the book by Studs Terkel, with songs by Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers, Susan Birkenhead, Stephen Schwartz and James Taylor.

Gerald Moshell, visiting professor of music and theater at Connecticut College, will direct and conduct the performances.

Tickets are $12 for general admission and $7 for students. For ticket information call (860) 439-2605.

Among the most selective private liberal arts colleges in the nation, Connecticut College enrolls 1,900 men and women from 41 states, the District of Columbia and 42 countries. The college is known for putting the liberal arts into action through interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. Founded in 1911, the college operates under an 86-year-old honor code. The college is located at 270 Mohegan Ave, New London, about two hours by car from Boston and New York. The 750-acre campus is an arboretum overlooking Long Island Sound. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.

-CC-

For more information contact: Amy Sullivan (860) 439-2526; amy.sullivan@conncoll.edu