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onStage at Connecticut College presents The Acting Company´s ´Moby Dick Rehearsed´ May 1

April 15, 2008

NEW LONDON, Conn. - onStage at Connecticut College will present The Acting Company´s "Moby Dick Rehearsed," Thursday, May 1, at 8 p.m. in the Palmer Auditorium at Connecticut College.

Orson Welles´ adaptation of the Herman Melville classic alters the setting from a voyage on the Pequod to a mid-19th century American repertory theater and draws parallels between Shakespeare´s King Lear and Captain Ahab by emphasizing the men´s shared unforgiving, vengeance-obsessed nature.

The production is currently on a cross-country tour. It has received a number of glowing reviews, including one in the Wall Street Journal Feb. 8, which said, "The young cast speaks Melville´s lines with the poise of a seasoned ensemble, and [Seth] Duerr´s Ahab (which he previously played Off Broadway) is darkly commanding."

The Acting Company, which won a 2003 Tony Honor for Excellence in Theater Award, has performed more than 100 plays for more than 2 million people across the country and around the world. The New York Times says, "The Acting Company endures as the major touring classical theater in the United States," and The Miami Herald calls the Acting Company "one of this country´s most exciting, creative and impressive theater companies." Tickets are $26, $21, $16 for general admission; $23.50, $19, $14 for seniors and $13, $10.50, $8 for students. For tickets and information, call 860-439-ARTS (2787) or visit: http://onstage.conncoll.edu.

onStage at Connecticut College is presented with support from the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, Coca-Cola of Southeastern New England, Pfizer Inc., The Day Publishing Company, The Holiday Inn - New London and SpringHill Suites by Marriott. Additional support is provided by individual donors.

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 71 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.

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Editor: Several color, hi-res photos of The Acting Company´s "Moby Dick Rehearsed" are available at www.conncoll.edu/news/. Click "Image Gallery" on the left navigation bar.

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