PR # 161                 March 6, 2007

RVCC TO STAGE CHEKHOV FARCES

Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) will present 5 Short Farces by Anton Chekhov, March 27-29 and March 31, at 8 p.m., in the Welpe Theatre at the College’s North Branch Campus.

The staging is part of the Spring Performing Arts Theatre Series sponsored by the College’s Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) department. The production is being directed by VAPA faculty member Dennis Russo of Somerville.

The short farces offer a rare comic side of the legendary Russian playwright known for such dramas as The Seagull and The Three Sisters.

The cast includes the following RVCC students:

Curtis Smith – Hillsborough

Gavin Johnson – Hillsborough

Eddie Reynolds – Green Brook

Mike Patierno – West Orange

Tim O’Neill – Middlesex

Jacob Lewandowski – Flemington

Kim Costa – Lebanon

Tracey Neal – Raritan  S

avannah McVay – Clinton A

lec Signorino – Bernards Township

Technical direction is being handled by RVCC adjunct faculty member Mark Bloom of Bloomfield and Emily McGregor of Bridgewater, a Technical Theatre major at the College. Carly Bennett of Flemington, an RVCC Technical Theatre major, is acting as stage manager.

Tickets cost $5 for students, $8 for general admission. For information and tickets, call 908-725-3420.

RVCC, located on Route 28 and Lamington Road in North Branch, NJ, and serving Somerset and Hunterdon County residents for 30 years, offers more than 80 associate degrees and certificates. For further information, visit www.raritanval.edu.