University Theatre presents 'Caroline or Change'

Contact: Cara Barnes
December 21, 2012
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Cooper as Caroline Thibodeaux and McKay as Noah Gellman

KALAMAZOO鈥斏 Michigan University theatre students will perform the powerful musical 鈥淐aroline or Change鈥 Jan. 24 through Feb. 10 in the York Arena Theatre inside the Gilmore Theatre Complex.

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Performance schedule

Update, Jan. 31鈥擳he Thursday, Jan. 31, performance of "Caroline or Change" has been canceled due to severe winter weather.

  • Thursday, Jan. 24, 8 p.m.
  • Friday, Jan. 25, 8 p.m.
  • Saturday, Jan. 26, 8 p.m.
  • Sunday, Jan. 27, 2 p.m.
  • Friday, Feb. 1, 8 p.m.
  • Saturday, Feb. 2, 8 p.m.
  • Sunday, Feb. 3, 2 and 7 p.m.
  • Friday, Feb. 8, 8 p.m.
  • Saturday, Feb. 9, 8 p.m.
  • Sunday, Feb. 10, 2 p.m.

Set in 1963 America in the midst of the JFK assassination and the Civil Rights Movement,鈥╰he critically acclaimed musical explores the relationship between an African-American woman and the young son of her employer as they struggle to make sense of the changing world around them. Mixing fact and fantasy, 鈥淐aroline or Change鈥 inspires awareness in a breathtaking tale of ordinary people facing extraordinary change.

Directed by Jay Berkow, "Caroline or Change" features alumna Altamiece Carolyn Cooper as Caroline Thibodeaux and theatre student Emily McKay as Noah Gellman.

Tickets

All seating for "Caroline or Change" at York Arena Theatre is general admission. Tickets are $20, $18 for senior citizens and 色色啦 employees, $5 for 色色啦 students and $10 for all other students. They are available by calling (269) 387-6222, online at wmutheatre.com, or by visiting the Gilmore Theatre Complex or Miller Auditorium ticket offices. Group discounts are available by calling (269) 387-3227.

For more information, contact Emily Duguay, University Theatre, at emily.duguay@wmich.edu or (269) 387-6222.