The Minnesota State University, Mankato Department of Theatre & Dance will kick off the second half of its Mainstage season with Garson Kanin’s highly successful comedy “Born Yesterday.”
Performances are 7:30 p.m. Jan. 27-29 and Feb. 2-5, with 2 p.m. matinees Jan. 29 and 30 and Feb. 5 and 6 in the Andreas Theatre of the Performing Arts Center. Community Bank Mankato sponsors.
An uncouth, corrupt tycoon, Harry Brock, brings his showgirl mistress, Billie Dawn, with him to Washington, D.C. When Billie’s ignorance becomes a liability to Brock’s shady business dealings, he hires a journalist, Paul Verrall, to educate her. In the process of learning, Billie realizes how corrupt Harry is and begins interfering with his plans.
Faculty member Paul Finocchiaro directs the performance.
This classic comedy was one of the longest-running plays on Broadway, and the 1950 movie captured the best actress Oscar for star Judy Holliday. Minnesota State Mankato presented “Born Yesterday” in 1958 and 1995.
Morgan Mallory, a first-year MFA Musical Theatre candidate from Pocatello, ID, who made her Minnesota State debut as “Circe” in “The Odyssey,” plays Billie Dawn. David Wasylik, a BFA actor from Hastings who played “Zeus” in “The Odyssey,” is “Harry Brock” and Ryan Thorsen, a senior Creative Writing and Theatre major from Northfield who was seen in “Twelve Angry Men,” is “Paul Verrall.”
Individual tickets for “Born Yesterday” are $14.50 regular; $13 for senior citizens, youth 16 and under and groups of 15 or more; and $10 for current Minnesota State Mankato students. They may be purchased online at www.MSUTheatre.com or by calling the Theatre & Dance Box Office at (507) 389-6661 between 4 & 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
In addition, the department is offering Second Chance Subscriptions that include a ticket to each of the three remaining Mainstage shows ("Born Yesterday," "Dracula" and "The Producers") for $44. Those interested may visit the website for details or to purchase tickets.
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