Heroines at Evert B. Person Theatre

Sonoma State University Departments of Music and Theatre Arts & Dance
presents the world premiere of "Heroines"

Music Direction by Lynne Morrow
Adaptation & Stage Direction by Jane Erwin Hammett

Created by Sonoma State University instructors Lynne Morrow and Jane Erwin Hammett, "Heroines" is a world premiere combining the most soaring, inspiring and hilarious numbers from the history of operetta with a new story about women fighting for independence. This dynamic, operetta revue draws from classic opera including "The Merry Widow," "The Threepenny Opera" and operettas of Gilbert & Sullivan as it harkens back to an explosive period in musical history at the turn of the 20th century when women weren’t just fighting for the vote - they wanted to be bad.

Set with a Steampunk aesthetic in the Victorian - Edwardian time period, feisty female characters from different times and places converge and find themselves wrestling with their lives and shackles of society. Beholden to old-fashioned ideas of their place in society, they rebel and find a pioneering way to break free.

WHEN: Feb. 5 to Feb. 15, 2015
7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5; Friday, Feb. 6; Saturday, Feb. 7; Thursday, Feb. 12; Friday, Feb. 13; and Saturday, Feb. 14.
5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8. (Includes Post Show Discussion)
1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11 (Student Matinee. Performance with piano only)
2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15.

LOCATION: Sonoma State University
Evert B. Person Theatre
1801 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park, CA 94928

VENUES / PARKING: From the South entrance on East Cotati Avenue, turn right at the stop sign in front of the information kiosk. Park in Lots E (left) and F (right). Parking in SSU lots is $5 at all times. Permits may be purchased from the vending machines located at the entrance to parking lots, or at toll booths when available.

TICKET PRICES: Free. $10-$17. Admission prices to performances range from $10 to $17. Sonoma State University students are admitted free for all performances with valid ID. Tickets are $10 non-SSU students and seniors; $15 Sonoma State University Faculty and Staff; and $17 standard admission.

TICKETS ONLINE: http://www.sonoma.edu/theatreanddance/productions/heroines.html

PHONE / BOX OFFICE: 707-664-4246

WEB SITE: www.sonoma.edu/tix