Classic comes to BC3
BUTLER TWP — The Performing Arts Series at Butler County Community College continues with "Much Ado About Nothing" staged by the National Players at 8 p.m. Oct. 24 in the college's Succop Theater.
The National Players, billed as America's longest-running classical touring company, now has reached its 60th consecutive season of touring. Players' productions adhere to strict traditions of touring theater: Company members double and triple not only in roles, but in other assignments such as lighting, sound, costumes and stage setup.
National Players makes literature live for its audiences with contemporary takes on classics.
Other shows in the BC3 Performing Arts Series 2009-10 season are:
n Pittsburgh Philharmonic: "Unsolved Mysteries: Vienna," 8 p.m. Oct. 30; "Holiday Concert," 8 p.m. Dec. 11; "Amore!" 8 p.m. March 19, and "Sights and Sounds," 3 p.m. May 23.
• Jay Unger & Molly Mason, American acoustic music, 8 p.m. Feb. 20.
• Route 66, featuring hit songs from the late 1950s and early 1960s, 8 p.m.
April 15.Tickets are $18 in advance or $22 at the door; students pay $10. Call 724-284-8505 or visit the Web site, www.bc3.edu.
