Lynn University Announces 2016–2017 Jan McArt's New Play Readings Series

Lynn University and Producer Jan McArt, director of theatre arts program development, are announcing the upcoming series of Jan McArt's New Play Readings. Under the leadership and guidance of McArt, this program develops new plays by highly acclaimed playwrights through staged readings. Sponsored by Beth Holland, Dr. Donald Janower, Florence Carples, Harriet and Joshua Kalin, Rhea and Morton Mandell, Joan and Art Landgren, Mary Anna Fowler and Jim Davis, and Ruth Wright, this four-part series will be held October through March at the university's Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center. Series tickets are $36.

Oct. 31 A King! A Plot! A Gun! A Shot! And All That Followed (Quite a Lot) A new play by Tony Finstrom Directed by Wayne Rudisill Starring Jan McArt * Monday: 7:30 p.m. TIME: March 1792. PLACE: The Royal Palace of Stockholm, Sweden. Chaos reigns following a masquerade ball in which an assassin's bullet may have mortally wounded King Gustav III. Location: Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center Tickets: $10

Jan. 23 The Long Reunion A seriocomedy by Jack Gilhooey Directed by Peter Pileski * Monday: 7:30 p.m. Daisy, Billy and Jimmy have attended their high school reunions for 65 years, sharing magic moments, laughter, grievances and more than a little animosity. Location: Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center Tickets: $10

Feb 13 Love and Other Unnatural Acts A new play by Don Webster Directed by Wayne Rudisill * Monday: 7:30 p.m. We first meet Jan and Ed Hubble early in their marriage, when Ed has just had his head turned by another woman. Five vignettes follow the couple through various stages of intimacy, all while gently growing old together. Location: Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center Tickets: $10

March 6 The Camp A new drama by Michael McKeever Directed by Margaret M. Ledford * Monday: 7:30 p.m. With the war over and the camps of Eastern Europe liberated, a Pandora's box is opened. Disgusted by the Nazis' crimes against mankind, a U.S. Army general ignites a battle of wills with a village of "good people" who claim to have known nothing of the horrors in their own backyard. Location: Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center Tickets: $10

How to purchase tickets Tickets may be purchased in person at the Lynn University box office, located in the Wold at 3601 N. Military Trail, online at events.lynn.edu or by phone at +1 561-237-9000.

About Lynn University Lynn University is an independent college based in Boca Raton, Florida, with approximately 3,000 students from 100 countries. U.S. News & World Report ranks Lynn among the top five most international schools and the top 25 most innovative. Lynn's NCAA Division II Fighting Knights have won 23 national titles, its Conservatory of Music features a world-renowned faculty of performers, and its nationally recognized Institute for Achievement and Learning empowers students with learning differences. The school's Dialogues curriculum and award-winning iPad program help Lynn graduates gain the intellectual flexibility and global experience to fulfill their potential in an ever-changing world. For more information, visit lynn.edu.

About the Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center The 750-seat Wold Performing Arts Center, located on Lynn's campus in the heart of Boca Raton, is easily accessible by both I-95 and the Florida Turnpike. Recently ranked by Best Value Schools, an online publication, as one of the "25 Most Amazing University Performing Arts Centers," the Wold features superb acoustics, a modern lighting system, a large, light-filled lobby, and flexible space well-suited for dramatic productions, concerts and other cultural events. With an elegant salon, outdoor sunset terrace and intimate black-box studio, this new center is home to numerous concerts and events, including professional theatrical performances by the theatre arts program's Libby Dodson's Live at Lynn Theatre Series, the Live at Lynn American Songbook Series, and Jan McArt's New Play Reading Series, as well as performances from the Lynn University Conservatory of Music and the Drama Department in the College of International Communication. For more information, visit lynn.edu/events.

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