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Contact: Sasha Steinberg

STARKVILLE, Miss.— Theatre �㽶ֱ��is opening its 52nd season Saturday [Sept. 26] at 2:30 p.m. with “The True Adventures of Pinocchio” children’s show on the university’s McComas Hall mainstage.

“Pinocchio is a timeless tale with unique characters and wonderful adventures,” said director and first-year �㽶ֱ��assistant professor Tim Matheny. “This production will certainly be visually beautiful and a fun time for the whole family.”

General admission tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children age 10 and under. Tickets may be purchased at the door prior to the performance or in advance at .

The department will present three other productions in McComas Hall this season. Also open to all, those shows include:

--Nov. 11-13, 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 15, 2 p.m., Euripides’ “The Trojan Women.”

--Feb. 24-27, 7:30 p.m., “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised].”

--April 21-23, 7:30 p.m.; April 24, 2 p.m., Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “OKLAHOMA!”

For more information, contact Cody Stockstill, �㽶ֱ��assistant professor and theatre coordinator, at 662-325-3320 or cstockstill@comm.msstate.edu. Matheny also may be reached at tm131@msstate.edu.

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