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Note: Because of the weather, 'Broadway on the Dock' has been moved to the Studio Theatre of the Merillat Centre for the Arts.

Theatre Company to present 'Broadway on the Dock'

FOR RELEASE September 24, 2009

Huntington, Ind.—The Huntington University Theatre Company will present “Broadway on the Dock” at 2 p.m. on Oct. 3 on the dock by the Huntington Union Building. This outdoor production includes a variety of music and dance from American Musical Theatre repertoire.

Attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blanket.

This event, part of Huntington University's 2009 Homecoming celebration, is free and open to the public. If it rains, the show will be moved to the Studio Theatre in the Merillat Centre for the Arts.

The cast includes:

• Matthias Austin, a senior theatre performance major with a music minor from Wheaton, Ill.

• Willis Barber, a sophomore elementary education major from Peoria, Ill.

• Alicia Bonham, a senior theatre performance major from Upland, Ind.

• Derek DeRoo, a senior choral education major from Zeeland, Mich.

• Bethany Edlund, a junior theatre performance major from Fort Wayne, Ind.

• Samantha Freeman, a junior theatre performance major from Portland, Ind.

• Katie Geders, a senior elementary and special education major from Huntington, Ind.

• Nick Kight, a freshman public relations major from Greenwood, Ind.

• Lindsay Hoops, a senior theatre performance major from Leo, Ind.

• Jon Huffman, a senior theatre performance, theatre design and technology, and English triple major from Traverse City, Mich.

• Cassie Mansheim, a senior psychology major with a theatre minor from Burnsville, Minn.

• Glen Pearson, a junior theatre performance major from Naperville, Ind.

• Mary Russell, a junior theatre performance major from Columbia, Mo.

• Courtney Swenson, a junior theatre performance major from Landenberg, Pa.

Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S.News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest. In 2008, Forbes.com listed the university as one of America’s Best Colleges. Additionally, Princeton Review named the institution to its “Best in the Midwest” 2009 list. Founded in 1897 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Huntington University is located on a contemporary, lakeside campus in northeast Indiana. The University is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU).

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