EFSC Theatre Performance to Feature Colorful Characters

"Androcles and the Lion," an engaging play for young audiences, will be performed on the Simpkins Center stage on the Cocoa Campus Oct. 24-26.

The public performances are Friday, Oct. 24 and Saturday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 26 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $5 per person and can be purchased online before the performance or at the door on the day of the show. More information about tickets is available at www.easternflorida.edu/go/events

The play is set in 16th century Italy and begins with a grand procession of characters in a Commedia Dell’Arte group, a strolling comedy troupe that will then perform this play-within-a-play.

"Many young actors get their first professional jobs in companies producing plays for young audiences," said EFSC Theatre Arts Program Director Jeanine Henry. "Participation at the college level gives our students vital experience that will be helpful later.

"It also provides a quality theatre experience for area children and introduces them to the magic of the theatre."

In addition to the public performances, "Androcles and the Lion" is being performed for school field trip audiences.

For more information on the play or the EFSC Theatre program contact Henry at 321-433-7384 or henryj@easternflorida.edu.