2008 Year in Review

Ashford University Plans Annual Fall Play

Ashford University will present its fall play, a musical revue of 2008 on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 7 and 8 at 7:30 p.m. in its Mullany Theater.

"The show is really a revue of the year 2008 with musical numbers organized according to themes: politics, the economy, war, weather and pop culture,” said Dr. Robert Engelson, chair of Ashford’s music department and director and music director for the production. “The songs, taken from musical genres including nineteenth- and twentieth-century popular song and Broadway musicals, serve as commentaries on those themes.”

Ashford students in the cast include Lanna Bartko, Champaign, IL; John Flyr, Des Moines, IA; Matt Jacobsen, Goose Lake, IA; Kelsey Jones, Bettendorf, IA; Eddie Keiller, Clinton, IA; Drew Minnick, Clinton, IA; Kasey Romano, Elgin, IL; Allie Segura, Rock Falls, IL; and Karla Zapata, Rockford, IL. Tasha McFarling, Newton, IA and Myk Meador, Lenexa, KS are on the technical crew and Thea Engelson is accompanist.

The public is invited to the play; admission is $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for students and senior citizens.

About Ashford

Founded in 1918, Ashford University® is a coeducational institution regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, with programs in education, business, accounting, criminal and social justice, computer animation and graphic design, and other areas. The University offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as a range of student activities and athletics, at its Clinton campus. Online degree programs are available in education, organizational management, business administration, psychology, health care administration, criminal justice and social science. The University is known for its high quality yet highly affordable on-campus and online programs, with tuition fees among the lowest in the U.S. compared to other private institutions. Its tagline is: “Higher Education Made Affordable”SM. For more information, please visit Ashford University.

by  Editor, theCity1.com
November 3, 2008