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Bus Stop
by William Inge
An American classic, this romantic comedy by award-winning playwright William Inge inspired a 1956 film starring Marilyn Monroe. When a raging March snowstorm blows into a Kansas town, eight unlikely strangers become stranded overnight in a bus stop diner. There’s the town sheriff who tries to help a young nightclub singer escape from a headstrong cowboy who, with the help of a ranch hand, wants to force her into marriage; the café owner and the bus driver who finally find time to develop their friendship into something more; and the middle-age former college professor who courts the naïve girl who works at the café. Over the course of the night, they realize that each has something to learn about life, love and — most of all — themselves.
“The issues dealt with in the play [regarding sexuality] and the manner in which they are expressed are surprisingly modern, but the setting in which they occur is an America that was, even then, standing on the brink of extinction,” says director Brent Gibbs. He sees it as “a piece which one lovingly unwraps and examines to see where we have come from and who we were then.” Mature themes.
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Cherie, played by Julie Garrison, longs to escape from Bo, played by Aaron Shand, despite the fact that they are stuck in a bus stop diner.
The headstrong cowboy, Bo, played by Aaron Shand (center), threatens to kidnap Cherie, played by Julie Garrison, as diner owner Grace, played by Celia Madeoy, and the bus driver, Carl, played by Steve Gaeto are unsure of what to do.
Grace, played by Celia Madeoy, pours a cup of coffee for the bus driver, Carl, played by Steve Gaeto while Bo, played by Aaron Shand, and Cherie, played by Julie Garrison, share a moment.
(From left to right) Lovers Bo, played by Aaron Shand, and Cherie, played by Julie Garrison, and Grace, played by Celia Madeoy, and Carl, played by Steve Gaeto, enjoy each other’s company while stranded overnight in a bus stop diner.
UA Fine Arts Box Office Details
Place: The Marroney and Tornabene Theatres are located on the UA Campus at the southeast corner of Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard.
Cost/Admission: New season subscriptions will be offered beginning mid-July from $88 - $130 for a six-show season and from $58 - $86 for a four-show season. Single tickets to individual events go on sale to the general public on May 29 for the summer production of Broadway Bound and on August 13 for the remainder of the season.
Ticket Information: The UA Fine Arts Box Office is located at 1025 N. Olive, near the southeast corner of Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard. Phone: (520) 621-1162, Fax: (520) 626-8052. A convenience fee of $3.00 per order will be charged for phone orders. If you would like your tickets mailed to you, there is an additional $1.50 fee per order. Box Office hours are as follows:
Now to May 3: M-F, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. & 1 hour before show time.
May 7 to May 25: M-F, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 29 to June 29: M-F, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. & 1 hour before show time.
July 2 to July 6: CLOSED
July 9 to August 10: M-F, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
August 13 to December 5: Regular hours, M-F, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. & 1 hour before show time.
Parking: Theatregoers may park in the Park Avenue Garage, located on Park Avenue just north of Speedway Boulevard.
UA Fine Arts Box Office Details
Place: The Marroney and Tornabene Theatres are located on the UA Campus at the southeast corner of Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard.
Cost/Admission: New season subscriptions will be offered beginning mid-July from $88 - $130 for a six-show season and from $58 - $86 for a four-show season. Single tickets to individual events go on sale to the general public on May 29 for the summer production of Broadway Bound and on August 13 for the remainder of the season.
Ticket Information: The UA Fine Arts Box Office is located at 1025 N. Olive, near the southeast corner of Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard. Phone: (520) 621-1162, Fax: (520) 626-8052. A convenience fee of $3.00 per order will be charged for phone orders. If you would like your tickets mailed to you, there is an additional $1.50 fee per order. Box Office hours are as follows:
Now to May 3: M-F, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. & 1 hour before show time.
May 7 to May 25: M-F, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 29 to June 29: M-F, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. & 1 hour before show time.
July 2 to July 6: CLOSED
July 9 to August 10: M-F, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
August 13 to December 5: Regular hours, M-F, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. & 1 hour before show time.
Parking: Theatregoers may park in the Park Avenue Garage, located on Park Avenue just north of Speedway Boulevard.
