April 6, 2015
A Pulitzer Prize-winning piece is the latest musical presented by Saginaw Valley State University's theatre department.
Audiences can enjoy "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" at 7:30 p.m. from Wednesday to Saturday, April 8-11, in the Malcolm Field Theatre for Performing Arts. A Sunday, April 12 matinee is scheduled for 3 p.m.
The musical satire about big business - and all it holds sacred - follows the rise of J. Pierrepont Finch (played by Steven Wood, a theatre major from Durand), who uses a handbook to climb the corporate ladder from window washer to high-powered executive. The play features music, wit, comedy and romance.
Ric Roberts, SVSU professor of theatre, will direct the SVSU production.
The play is based on Shepherd Mead's 1952 book, which won the Pulitzer Prize for drama. That text has been adapted into a Broadway musical and a 1967 Hollywood movie.
Tickets are $16 for the general public, $13 for senior and $10 for students. For more information or to order tickets, contact the Box Office at (989) 964-4261 or visit www.svsu.edu/theatre/showschedule.