The Melville Boys July 3, 2008

Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE) presents the Midwest premiere of Norm Foster’s touching play, The Melville Boys, directed by Kurt Naebig, about brothers, sisters, rivalry and secrets in a Michigan cabin on the lake. (Contains adult themes and language.) It runs from Thursday, July 3 to Sunday, July 27, at the McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn.

Norm Foster is Canada’s foremost playwright. With more than 40 plays and musicals to his credit, he has produced an astonishing output of work including The Affections of May, the most produced play in Canada in a single year. However, The Melville Boys is Foster's signature play and the one that brought his name to the forefront of Canadian theatre.

Dates and show times for The Melville Boys are:
8 p.m. Thursdays, July 3 (preview), 10, 17 and 24;
8 p.m. Fridays, July 11, 18, 25;
8 p.m. Saturdays, July 5, 12, 19, 26; and
2 p.m. Sundays, July 6, 13, 20 and 27.

Tickets for the preview on July 3 are $22 and $20. Tickets for Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays are $27 for adults, $25 for seniors, $17 for students and patrons under age 17. Saturday performances are $30 for adults, $28 for seniors and $20 for students and patrons under age 17.

To purchase tickets, call (630) 942-4000 or visit http://www.AtTheMAC.org.

Official Website: http://www.AtTheMAC.org