YCP theatre group to present “Mother Courage and Her Children” in April

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

            YORK, Pa.— York College of Pennsylvania’s student theatre troupe will present the play “Mother Courage and Her Children” at 7 p.m., April 1-4, in the Collegiate Performing Arts Center. The performances by The Players of York College are open to the public free of charge. More information is available by calling 717-815-1401.

            Written by one of the greatest playwrights of the 20^th century, Bertolt Brecht, “Mother Courage and Her Children” was Brecht’s attempt to counter fascism and Nazism. The play has a strong motif of the horrible effects of war, and the naïveté of people who expect to benefit financially from the devastation.

            Pauline Katz of Somerville, Mass., a junior history education major, will direct “Mother Courage and Her Children.”

            York College Players produces plays and occasionally musicals from the Greek period until modern repertories for the education and appreciation of the college community. Funded through the Department of English and Humanities, Players is open to all full- and part-time students who meet academic criteria.

            Located in southcentral Pennsylvania, York College offers more than 50 baccalaureate majors in professional programs, the sciences and humanities to its 4,600 undergraduate students. With a 15:1 student-to-faculty ratio and distinctive mentoring programs, York provides an environment that emphasizes close personal attention to students from 32 states and 30 countries.

 

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