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Children's play 'Ananzi the Spider' comes to GCC

By Billie Owens
Event Date and Time
2010-03-14T08:30:00 - 2010-03-14T10:00:00

Genesee Community College Forum Players will weave a web of folklore and fun with the children's play "Anansi the Spider and the Middle Passage." Daytime school performances are scheduled for Wednesday, March 10 through Friday, March 12, with one final show for the public at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 13. All performances take place in the Stuart Steiner Theatre in the Genesee Center for the Arts.

Written by Frank Higgins and produced by special arrangements with Pioneer Drama Services Inc. (www.pioneerdrama.com  <http://www.pioneerdrama.com> ), "Anansi the Spider and the Middle Passage," is an African folklore about the trade route called the Middle Passage bringing stories as well as slaves from Africa to America.

General admission ticket prices for the public performance are $8 for adults, $5 for seniors (55+), area students and Genesee faculty, and $3 for Genesee students with a valid ID. For more information on the daytime school performances, contact the Genesee Center for the Arts at 585-343-0055 x6814.

For ticket information or reservations, contact the Box Office at 585-343-0055 x6814 or by email to BoxOffice@genesee.edu <http://BoxOffice@genesee.edu>. The Genesee Center for the Arts Box Office accepts cash and checks only. Credit cards are not accepted. Genesee Community College is located in Batavia, just two minutes from NYS Thruway Exit 48. Visit www.genesee.edu <http://www.genesee.edu>  for door-to-door driving directions sent via email.

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