Theatre ISU to present O’Neill’s ‘A Moon for the Misbegotten’

Theatre/Dance ISU will present Eugene O’Neill’s “A Moon for the Misbegotten” at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1-2 and 7-9 in the James E. and Beverly Rogers Black Box Theatre in the Idaho State University L.E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing Arts Center.

This production is billed as “a masterful blend of comedy and haunting sorrow by one of America’s greatest playwrights, Eugene O’Neill.” The play features original costumes designed by student costume designer Liz Christensen from the ISU Costume Shop. Set and lighting design is by D. Brett Harwood, and technical direction is by Chad Gross. This production showcases the talents of the theatre faculty as well as the students participating as actors and technicians.

“A Moon for the Misbegotten” is the third play Theatre/Dance ISU has performed in the Rogers Black Box Theatre. They will present it in a new experimental seating arrangement. One of the exciting additions for the ISU Theatre and Dance Department was the flexible seating the Black Box Theatre offers.  

Tickets are available t the Stephens Center Box Office, or by phone at 282-3595. Box Office hours are from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays and one hour before shows begin. Ticket prices are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, $7 for children ages 6 to 12 and $5 for ISU students with valid Bengal cards.