LAKELAND, Fla. (Sept. 16, 2010) -- Florida Southern College's Theatre Arts Department opens the 2010-2011 season with "Leading Ladies" in the Loca Lee Buckner Theatre on the college campus. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 30, Oct. 1-2, and Oct. 7-9; matinees start at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 3 and 10. FSC Professor Paul D. Bwek directs.

The comedy, written by Ken Ludwig, is about two down-on-their-luck Shakespearean actors who learn of an elderly woman who is planning to leave her fortune to her two nephews. The actors draw up a hilarious scheme to pose as the nephews and collect the inheritance from the ailing woman. When they discover the nephews are actually nieces, the actors forge ahead and the plot thickens.

Tickets are $15. FSC students are admitted free; other students pay half-price. For tickets, please contact the Buckner Theatre box office at 863.680.3089 or bucknerboxoffice@flsouthern.edu. Box office hours are 2 to 6 p.m. weekdays.

About Florida Southern College
Founded in 1883, Florida Southern College is a private, comprehensive United Methodist-affiliated college. The College maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 50 undergraduate programs and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, and nursing. Florida Southern has a 12:1 student/faculty ratio; is a national leader in engaged learning; and boasts 27 NCAA Division II national championships. It is ranked in the Top 10 "Best Baccalaureate Colleges in the South" by U.S. News & World Report and is included in The Princeton Reviews "373 Best Colleges" guide and The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2011. The College is committed to the development of the whole student through vibrant student life programs that prepare graduates to make a positive, consequential impact on society. Located on scenic Lake Hollingsworth, Florida Southern is home to the world's largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture.