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FSC theater department
presents "Foxfire"

LAKELAND, Fla. (March 22, 2002) - Florida Southern's theater department presents its final performance of the season, "Foxfire," in the Buckner Theater on campus. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. April 4-6, and 11-13; matinees start at 2:30 p.m. April 6, 7, 13 and 14.

"Foxfire," written by actor Hume Cronyn and British children's author Susan Cooper, is loosely based on the "Foxfire" books, a series of recollections on Appalachian folklore. Real-life husband and wife Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy performed the play on Broadway in 1982.

Set in northern Georgia, the story follows Annie Nations, a widow coping with the loss of her husband and resisting pressure from developers and her son to sell her beloved farm. Although she lives alone, she is not really alone. The memory of her husband is so strong that he materializes frequently to her - and the audience - with prickly comments on his family's conduct.

Tickets are $12. FSC students are admitted free. Non-FSC students pay half price. For ticket information, please contact the Branscomb Auditorium box office at (863) 680-4296.

About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world.

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