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Mount Marty College 1105 West 8th Street Yankton, SD 57078
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BOEING BOEING Presented by MMC Theatre
YANKTON, SD – November 3, 2014 – Mount Marty College Theatre will open the 2014-‐2015 season with the 2008 Tony
award-‐winning farce, Boeing Boeing, by Marc Camoletti, running Thursday through Sunday, November 13-‐16, in Marian Auditorium on the Yankton campus. Originally produced on Broadway in 1965, Boeing Boeing tells the story of playboy architect, Bernard, who juggles three fiancés, all flight attendants, with careful planning and the reluctant assistance of
his housekeeper. However, weather delays and the invention of a faster Boeing jet sends his elaborate love life into chaos.
Held in conjunction with the college’s Family Weekend activities, performances will run Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and a 2:30 p.m. matinee on Sunday. Ticket prices are $8 for adults and $4 for students of any age. Seats may
be reserved by calling the box office, located in the Roncalli Student Center, at 668-‐1234 between noon and 5 P.M. Monday through Friday.
Boeing Boeing is under the direction of Rusty Ruth, with scenic, lighting, and sound design by James Hovland Jr, and costume design by Dawn Ferris. The cast includes Vincent Raia, Windom, MN as Bernard; Billy Danner, Sioux City, IA as
Robert; Venessa Ryken, Gayville, SD as Gloria; Ellie Dickes, Hartington, NE as Gabriella; Sahara Barrett, Yankton, SD as Gretchen; and Rachel Shippy, Colome, SD as Berthe.
The production crew includes: Katie Adam, Midland, MI; Jena Behrends, Yankton, SD; Mallory Cihak, Avon, SD; Lorenzo Davis, St. Paul, MN; Deric Denning, Mount Vernon, SD; Samuel Forrer, Longmont, CO; Cassidy Gebhart, Elkton, SD; Levi
Gomez, Hacienda Heights, CA; Devin Gullikson, Yankton, SD; Christina Herrboldt, Menno, SD; Garrett Hofer, Mitchell, SD; Kelsey Mesman, Springfield, SD; Alexander Mogensen, South Sioux City, NE; Robert Neswick, Sioux City, IA; Lauren Orwig, Norfolk, NE; Ryan Oye, Luverne, MN; Trevor Payer, Armour, SD; Emily Pillatzki, Corona, SD; Catherine Pratt, Le
Mars, IA; Dillon Schenkel, Sioux Falls, SD; Kelsey Schmidt, Mt. Vernon, SD; Logan Ulmer, Yankton, SD; Jennifer Vondrak, Merrill, IA; and Logan Wagner from Parkston, SD.
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Mount Marty College, located in Yankton, South Dakota, is a Catholic, Benedictine, coeducational institute of higher learning founded in 1936 by the Sisters of Saint Benedict of Yankton, South Dakota. In keeping with the Benedictine tradition, the college exists as a community of learners. Primary emphasis is placed on the development of each person as a complete human being with intellectual competence, professional and personal skills, and a composite of moral, spiritual, and social values. With an enrollment of over 1,100 students at all three locations and approximately 600 students located on the Yankton campus, Mount Marty College is the region’s premier institution for higher learning. To learn more about Mount Marty College visit www.mtmc.edu.
