For Immediate Release – Lawton, OK, Aug. 13, 2004
‘Servant of Two Masters,’ ‘Annie Get Your Gun’
highlight Cameron’s 2004-2005 theatre season
Cameron University’s 2004-2005 theatrical season, “There’s No Business, Like Show Business,” has
something for every theatre-lover, including a classic Italian farce, an original work, a musical comedy and
an American classic.
The season opens with “The Servant of Two Masters” by 18th-century Italian playwright Carlo Goldoni, to
be presented Sept. 30-Oct. 3 in the University Theatre.
“Servant of Two Masters” was written in a distinctive regional style called “commedia dell'arte,” which had
significant influence on Western theater and comedy. In this work, a delightful servant becomes embroiled
in the problems of two sets of lovers and gets more than he bargained for.
Auditions, set for 7 p.m. Aug. 23-24 in the University Theatre, are open to everyone and college credit is
available for actors.
The next production is “Oxygen,” Cameron’s entry in the American College Theatre Festival. This new work
by Carl Djerassi and Roald Hoffmann is about priorities and competition in science, and their resulting
consequences. The play deals with the discovery of oxygen and revolutions – both chemical and political.
Half of the play takes place in 1777 and the other half in 2001.
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The classic “Annie Get Your Gun,” based on the book by Herbert and Dorothy Fields, will be presented
March 3-6, 2005.
Annie Oakley is discovered by Buffalo Bill Cody, and is persuaded to join his Wild West show. Annie soon
eclipses shooting-ace Frank Butler as the main attraction, driving him away to join a rival show. The rousing
Irving Berlin score features such superb numbers as “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” “Anything
You Can Do, I Can Do Better,” “An Old Fashioned Wedding,” and “You Can’t Get A Man With A Gun.”
The university’s theatrical season concludes with “Our Town,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning American classic
by Thortnon Wilder. “Our Town,” which depicts life in a New Hampshire village, will be presented April 1417, 2005.
Auditions for all Cameron productions are open to everyone, whether they are CU students or members of
the Lawton-Fort Sill community, said Scott Richard Klein, chair of the music and theatre department.
“Our continuing goal is to provide the public with quality entertainment, as well as be the best educational
theatre in the Southwest,” Klein said.
Curtain times for this year’s CU productions are Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2
p.m. The department also offers weekday matinees for local public schools.
Season tickets are $30 for adults, a $15 savings over individual purchases for productions. Senior citizens,
members of the military and students pay only $25, a $9 savings. Information on season tickets is
available by calling 580/581-2478 or sending an email to Klein at theatre@cameron.edu.
Cameron University is a member of the Oklahoma Community Theatre Association and the Southwest
Theatre Association.
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Editors and Broadcasters: For details, contact CU Government & Community Relations at 580.581.2211.