{"id":528,"date":"2015-03-06T15:31:46","date_gmt":"2015-03-06T20:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mansfieldu.wpengine.com\/?p=528"},"modified":"2015-03-06T15:31:46","modified_gmt":"2015-03-06T20:31:46","slug":"children-of-eden-coming-to-mu-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=528","title":{"rendered":"Children of Eden coming to MU Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>MANSFIELD, PA-<\/strong> <strong>Mansfield University will present <em>Children of Eden<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mansfieldu.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Children-of-Eden.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"529\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?attachment_id=529\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Children-of-Eden.jpg?fit=1795%2C1800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1795,1800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Children of Eden\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Children-of-Eden.jpg?fit=1021%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-529 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mansfieldu.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Children-of-Eden-300x300.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"Children of Eden\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Children-of-Eden.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Children-of-Eden.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Children-of-Eden.jpg?resize=1021%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1021w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Children-of-Eden.jpg?w=1795&amp;ssl=1 1795w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <\/em>on March 19-22 at Steadman Theatre.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Based on the book by John Caird, and the music and lyrics of Stephen Schwartz, <em>Children of Eden<\/em> is a joyous and inspirational musical about parents, children and faith, not to mention centuries of unresolved family business.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Adam, Eve, Noah and the &#8220;Father&#8221; who created them deal with the headstrong, cataclysmic actions of their respective children. The show ultimately delivers a bittersweet but inspiring message: that &#8220;the hardest part of love&#8230; is letting go.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Professor Sheryl Monkelien is music director, O. David Deitz, a 1974 Mansfield graduate, stage director, and 1993 MU graduate Peter Davis is technical director. Also assisting are MU alumnus Derek Keifer \u201911, lights and Brandon Russell \u201914, sound. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For a full cast list and more information on the production, including ordering tickets online, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/mansfield.edu\/theatre\/performances\/children-of-eden\" target=\"_blank\">mansfield.edu\/theatre\/performances\/children-of-eden<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Performances will be Thursday, March 19, Friday, March 20 and Saturday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 22 at 2:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and students. They can be purchased online or at the door one hour before performances. MU students with valid ID will be admitted free.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Because the show is in Steadman Theatre, due to the renovation of Straughn Hall, patrons are urged to purchase tickets in advance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The box office in Steadman Theatre will be open daily during the week of the show from 11 a.m-1 p.m. Tickets can also be purchased <a href=\"http:\/\/mansfield.edu\/theatre\/performances\/children-of-eden\" target=\"_blank\">online<\/a> or by calling (570)662-4711.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Children of Eden<\/em> is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The production is funded in part through student activity fees.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANSFIELD, PA- Mansfield University will present Children of Eden on March 19-22 at Steadman Theatre. Based on the book by &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=528\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"more-button\">Continue reading &gt;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Children of Eden coming to MU Stage<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6V0yH-8w","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1195,"url":"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=1195","url_meta":{"origin":528,"position":0},"title":"Shrek The Musical coming to Straughn Stage","author":"Terry Day","date":"February 18, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"MANSFIELD, PA-Mansfield University will present Shrek The Musical on February 25-28 at Straughn Hall. 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