Ada resident part of award winning "Big River" musical at Van Wert Civic Theater now through Feb. 9
The Van Wert Civic Theatre is presenting the Tony Award winning musical Big River, a country and bluegrass musical adaptation of Mark Twain's classic 1884 novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn".
The show is directed by Jerry Zimmerman and features Ada dramatist Nancy Williams Shuffle in the role of Mary Jane Wilkes.
The musical won numerous Tony awards, including for both music and score.
Big River is running Thursday through Saturday on the following dates:
Jan. 31, Feb. 1, 2, 3 and Feb. 7, 8, 9.
The Thursday through Saturday shows are at 8 p.m., with a matinee on Sunday, Feb. 3, at 2 p.m.
The Van Wert Civic Theater is located at 118 Race St., Van Wert. and you can visit their website at www.vwct.org .
Call the box office for tickets at 419-238-9689 from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. daily.
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