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TCC TO SHOWCASE STEINBECK’S THE PEARL
Public invited to enjoy the production at TCC’s Studio Theatre
 
Kino, the pearl diver, played by Roland Brown, with Juana, Kino's wife, played by Elyse Jolley
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. – (March 7, 2007) – Tidewater Community College announces its Theatre program production of John Steinbeck’s classic novel, The Pearl.
TCC Theatre will present its interpretive adaptation of the American icon’s timeless story, The Pearl - the tale of a poor Indian pearl diver, Kino, who finds a giant pearl. Kino’s dream of wealth quickly becomes a nightmare of greed, envy and loss of the tranquil world he and his family once knew.
Performance dates are:
March 28-31 at 8 p.m.
April 1 at 2 p.m.
April 4-7 at 8 p.m.
All performances of The Pearl will be at the intimate Studio Theater on the Chesapeake Campus, 1429 Cedar Rd. Ticket prices are $8 for adults, $5 for students and senior citizens. For more ticket information and reservations, call 822-5219.
For additional information, call TCC’s Information Center at 822-1122.
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Laurie White |
Media Relations |
757-822-1085 |
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Tidewater Community College
is the second largest of the 23 community colleges in the Commonwealth
of Virginia, enrolling more than 37,000 students annually. The 37th
largest in the nation’s 1,600 community-college network, TCC
ranks among the 50 fastest-growing large community colleges. Founded
in 1968 as a part of the Virginia Community College System, the
college serves the South Hampton Roads region with campuses in Chesapeake,
Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach as well as the TCC Jeanne
and George Roper Performing Arts Center in the theater district
in downtown Norfolk, the Visual Arts Center in Olde Towne Portsmouth
and a regional Advanced Technology Center in Virginia Beach. Forty-four
percent of the region’s residents attending a college or university
in Virginia last fall were enrolled at TCC. For more information,
visit www.tcc.edu
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