Oates will be the guest of honor for the Friday, Oct. 27 opening of the Northwestern University Theater and Interpretation Center's 1995-96 main stage season.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Following the Oct. 27 main stage production, Oates will sign copies of her books in the theater lobby during a champagne reception for guests. The novel is a bold exploration of the life and mind of a serial killer. On Saturday, Oct. 28, Oates and President Henry S. and Leigh Buchanan Bienen and their guests will attend a free studio production of three of Oates' one-act plays in the Wallis Theatre. Following the Saturday night performance, the audience, the entire theater and performance studies departments and President Bienen's guests will attend an informal reception and a discussion in the Mary and Leigh Block Gallery involving Oates and the students who have participated in both productions. On Monday, Oct. 30, Oates and 20 invited undergraduate writing students will attend a luncheon at the James L. Allen Center in the author's honor.