Kremer said he's been pleasantly surprised by just how well and how easily the student-actors picked up on the syncopation of the play's dia logue. Budgetary constraints necessitated a fairly drastic switch in the era in which the play is set, Kremer said. Era-appropriate costumes would have meant very full skirts and corseted bodices for the ladies and long coats with tails for the men, he said. It would have been an expensive proposi tion. In stead, they end up being taken in by a charlatan who wins them over with his extremist views, while concealing his intention to swindle them.
Extremism ultimately destroys.
All performances will be in Studio A of the Fine Arts Building. Tickets will be available at the door or can be purchased in Fine Arts 127 from noon to 1 p.m., October 7 through October 11.