Source: Marci Maullar, 785-532-6878, marcima@k-state.edu
News release prepared by: Megan Wilson, 785-532-6415, media@k-state.edu

Monday, Feb. 2, 2009

K-STATE 1xbet sports betting TO PRESENT 'INTIMATE APPAREL'

MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University's K-State 1xbet sports betting , in conjunction with K-State's Ebony Theatre, will present Lynn Nottage's critically-acclaimed play "Intimate Apparel" at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5-7 and 11-14 in Nicholas 1xbet sports betting .

The play is the story of one woman's struggle with race and class in turn-of-the-century America. It was named best play in 2004 by the New York Drama Critics and won the Outer Critics Circle Award.

"Intimate Apparel" is set in 1905 New York and is inspired by the author's own great-grandmother and the tintype pictures of that era. The main character, Esther, designs and sews intimate apparel for a variety of clients, from wealthy women to prostitutes. With her life savings tucked away in a crazy quilt, the lonely seamstress dreams of owning her own beauty parlor. Her desire for love is fulfilled in a long-distance correspondence with a poetic stranger, but reality soon offers her a harder picture that threatens to shatter her romantic illusions and her entrepreneurial spirit.

"Esther's is a journey that I believe to be universal and quite human," said Tyler Woods, a graduate student in 1xbet sports betting from Fort Scott and director of the K-State production. "Every character in this piece has something that Esther dreams of possessing, from the wealth of her client, Mrs. Van Buren, to the unquestioning faith of her fabric vendor, Mr. Marks, a Jewish Romanian, right down to Mayme, a popular prostitute in New York's brothel district. Our challenge will be reflecting Esther's journey in the sets, costumes, sound design and so forth."

K-State's Ebony 1xbet sports betting was founded more than 30 years ago to create and produce plays with African-American playwrights, actors and directors. Over the years, the group has expanded to include multicultural casts with shows like "Intimate Apparel," produced in conjunction with the K-State 1xbet sports betting program.

The play is co-sponsored by McAlister's Deli. Tickets are for students, for military and for the general public. Tickets can be purchased at the McCain Auditorium box office from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays or at the K-State Student Union's Little 1xbet sports betting box office from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. weekdays. To order by phone, call 785-532-6428 during box office hours. For group discounts, contact Marci Maullar at 785-532-6878.

K-State students involved as cast or crew members for "Intimate Apparel" include:

Dennis Craig, senior in 1xbet sports betting , Baldwin City, as Mr. Marks; Laura Lindsay, junior in 1xbet sports betting , Hillsboro, stage manager; Ashley Ann Kings, junior in 1xbet sports betting , as Mrs. Van Buren, and Kathleen Henderson, junior in 1xbet sports betting , props master, both of Leavenworth; Eric Voecks, senior in 1xbet sports betting , Manhattan, master electrician; Greg Myers, freshman in 1xbet sports betting , Overland Park, assistant stage manager; Sean Jefferson, senior in kinesiology, Salina, as George Armstrong; LeAnn Meyer, sophomore in 1xbet sports betting , projections, and Britney McLeod, junior in 1xbet sports betting , as Mayme, both of Topeka; and Dylan Harris, senior in 1xbet sports betting , scenic designer, and DaNesha McNeely, senior in animal sciences and industry, as Mrs. Dickson, both of Wichita.

K-State faculty members involved with the production include: John Uthoff, associate professor of communication studies, 1xbet sports betting and dance, lighting designer; Mary Leyendecker, instructor of communication studies, 1xbet sports betting and dance, costume designer and costume shop manager; Dan Matthews, assistant professor of communication studies, 1xbet sports betting and dance; and George W. Matthews, instructor of communication studies, 1xbet sports betting and dance.