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IDIOT'S DELIGHT

by Robert E. Sherwood


Dates: 02/29/08 - 03/8/08
Location: UCSB Hatlen Theatre
Cost: $17.00 General $13.00 Student/Senior/Staff
Contact: Box Office 805-893-7221

Directed by Aaron Levin

Idiot's Delight, by Robert Sherwood won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1936. The play is set in a resort hotel in the Italian Alps, just before the brink of World War II. An eccentric group of guests, stranded because of political uncertainty discuss impending war and the qualities of a good cocktail. A jaded American impresario, Harry Van, and his chorus girls, Les Blondes, entertain the guests as the play spotlights the plight of individuals faced with forces spun out of control. Sherwood's amazingly prescient play, written before the war, is still topical and filled with intrigue, philosophy and conflict. It is also a good, old-fashioned love story, replete with style, wit and passion.

February 29 - March 1 and March 6 - 8 at 8:00 pm
March 2 at 2:00 pm
Tickets

Tickets for performances are available at the department's website. The Theater & Dance Ticket Office, located adjacent to the Hatlen Theater on the UCSB campus, is open during select weeks of each quarter and 1 hr prior to each performance.

Tickets online are available online until the actual day of the performance.

The Theater & Dance Ticket Office on campus will be open 1-4pm/Tues-Fri during the following dates this Fall Quarter: September 29-October 2; November 10-13; November 17-20; and December 1-4.

Bring your UCSB staff card to the ticket office and receive a faculty/staff discount and pay student prices.

DIRECTIONS & Parking

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UCSB charges $3 for evening and weekend parking. UCSB parking rates are subject to change.

If you do not have a prepaid pass (purchased in advance at the Arts & Lectures box office with your tickets), you are required to purchase a parking permit once you get to campus. Simply drive to campus and park in Lot 22. The parking lot has several machines that vend parking permits that you can purchase with cash or credit card. When using cash, please note that machines only take bills and do not provide change. Evening and weekend parking purchased on campus the day of an event costs $3.

Daytime Parking on Campus
If you are attending a daytime event, proceed to Lot 22. Pay for your parking from one of the self-pay vending machines located in the lot. You will need to choose the time period most appropriate for the duration of your stay on campus.

Driving to UCSB from the south
Take Highway 101 North to the Highway 217/Airport/UCSB exit. Highway 217 will lead you directly to the East Gate entrance of UCSB. Upon entering campus, veer right of the roundabout and follow Mesa Rd to the third stoplight, Ocean Rd. Turn left onto Ocean Rd, then follow through a stop sign, two stoplights (across El Colegio Rd), then park in Lot 22 (the newer parking structure) on the left. The department's venues are easily accessible from Lot 22 as you walk towards the heart of campus.

Driving to UCSB from the north
Take highway 101 South to the Los Carneros Rd exit; turn right onto Los Carneros Rd and follow across Hollister Ave to El Colegio Rd. Turn left. El Colegio Rd will take you directly onto campus. At Ocean Rd, turn left, then park in Lot 22 (the newer parking structure) on the left. The department's venues are easily accessible from Lot 22 as you walk towards the heart of campus.

 
 

 

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