For Immediate Release Contact: Barbara K. Laskin
October 2, 2003 Doug Stone
(651) 696-6203

Macalester College Presents The Family (re)Union Project An Inquiry into "Family" and "Values"

St. Paul, Minn. - The Macalester College Theater and Dance Department opens their fall theater season with The Family (re)Union Project, written by C. Denby Swanson and the cast and conceived and directed by Harry Waters, Jr.

The presentation is a four-month project culminating in this new production
which looks into "family" and "values" and opens 7:30 p.m., Thursday,
October 9 - Saturday, October 11 and 2 p.m., Sunday, October 12 on the Main Stage Theatre, Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center, 1600 Grand Avenue, St. Paul. Tickets are $7 for general admission, $5 for seniors and free for children 12
and under. For more information call (651) 696-6611.

At the end of the last century, Americans discussed family values and whether children were best raised by traditional households or by "a village." The Family (re)Union Project is an inquiry into "family" and "values."

Created by 10 Macalester student/actors and guest artists, the project tells their personal stories gathered in part by interviewing family members, visiting Habitat for Humanity, AIDS patients and a local day care facility. The topics covered in the presentation include "Early Childhood Memories," "Told in a Parent's Voice," "Medical Madness," "Pets," "Family Strife" and "Religion."

This is a "(re)union" of hearts, told through stories, pictures and music.

Funds provided by the Center for Scholarship and Teaching at Macalester College.

Macalester is a private liberal arts college with a full-time enrollment of 1,851 students. Macalester is nationally recognized for its commitment to academic excellence, internationalism, diversity and service to society.

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