The second theatre performance of this school year, “The Love of Three Oranges” will debut Thursday night at 7 p.m. and will run Nov. 7-9 at 7 p.m. and on Nov. 10 at 3 p.m. It will also run Nov. 11-16 at 7 p.m. and on Nov. 16 at 3 p.m.
The production itself was written by Hillary DePiano and is based on the setting of a Carlo Gozzi play.
The story is comedic but has been redone for the more modern audiences.
Prince Tartaglia lives a hard, merciless life filled with misery when one day an evil queen casts a curse on the prince that requires him to go on an adventure to search for three giant oranges.
On his journey, the prince finds love, friendship and happiness along the way with new friends both mystical and real.
Originally, the performance was written as a satirical opera by Sergei Prokofiev until it was revitalized into a comedy.
The first time the play appeared on stage was in the early 1920s in Chicago.
Longwood’s rendition of the play is directed by Associate Professor of Theatre Pamela Arkin.
Tickets for the show can be bought at the campus box office.
General public costs are $10.00, $8.00 for faculty, staff and senior citizens and $6.00 for Longwood students with their student IDs.
The tickets can also be reserved online at etix.com and printed out.
