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Nobel Prize-Winning Playwright Dario Fo's 'Can't Pay! Won't Pay!' Hits Dowling College's Loft Theatre Stage
 The Loft Theatre at Dowling College will present "Can't Pay! Won't Pay!," a hilarious political farce by Nobel Prize-winning Italian playwright Dario Fo. Performances take place at the Performing Arts Center on the Rudolph Campus in Oakdale on Fridays and Saturdays on April 29, 30, May 6, 7, and May 13, 14 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays on May 1, May 8 and May 15 at 2 p.m.
In this fast-paced political farce, two housewives help to "liberate" food from the local grocery store, but must hide the fact from one of their husbands. This leads to a series of hilariously snowballing lies, including an extraordinary pregnancy and an imaginary saint. Viewers liken the characters and comic pace to television classics "The Honeymooners" and "I Love Lucy."
"Under the superb direction of England's Stephen Wisker, a specialist in European clowns and clowning, the Loft Theatre Company is mounting a satirical Italian farce that hits us in the funny bone and in the gut," said Andrew Karp, Professor of English at Dowling, who is also a member of the cast and the Loft's Artistic Director.
General admission costs $10 per person. Senior citizens, alumni, and Dowling College students, faculty, and staff with a current valid Dowling identification card may purchase tickets at a discounted rate of $5 per person. Tickets may be purchased in advance by calling 631-244-5037 or on-line at www.dowling.edu/loft/reservation.htm. Reservations will be held at the box office until 15 minutes before show time. No flash photography please.
About Dowling College
Dowling College is an independent, coeducational college that serves more than 6,500 students at
its historic Rudolph Campus on the banks of the Connetquot River in Oakdale, NY, and the 105-acre
Brookhaven Campus in eastern Long Island and a business center located near the Nassau-Suffolk
border in Melville. Dowling offers Bachelor′s, Master′s, and Doctoral degrees in several
disciplines through its four schools: Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Education.
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