Jan McArt's New Play Readings Series at Lynn U to Present THE VIVIAN VANCE STORY, 11/2

Lynn University and Producer Jan McArt, director of theatre arts program development, are launching the new season of Jan McArt's New Play Readings on Nov. 2. Under the leadership and guidance of McArt, this program develops new plays by highly acclaimed playwrights through staged readings.

November 2

The Vivian Vance Story

A new play with music by Eric H. Weinberger

Directed by John Tolly

* Monday: 7:30 p.m.

Known the world over as Ethel Mertz, Lucille Ball's sidekick in I Love Lucy, Vivian Vance had a difficult and complicated life-from her humble roots in Kansas to the lofty heights she reached as the most famous "second banana" in television history.

Location: Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center

Tickets: Tickets are $10 each or a series of four for $30

The three remaining shows in this season's New Play Readings series are The Goldberg Variations, a new comedy by Stuart Meltzer, directed by Margaret M. Ledford (Jan. 11); Middletown, a new play by Dan Clancy, directed by Peter Pileski (March 7); and Wave Your Flag!, a new comedy with music by Tony Finstrom, directed by Wayne Rudisill and starring Jan McArt (April 4).

How to purchase tickets

Tickets are $10 each or as a series of four for $30 and may be purchased online at lynn.edu/events or by phone at +1 561-237-9000

About Lynn University

Lynn University is an independent, innovative college based in Boca Raton, Florida. U.S. News & World Report recognizes the university as one of the nation's most innovative colleges and consistently ranks it among the top five most international schools, given its approximately 3,000 students from almost 100 countries. Lynn's Dialogues curriculum and award-winning iPad program help its graduates gain the intellectual flexibility and global experience to fulfill their potential in an ever-changing world. The school's NCAA Division II Fighting Knights have won 23 national titles, its Conservatory of Music features a world-renowned faculty, and its nationally recognized Institute for Achievement and Learning empowers students with learning differences to become independent learners. For more information, visit lynn.edu.

About the Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center at Lynn University

The 750-seat Wold Performing Arts Center, located on Lynn's campus in the heart of Boca Raton, is easily accessible by both I-95 and the Florida Turnpike. Recently ranked by Best Value Schools, an online publication, as one of the "25 Most Amazing University Performing Arts Centers," the Wold Center features superb acoustics, a modern lighting system, a large, light-filled lobby, and flexible space well-suited for dramatic productions, concerts and other cultural events. With an elegant salon, outdoor sunset terrace and intimate black-box studio, this new center is home to numerous concerts and events, including professional theatrical performances by the theatre arts program's Libby Dodson's Live at Lynn Theatre Series, the Live at Lynn American Songbook Series, and Jan McArt's New Play Reading Series, as well as performances from the Lynn University Conservatory of Music and the drama department in the College of International Communication. For more information, visit lynn.edu/events.