Lewis University's Philip Lynch Theatre to Present THE DAY THEY SHOT JOHN LENNON

The play The Day They Shot John Lennon takes place in front of the Manhattan apartment building where John Lennon was shot on December 8, 1980.

New Yorkers spontaneously assembled that day to pay tribute to their idol, and it is from the stories of these people that the author builds his play.

Included are a young advertising executive and a "women's libber" who had both been at Woodstock; a group of high school students preoccupied with romantic entanglements; a pair of Vietnam vets; an elderly Jewish man who mistakenly thinks that the murder victim was Jack Lemmon; and a hip young black would-be comic. The relationships are sometimes humorous, sometimes moving, sometimes menacing. The author focuses on the larger significance of the event which has brought them together - the shock wave which was felt across the nation.

This play will run September 30-October 2 and October 6-9 and is recommended for patrons 16 years old and up. The evening performances are 8 p.m. and the Sunday matinees are 2:30 p.m. In addition, there is a 4 p.m. matinee performance on Saturday, October 8.

Advanced tickets purchases are strongly encouraged. Ticket prices are $10 for adult and $9 for students and seniors. Lewis students pay $2 with an ID. For groups of 15 or more tickets are $8. Tickets are non-refundable. For more information, patrons can check out the PLT Website at www.lewisu.edu/plt, or call the box office (815) 836-5500 Monday through Friday from 1-4:30 p.m. The theatre is located on the main campus, the Oremus Fine Arts Center on Route 53 in Romeoville.

Pictured (from left to right): Bradford Bingham, Jacob Rodriguez, Keith White, Taylore Cephas, Christy Carlson, Andrew Wainscott, Miguel Salazar, Taylor Pakryfke and Michael Palermo