Dolphin Show at Northwestern University Stages PARADE, 1/22-1/30

Northwestern University's Dolphin Show is proud to announce that its 68th annual production, Parade, will open next Friday, January 22, 2010 in Cahn Auditorium on Northwestern's Evanston campus. The Tony Award-winning show, with book by Alfred Uhry and music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown, is directed by Northwestern senior Scott Weinstein and produced by students Zack Baer, Tom Casserly and Jamie Lynn White.

"I couldn't be more excited about getting the opportunity to direct such an important and beautiful piece as Parade," say Weinstein, "In addition to boasting one of the most diverse and stunning scores written for musical theatre, it's message of love in the face of bigotry and hatred is one that is screaming to be told right now, today."

"The Dolphin Show is an incredible showcase for students at Northwestern. It allows the best and the brightest performers, directors, designers, and leaders to display their talents in an entirely student-produced show," says Jamie Lynn White, one of the executive producers. "With over 150 students from every year and every major working on this year's show, Parade is truly boosting the impact of The Dolphin Show to new Parade runs January 22-30, 2010, with performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sunday at 2:00pm. Following the Sunday matinee, there will be a talkback panel discussion. Tickets for Parade are on sale now at the Pick-Staiger Box Office on Northwestern's Evanston campus, as well as online at the Dolphin Show website
(www.nudolphinshow.org). Tickets may also be purchased over the phone and via fax. Prices range from $10 to $25. Group rates are available.

Parade brings the true story of the trial of Leo Frank, a Jewish man wrongly accused of murder, to emotional and theatrical life. In 1913, Frank, a Brooklyn-born factory manager living in Georgia, is put on trial for the murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan, a factory worker under his employ. Already guilty in the eyes of everyone around him, a sensationalist publisher and a janitor's false testimony seal Leo's fate. His only defenders are a governor with a conscience, and, eventually,, his assimilated Southern wife who finds the strength and love to become his greatest champion.

The Dolphin Show is a non-profit student theatre organization that annually produces the nation's largest student-run musical. It celebrates the diverse talents of the Northwestern University undergraduate community by providing opportunities to learn and excel in all artistic and administrative fields. The Dolphin Show presents a professional-caliber production, while involving the community through outreach. The Dolphin Show is now in its 68th year.

Parade is based of the true story of the murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan, and the trial and hanging of Leo Frank. These themes may not be appropriate for young audiences. The content is roughly equivalent to that of a PG-13 movie.

Please visit www.NUDolphinShow.org for more information.

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