Mile Square Theatre Presents Jo Roets' Adaptation of CYRANO'

What if you could single-handedly fight off 100 men? Or if your wit was as sharp as the sword you carry? And you wrote poetry that could make any person weep? Wouldn't these attributes win you the affection of the woman you love? Not if you are Cyrano, whose oversized nose shames him into silence, believing no one could love him.

Mile Square Theatre presents Cyrano, Jo Roet's delightful adaptation of the classic tale about a poet-warrior with a very large nose and even larger heart. This swashbuckling production features 15 characters played by three versatile actors who bring the story to life with wild theatricality.

Lenard Petit (star of MST's A Christmas Carol and Artistic Director of the Michael Chekov Studios) returns to MST's stage as Cyrano, reprising his performance that opened MST's doors 12 years ago. He is joined by emerging artists Meeya Davis and Will Hardyman.

While Mile Square Theatre (MST), Hudson County`s premiere professional theatre company, builds its new theatre space in The Artisan at 1408 Clinton Street, the company will perform across the street in the intimate Edge Lofts at 1405 Clinton, thanks to the generosity of Bijou Properties.

Cyrano, Adapted by Jo Roets, from Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac, translated by Audrey Van Tuyckom

October 11 - 26, Saturdays @ 2pm and 5pm, and Sundays @ 11am and 3pm

NOTE: On October 26 @ 5pm, there will be an adjusted performance for children with special needs and their loved ones, sponsored by The Kessler Foundation.

At The Edge Lofts, 14th and Clinton, Hoboken

Cyrano is also presented for performances for school groups on Wednesdays and Thursdays, starting October 8. For information about reduced price tickets to school shows, contact: education@milesquaretheatre.org. School performances are underwritten by Mayor Dawn Zimmer and the City of Hoboken.

Cyrano is presented with the generous support of Bijou Properties, Hoboken Family Alliance, Ironstate, The Kessler Foundation, Party with Purpose, The Provident Bank Foundation, and the Rockefeller Group.

Tickets are $22 for adults and $12 for students/seniors and can be purchased @ milesquaretheate.org, or at the door. Reservations are STRONGLY recommended.

This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey Council on the Arts/Department of state, a partner agency of the National endowment for the arts and by funds from the national endowment for the arts, administered by the Hudson county office of cultural & heritage affairs, Thomas A. Degise, County Executive, and the Board of Chosen Freeholders.

Photo by Joe Epstein.