Theatre Production: Peter Shaffer's "Amadeus"
Degenstein Center Theater, Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
Samuelfrench.com says: Winner of a Tony Award for Best Play and the Academy Award for Best Film, and triumphant in recent revivals in the West End and on Broadway, this provocative work weaves a confrontation between mediocrity and genius into a tale of breathtaking dramatic power. In the court of the Austrian Emperor Josef, Antonio Salieri is the established composer. Enter the greatest musical genius of all time: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Salieri has given himself to God so that he might realize his sole ambition to be a great composer. Mozart is a foul-mouthed, graceless oaf who has that which is beyond Salieri's envious grasp: genius.
Showings are September 27–30, 8 p.m.; September 29–30, 2:30 p.m. For tickets, visit or call the box office at 570-372-ARTS (2787). Open weekdays, noon to 5 p.m.
Price: Adults, $10; non-SU students, $7