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Immediate: December 2, 2010 Media Contact: Alicia Steger 516.572.9634 E-mail: alicia.steger@ncc.edu ncc.edu/newsreleases

The Nassau Community College Departments of Theatre and Dance & Africana Studies Present The Wreckin’ BallJanuary 21 - 23 & 26 - 30

Garden City, NY – Nassau Community College’s Theatre and Dance Department and the Africana Studies Department are proud to present the play The Wreckin’ Ball, which will be performed January 21 through 23 and 26 through 30 at the Little Theatre.

The Wreckin’ Ball is a two act, eight character play that explores the changes one family in particular, and a community in general, endure when their inner city neighborhood is slated for urban renewal. Written by Celeste Bedford Walker, the play dramatizes real life situations occurring all across the country as people attempt to cope with the loss of something they once held to be permanent.

Performances of The Wreckin’ Ball take place at 8:00 p.m. each day except Sunday, when they begin at 3:00 p.m. Tickets are $9.00 a person, $7.00 for seniors 55 and over, $5.00 for those aged 18 and under and free for current college students requesting rush tickets. For more information, call the NCC Theatre box office at 516.572.7676 Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

About Nassau Community College

Nassau Community College, a division of the State University of New York, is an institution where nearly 24,000 full- and part-time students and almost 15,000 continuing and professional students start and continue their successful journey through higher education. More than 70 fields of study are offered on a 225-acre campus located in the center of Long Island. As the largest single-campus two-year college in New York State, Nassau Community College maintains a national reputation for excellence.

 

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