2/12/08

The Sweetest Swing in Baseball Opens February 28 at Lincoln College

Lincoln, IL - February 12, 2008 -Lincoln College Theatre Department opens the first spring performance of the season with the drama The Sweetest Swing in Baseball on Thursday, February 28.

The Sweetest Swing in Baseball, written by Rebecca Gilman, is a drama which opens with a successful artist, Dana Fielding, who experiences a disastrous gallery showing. With her personal life in shambles, the artist finds safety in a psychiatric hospital but her insurance company will only pay for ten days. In desperate need of a more hospital-worthy illness, Dana pretends to believe she is former baseball player Darryl Strawberry. With hilarious dialogue and rich characters, viewers will experience the state of health insurance, the legacy of fame, and ways in which we re-craft our identity.

Lincoln College students staring in The Sweetest Swing in Baseball are: Vanessa Bolash of Divernon plays Dana, Craig Noort of Lansing plays Gary, Nate King of Lincoln plays Michael, Andrea Halbach of Elkhart plays Rhonda, Ashley LaVoy of Des Plains plays Erica, Stevon Hamilton of Peoria plays Roy, Terry Wells of Phoenix plays Brian, Emma Engstrom of Moline plays Dr. Stanton, and Diamond Bridges of Chicago plays Dr. Gilbert.

Show time is at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 28, Friday, February 29, and Saturday, March 1, with a matinee performance at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 2. Ticket prices are $5 for adults, $4 for children and senior citizens. To reserve tickets call (217) 732-3155, extension 280, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Lincoln College was founded in 1865 as Lincoln University, the only institution of higher education named for Abraham Lincoln during his lifetime. It is a selective, two-year, private, liberal arts college located in Lincoln, Illinois. Lincoln College is designed to prepare a student for university study through a structured, supportive approach to learning. Approximately 89% of Lincoln College graduates transfer immediately to a four-year school where they succeed as well as or better than the native student. Student-teacher ratio at Lincoln College is 13:1 and the average class size is 16 students.