Theater production of 'Isn't it Romantic' runs from March 15-18

Isn’t it Romantic, a play by Pulitzer Prize-winner Wendy Wasserstein, will be performed at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, March 15–17, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 18, at Schaeffer Theatre, 305 College St. Tickets are $6 for general admission and $3 for students and seniors.

For John Ambrosino, a senior from Avon, Mass., directing the play is part of his yearlong senior thesis project. The cast includes: first-year students Sarah Connell of Sanbornville, N.H., and Nathan Holt of Plainfield, N.J.; sophomores Julie Hammond of Tacoma, Wash.; Marieke Slovin of Sharon, Mass.; Brian O’Reilly of Lyndonville, Vt.; Ari Goldman of Lexington, Mass.; and Arthur Ward of Auburndale, Mass.; and senior Amy Gerstein of New York City.

The students will travel to Budapest during Short Term for the play’s Hungarian premiere.

The play involves the funny and sometimes painful choices faced by a modern woman who tries to reconcile love and ambition while coming of age in New York City.