The NDSU Little Country Theatre begins its 96th season with "Nickel and Dimed," a play by Joan Holden, which is a true story about people struggling to survive on minimum wage. The production is based on the book "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America," by Barbara Ehrenreich.
"Nickel and Dimed" will run Oct. 8-10 and Oct. 15-18 in Walsh Studio Theatre, Askanase Hall, 1301 12th Ave. N. Show times are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $10 for adults; $8 for seniors, NDSU faculty, staff and alumni; $8 for non-NDSU students; and $5 for NDSU students.
In this docudrama, journalist Ehrenreich recounts the year she spent living on minimum wage. Starting as a waitress and hotel maid in Florida, then cleaning houses in Maine and finally working at the thinly disguised Mall-Mart in Minneapolis, Ehrenreich documents the lives of the working poor in America.
The season continues in December with the French comedy "The Misanthrope." The hilarious musical, "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," will be presented in February. The season ends with the student-produced performance of "The Quarantined" in April.
For tickets or more information, contact the Fine Arts Box Office at 1-7969, ndsu.fine.arts@ndsu.edu or go to Music Education Room 115. More information also is available at www.ndsu.edu/finearts.