By Mike Greife,
                                                									February 12, 2016
                                             
                                             
                                              
                                              
                                             WARRENSBURG, MO - The Department of the Theatre and Dance at the University of Central
                                                Missouri will present its mainstage production of Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes
                                                Feb. 17-21 in the James L. Highlander Theatre. The play will be presented under the
                                                direction of guest director Jill Szoo Wilson at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17-20, and 2 p.m. Feb.
                                                21.
                                             
                                             Reserved and general admission tickets for The Little Foxes are available at the theatre
                                                box office in Wood 128 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, or by calling the box office
                                                at 660-543-8811. Admission is $12 for the general public, $10 for UCM faculty, staff,
                                                and senior citizens, military and $7 for students. Children under the age of 5 will
                                                not be admitted.
                                             
                                             UCM students featured in this production are Jessica Baxter as Regina Giddens, a middle-aged
                                                divorcee with a hunger for money; Zachary Craft as Horace Giddens, the terminally
                                                ill ex-husband of Regina; Marisa Perry as Alexandra Giddens, the young, loving daughter
                                                to Horace and Regina; Bryson Kentworthy as Oscar Hubbard, the conniving gold digger
                                                and brother to Regina; Jennifer Scott as Birdie Hubbard, the wealthy alcoholic tied
                                                down to Oscar; Connor Bosworth as Leo Hubbard, the innocent young son of Birdie and
                                                Oscar; Nicholas Pogue as Ben Hubbard, Regina’s second brother and Oscar’s partner
                                                in crime; Jackie Price as Addie, the Hubbard’s ethical and pleasant maid; Jeremy Simpson
                                                as Cal, the bumbling and mild-mannered servant; and Dane Schnake as William Marshall,
                                                the unsuspecting businessman.
                                             
                                             The Little Foxes is a 20th Century classic about an Alabama family who struggles for
                                                wealth and power over family loyalty and honor. The headline of this production derives
                                                from Chapter 2, Verse 15 of the Song of Solomon that reads, “Take us the foxes, the
                                                little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.”
                                             
                                             For more information about the Department of Theatre and Dance and upcoming productions,
                                                visit ucmo.edu/theatre or call 660-543-4020.