Theatre MSU to Present ‘The Government Inspector’ Next Week

The cast of “The Government Inspector” performs a dress rehearsal this week. The show opens Oct. 8 on the McComas Hall main stage.
(Photo by: Keats Haupt)

STARKVILLE, Miss. (Press Release) — For its first production of the 2014-15 school year, Mississippi State’s Theatre MSU program is presenting “The Government Inspector,” playwright Jeffrey Hatcher’s adaption of Nikolai Gogol’s play.

Taking place on the McComas Hall main stage, the Oct. 8-10 performances begin at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 12.

A satire set during Imperial Russia’s Romantic Era, the plot involves a comedy of errors by corrupt small-town officials attempting to hide their misdeeds from a visiting inspector who is traveling incognito.

The play is directed by John Nara of Naples, Florida, a visiting assistant professor in the communication department. He recently received a master’s degree in fine arts from the University of Alabama.

General admission tickets are $10 each. Purchases may be made prior to each performance or in advance at https://www.comm.msstate.edu/theatre.

Theatre MSU is a program of the MSU communication department. For information about other departmental programs, visit www.comm.msstate.edu.

MSU is online at www.msstate.edu.