Brianne Dolney, of Bay City, to perform in SVSU's 'Blithe Spirit' comedy

2014 Nov 18

Brianne Dolney, of Bay City, will perform in the Saginaw Valley State University theatre department's production of a play about a writer who is haunted by the ghost of his late wife in Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit."

The SVSU production opens Wednesday, Nov. 19 with 7:30 p.m. performances through Saturday, Nov. 22. It concludes with a matinee Sunday, Nov. 23 at 3 p.m. All shows are held in the Malcolm Field Theatre for the Performing Arts.

Dolney, a theatre major, will play the character Madame Arcati.

In the play, while researching for his new novel, the character Charles Condomine invites the implausible medium Madame Arcati to his house for a seance. In a trance, Madame Arcati unwittingly summons the ghost of Charles' dead wife Elvira. Appearing only to Charles, Elvira soon makes a play to reclaim her husband, much to the chagrin of Charles' new wife Ruth.

Ric Roberts, SVSU professor of theatre, directs the play about one husband, two feuding wives and a whisper of mischief in the air.

Tickets for the play are $13 for the general public and $10 for seniors and students. For more information, please contact the SVSU Box Office at (989) 964-4261.