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UP (The Man in the Flying Lawn Chair)

Presented by University of Houston - School of Theatre & Dance at University of Houston - Lyndall Finley Wortham Theatre

October 8-October 17, 2010

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The University of Houston - School of Theatre & Dance presents UP (The Man in the Flying Lawn Chair), by Bridget Carpenter. Directed by Steven W. Wallace. Running October 8-17, 2010.

Walter Griffin was just an ordinary guy who did something extraordinary…

It’s been years since Walters lawn chair voyage into the sky with 35 weather balloons. Every day he struggles to recapture the...

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The University of Houston - School of Theatre & Dance presents UP (The Man in the Flying Lawn Chair), by Bridget Carpenter. Directed by Steven W. Wallace. Running October 8-17, 2010.

Walter Griffin was just an ordinary guy who did something extraordinary…

It’s been years since Walters lawn chair voyage into the sky with 35 weather balloons. Every day he struggles to recapture the excitement and notoriety he once had. As Walter lives in the past, his wife, Helen, and son, Mikey, suffer in the present. Helen loves Walter, but wishes he would set aside his dream and support the family.

When Mikey angrily sets fire to the infamous lawn chair, he destroys more than just the chair. Has the damage been too great for this family and their dreams to be saved?

Bridget Carpenter is an award-winning playwright whose works have been produced at theatres across the country including Arena Stage, Lincoln Center, and the Humana Festival at Actor’s Theatre of Louisville.

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University of Houston - Lyndall Finley Wortham Theatre

School of Theatre Office
133 Wortham
Houston, TX 77204-4016

Full map and directions

Tickets:

$20 General public
$15 UH faculty, staff, alumni
$10 Seniors and students

Times:

October 8, 9 and 12 – 16 at 8:00 P.M.
October 10 and 17 at 2:00 p.m.

Phone: 713-743-2929

Parking:

The closest parking lots are 16B and 16F. There is metered parking in the first row of lot 16B, and there is gated visitor's parking in lot 16F.

Directions to this building from
I-45 South
(downtown)
- exit Cullen
- turn right on Cullen
- cross Elgin Street
- turn left after UH Entrance 16 on a side street marked "theatre patrons drop off"
- the theatre will be the second building on the right

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