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For Immediate Release                                                          Sept. 29, 2015 

Contact: Lynn Whalen, lynn.whalen@llcc.edu, 786.2219

LLCC Theatre presents “Your Swash is Unbuckled” at the Hoogland Center for the Arts Nov. 11-13

SPRINGFIELD – Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) Theatre will present “Your Swash is Unbuckled” by Jeff Goode, a collection of short, humorous plays featuring swashbuckling, sword-swinging action, on Nov. 11, 12 and 13. Curtain time is 8 p.m. in the Hoogland Center for the Arts Theatre III.

Three of the plays are world-premieres, authored by Goode just for LLCC Theatre under the direction of Mark Hardiman, LLCC professor of theatre.

Tickets are on sale at $18 ($16 for seniors and $10 for students with ID) at the Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 South 6th St., by calling 217.523.2787 or online at http://www.hcfta.org. The production is suggested for mature audiences.

LLCC Theatre, which last appeared at the Hoogland with the sell-out production of “The Shadows of Edgar Allan Poe,” embarks on the “Swash” plays for the second time. “We did some of the plays last summer at LLCC and audiences so loved them, we wanted to reach out to a broader audience this year and explore new pieces,” says Hardiman.

This version of “Swash” offers nine comic stage combat plays, each about 10 minutes long. The works span the gamut from Robin Hood and Little John to the newest pieces written for LLCC Theatre, including swashbuckling steam pirates battling it out with cutlasses and buckets on zeppelins. The full evening of these short comedies are a quirky look at relationships, couples and comic conflict phrased in witty dialogue.

“Mr. Goode’s plays offer actors a playground to explore great physical comedy and goofy swashbuckling while offering snappy dialogue that exposes how our relationships and our expectations about them drive us to crazy extremes,” says Hardiman.

“Swash” author Jeff Goode is a producer, director, screenwriter and author of over 50 plays. He is known as creator of the “American Dragon: Jake Long” TV series produced by Walt Disney television animation. “It is a great honor to work with Jeff on these new plays,” says Hardiman. “His take on culture and society is insightful and full of mirth.”

LLCC’s theatre program offers 32 courses encompassing acting, directing, stage management, costuming and stage combat. Those wishing to enroll in classes may visit www.llcc.edu.