Dover Resident Performing in Arcadia University Theater Production of The Glass Menagerie, Dec. 2-12
Glenside, Pa.—December 7, 2010—Kara Ashley Boland, a senior Acting major in Arcadia University’s national award-winning theater program, and a resident of Dover, Del., is currently performing in Arcadia’s MainStage production of The Glass Menagerie now through Dec. 12. Arcadia’s MainStage Theater is located at the Spruance Fine Arts Center, 450 S. Easton Road, Glenside, Pa.
Boland plays the role of Amanda Wingfield, in this masterpiece by Tennessee Williams. Her other acting roles at Arcadia have included: a phantom in Rocky Horror Show; Rhazna in The Princess Rescuers; and Mrs. Carnahan in Criminal Hearts.
While studying abroad in 2009 at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, Boland appeared as Suzanne in the theater production of Picasso at the Lapin Agile.
Arcadia’s production of The Glass Menagerie also has been selected for inclusion in the 2011 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.
About Arcadia University: Arcadia University is a top-ranked private university in metropolitan Philadelphia and a national leader in study abroad, ranked #1 in undergraduate participation in study abroad (Open Doors 2010). Arcadia University promises a distinctively global, integrative and personal learning experience that prepares students to contribute and prosper in a diverse and dynamic world. U.S. News & World Report ranks Arcadia University among the top regional universities in the North, as one of the top study abroad programs in the nation, and as a “top up-and-coming school.” The Physical Therapy program is ranked 7th in the nation.
