LAKELAND, Fla. (March 27, 2007) — Florida Southern College and the Festival of Fine Arts welcome The Acting Company in “Jane Eyre” on April 10. The performance takes place at 7:30 p.m. in Branscomb Auditorium on the Florida Southern campus.

The adaptation for the London stage of the exciting and romantic Charlotte Bronté novel is performed by the prestigious young professional American ensemble founded by the late great John Houseman. This season marks the 34th year of the Company’s classical productions. The Acting Company has won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, Citibank’s Excellence in Education Award, and two Audelco and Obie Awards. The Company has performed 127 productions for over 3 million people in 48 states and nine foreign countries.

Tickets are $25. FSC students are admitted free of charge; non-FSC students admitted at half price. For ticket information, please contact the Branscomb Auditorium box office at (863) 680-4296. 

About Florida Southern College
Founded in 1885, Florida Southern College is a private, comprehensive, United Methodist college with a liberal arts core. The college maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 39 undergraduate majors and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, and nursing. Florida Southern has a 13:1 student/faculty ratio, provides strong student/faculty mentorship programs, boasts 25 NCAA Division II national championships, and is ranked by U. S. News and World Report as one of the top ten Southern Comprehensive Colleges-Bachelor’s institutions and by the Princeton Review as a “Best Southeastern College.” Located on scenic Lake Hollingsworth, Florida Southern is the home of the world’s largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture.