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Festival of Fine Arts presents
"The Pirates of Penzance" 

LAKELAND, Fla. (Jan. 24, 2003) - Florida Southern's Festival of Fine Arts presents "The Pirates of Penzance" Feb. 5. The production, featuring New York singer/actors, full orchestra and colorful sets, begins at 7:30 p.m. in Branscomb Auditorium. 

The Gilbert and Sullivan musical premiered at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York on December 31, 1879 with Arthur Sullivan conducting. The story of young Frederic and his band of pirates has entertained audiences ever since. 

Tickets are $20. FSC students are admitted free of charge; cost for non-FSC students is $10. For ticket information, please contact the Branscomb Auditorium box office at (863) 680-4296. 

About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world. 

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