Radio Show: “Around the World in 80 Days”

Written by Jules Verne and adapted by Mark Brown, Around the World in 80 Days is full of adventure and laughs! Join Galena Center for the Arts for a tale that includes stampeding elephants, raging typhoons, and runaway trains! You will want to hold your breath as fearless adventurer Phileas Fogg and his faithful manservant race to beat the clock! Phileas has agreed to an outrageous wager of circling the globe in an unheard of 80 days…a wager that puts his fortune and his life at risk! As he sets out with his resourceful servant Passepartout, his every step is dogged by a detective who thinks he's a robber on the run. Danger, romance, and comic surprises await you in this whirlwind of a show as seven actors portray 39 characters who traverse seven continents in one of the great adventures of all time. Performances will be at 7 pm on April 21,22,23, and April 28,29,30 with a 2 pm matinee on May 1. Tickets will be available for purchase on April 1 through our website: www.galenacenterforthearts.com. Sponsors for the production will be Baranski, Hammer, Moretta and Sheehy Architects; Exact Pest Solutions, and the Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. Follow Galena Center for the Arts on Facebook and Instagram for the inside scoop on our upcoming activities and events. If you would like to support programs like our radio shows, visit Galena Center for the Arts online at www.galenacenterforthearts.com.