Â鶹¹û¶³ Theatre will stage "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" Oct. 25-28.
The play, made familiar by the classic 1975 film starring Jack Nicholson, tells the tale of Randle P. McMurphy, a convicted felon who has himself declared insane in order to get out of prison and into a more comfortable mental hospital. He soon finds that Nurse Ratched runs the facility with an iron fist, and he quickly challenges the rules.
Dale Wasserman's stage adaptation of the best-selling novel by Ken Kesey made its Broadway premiere in 1963, one year after the book was published.
Â鶹¹û¶³ senior theatre major Brad Roller of Birmingham directs the production.
Annie Hackney, a junior theatre major from Birmingham, plays nurse Ratched. John Cooley, a senior theatre major from Birmingham, plays McMurphy. Matt Godfrey, a senior theatre major from Birmingham, plays chief Bromden.
Other cast members are Bill Camp, Bob Miley , Cody Hays, Jenny Wiggins, Jeremy Hunt, Jordan Bondurant, Kelli Winn, Lisa Jane Wright, Michael Dove, Neal Tucker, Paul Lance, Quincy Price and Rush Brunson.
Performances are in Â鶹¹û¶³'s Harrison Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 25, 26 and 27; and 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 28.
Ticket prices are $10 adults, $8 senior adults and $6 students/children. For information, call (205) 726-2853. For tickets, check the website: www.samfordartstickets.com.