Southern Virginia University Theatre musical, "Dear World"

Southern Virginia University Theatre’s Lost Treasure Series presents Jerry Herman musical fable, “Dear World.”

“Countess”Aurelia, an eccentric old lady, lives beneath a Paris café. When greedy capitalists discover oil beneath the café and conspire to level Paris, Aurelia decides to thwart the plot. Can a delusional woman and her friends beat the powerful? Can one person actually change the world?

Angela Lansbury won her second Tony Award for playing the Countess. Based on the play, "The Madwoman of Chaillot." Runs June 13-14, 19-21, 2014. 540-261-8456/tickets, $10 gen admission, Southern Virginia University Theatre, Chandler Hall, One University Hill, Buena Vista, VA 24416