"Swordplay and wordplay"

Sony Hocklander
Springfield News Leader

The 46th season of Tent Theatre opens this week with "Cyrano de Bergerac," the classic love story full of swashbuckling swordplay and poetic dialogue set in 1600s France.

That Robert Westenberg, who teaches at Drury University, directs the play at Missouri State University is one reason to pencil "Cyrano" on your calendar.

And in a last-minute casting switch, he's also performing, providing Ozarkers a rare opportunity to see the Broadway veteran on a local stage.

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