University Players

Sociology student Michelle Gajewski won Monday’s DailyNews trivia contest and earned two tickets to see the University Players production of Agatha Christie’s murder mystery The Hollow at Essex Hall Theatre.

Gajewski’s name was drawn from all entrants who correctly identified Washington Irving as the author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Godric’s Hollow as the Potter family village, and Jessica Verday as the author of the Hollow trilogy.

The University Players production of The Hollow opened Thursday at Essex Hall Theatre.

The Agatha Christie murder mystery opens with the eccentric family of Sir Henry Angkatell gathering for a weekend of fun. When things turn deadly, the plot keeps the audience guessing through every twist and turn.

Lina Nardone, an administrative assistant in the Faculty of Education, won yesterday’s DailyNews trivia contest and the prize of two tickets to see the University Players production of Jake’s Women.

Nardone’s name was drawn from all contestants who correctly responded that Alan Alda received a Tony nomination for his 1992 Broadway portrayal of Jake, Anne Archer played Maggie in the 1996 television adaptation, and The Goodbye Girl was a film before it was a play.

The University Players production of the Neil Simon comedy Jake’s Women opened Thursday at the Essex Hall Theatre.

The play centers on Jake, a writer who is more successful with fiction than with real life, as he works to save his struggling marriage. The campus production runs through September 30. Wednesday through Saturday performances are at 8 p.m.; Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m.