On September 30, October 1 and 2, 2016, the Palace will present the romantic drama ‘The Light Between Oceans,’ starring Academy Award nominee Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs, 12 Years A Slave) and Academy Award winner Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl). Rachel Weisz co-stars in this adaptation of the bestselling novel by M.L. Stedman.
Tom (Fassbender) is a World War I veteran who takes a job as a lighthouse keeper on an isolated island off the shore of Australia. While visiting the nearest coastal town, he meets his future wife Isabel (Vikander) and the two begin their new life alone at the lighthouse. Isabel, desperate to have a child, endures several miscarriages and fears she may never become a mother. Her prayers are answered when a lifeboat washes ashore with a newborn inside. The couple happily raises the baby girl as their own, but years later, they discover the child’s true parentage and are faced with the moral dilemma of their actions. ‘The Light Between Oceans’ is rated PG-13 for thematic material and some sexual content. Run time 2 hours, 13 minutes.
Show times for ‘The Light Between Oceans’ are:
- Friday, September 30 at 7:30pm
- Saturday, October 1 at 2pm and 7:30pm
- Sunday, October 2 at 7:30pm
Concessions are available and are reasonably priced. Items available for purchase include candy bars for $1 each and 20 oz. Pepsi products, popcorn and boxed theatre candy for $2 each.
Admission prices are $4 for all ages and $2 for current PCAA members presenting a valid membership card. For more information call the Marion Palace Theatre Box Office at 740-383-2101 or visit www.marionpalace.org.
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