CORVALLIS - W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's classic light opera "The Pirates of Penzance" is coming to Oregon State University Theatre. The production, produced in cooperation with OSU Theatre, the Department of Music, and the Friends of OSU Opera, will open at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12 and continue at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13, Nov. 19-21, and at 2 p.m. Nov. 15., at the Withycombe Hall Main Stage Theatre at 30th Street and Campus Way.

Director and scenic designer George Caldwell brings a new twist on this beloved musical romance by changing the traditional setting in Victorian England to the coast near Savannah, Ga., amid the romance and drama of the Antebellum South of the 1850s.

This production continues OSU Theatre's tradition of producing the works of Gilbert and Sullivan and marks 100 years of Gilbert and Sullivan productions. The first was "The Mikado" in 1909. This fall's "Pirates of Penzance" assembles the largest cast ever to trod the boards on the Withycombe Main Stage.

Ticket prices are $14 general, $12 senior, $10 youth/student, and $5 for OSU students. Information: 737-2784 or www.oregonstate.edu/dept/theatre.