UAB’s Alys Stephens Center will present Mad Science Star Trek Live! at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010, in the center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $37 for adults; $17 for kids. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org.

  October 5, 2010

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - UAB's Alys Stephens Center will present Mad Science Star Trek Live! at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010, in the center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $37 for adults; $17 for kids. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org.

Star Trek Live is a thrilling interactive stage adventure based on the most popular science fiction franchise of all time. The journey through the Star Trek universe combines cutting-edge special effects, unmatched audience interaction and space-age science to create an exhilarating and unforgettable theatrical experience, according to Mad Science Productions.

Audience members will join Starfleet Academy and embark on an out-of-this-world adventure. As cadets prepare for their first day at the academy, suddenly there's danger ahead as the U.S.S. Enterprise and Earth come under attack from a renegade alien force. The fate of the Federation and human civilization hangs in the balance. It will require knowledge, ingenuity, logic and an exploration of science to discover what is happening and how to set things right before it is too late.

About UAB's Alys Stephens Center

The Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center, part of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, is one of the Southeast's premier performing arts centers, hosting the best in international, national and local performance. Home to the UAB departments of theatre and music and the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, the ASC also presents its own season, bringing the world's best music, dance, theater, comedy and family entertainment to Alabama.