Grand re-opening of the Jones Playhouse.
Shakespeare’s final play is a wonder of invention, an exuberant celebration of theatrical art and artifice: a tempest, a shipwreck, castaways, lost children, music, first love, revenge, drunken clowns, murder plots, magic, monsters, spirits, and three Roman gods! The Tempest and its enchanted island are a middle world where society is turned upside down and the future placed in the hands of two young lovers.
In this evocative, moving story, rooted in magical realism, Gabriela waits for her army husband to return from the Persian Gulf. She is seduced by the Moon, harassed by a Coyote, comforted by her Cat, and propositioned by her 14-year-old neighbor. When her husband returns from war Gabriela struggles to reconnect with a changed man, or is he the nightmare? Adult themes.
In a hilarious dissection of history’s most legendary betrayal, Pontius Pilate, Mother Teresa, and Sigmund Freud are called to testify in the trial of Judas Iscariot. Mixing the urban vernacular with the holy and divine, arguments fill the courtroom over where Judas should reside: heaven or hell, and who is truly to blame: him or God. Contains strong language.
Be the first and treat yourself to a brand-new, freshly-unveiled play! UW graduate students will work in rehearsal with national and local playwrights, professional directors, and professional actors from the community. Take this opportunity to peek into the workings of how a new play is developed. Titles TBA.
Looking up at Down February 18 - 21 Waiting for Lefty
February 25 - 28 End of Summer
In response to the current economic crisis, we reflect on an earlier era by presenting staged readings offering two very different perspectives on America in the throes of the Great Depression: Clifford Odet’s gritty story of the working class, Waiting For Lefty, and S.N. Behrman’s End of Summer, a semi-satirical examination of a well-to-do family’s challenges to assumptions of prosperity and power.
As the hard fist of British regulation imposes itself on local tradition,
residents in 1833 rural Ireland struggle to adjust to a quiet yet radical change.
When Irish place names begin to be translated into proper English by a group of British soldiers, tragic misunderstandings occur in this funny and touching story.
Bat Boy: The Musical
book and lyrics by Keythe Farley & Brian Flemming
music by Laurence O’Keefe
directed by Scott Hafso
An international hit wherever it's played, Bat Boy is a quirky, musical tragi-comedy following the adventures of the half-bat, half-human Edgar. After being discovered in a cave and
adopted by a well meaning family, townsfolk begin to blame troubles on the pointy-eared newcomer. What's a singing, dancing bat boy to do? Bat Boy explodes with big laughs and great music.
Set on the UW Campus and infused with real-life stories, this adaptation, based on the classic tale, is joyously performed by diverse UW student populations. Join student athletes, ROTC, Early Entrance, Returning, and First Generation Students as they weave personal experiences into this unique musical
adaptation.
