Spinning a tale of tangled romance which explores the complications resulting when gender identity and the fever of love collide, Twelfth Night is one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies. Viola and her brother are separated by a shipwreck. Viola disguises herself as a boy, is mistaken for her brother, and falls in love with her employer in this festive story about the thorny path to love.
In this hilarious and powerful comedy, the Kuzlov Theatre and its denizens struggle with the new challenges of capitalism. But a fresh production of Chekhov's The Three Sisters will surely turn things around. However, they soon discover even this masterpiece isn't safe when it becomes clear the
changing economy dictates a "guaranteed hit."
Classical drama meets modern-day excess in this fiercely entertaining
adaptation of Aeschylus' The Suppliant Maidens. When fifty brides flee
their fifty grooms to avoid forced marriages, the contemporary battle
lines of the war between the sexes erupts in total chaos. A collision
of pop music, ancient myths and romance, Big Love unabashedly proves
that, in the end, love conquers all.
Seeking material for his new novel, Charles invites an eccentric spiritualist into his house. But the last thing he or his second wife Ruth anticipates is that the séance will conjure up the ghost of his first wife---a ghost who wants Charles all to herself! Hilarity, chaos and surprises ensue, in this "improbable farce" from the master of sophisticated comedy.
As our undergraduates discover their own generation’s perspective on one of America’s most beloved plays, you too may rediscover what it means to be a community, family and a society. In this Pulitzer Prize winning masterpiece, Our Town explores the simple beauty and fragile elegance of ordinary lives and our connection to each other.
Melo (not mellow) drama - see pictures from rehearsal and read an interview with director Jeffrey Fracé - (University Week article, April 23, 2009)
Originating in 19th century France, the Melodrama has influenced everything from silent films to the modern day soap opera. With charismatic actors, sensational plots, and "over the top" acting, this was theatre for the people. Bring your handkerchiefs and weep for the fallen heroine, curse the blows of misfortune, and cheer the triumph of good in this stylistic art form of a bygone era.
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One Act Showcase:
The American Century
by Murphy Guyer
directed by Paula Bennett
The Apollo of Bellac
by Jean Giraudoux
directed by Alyson Roux
We are thrilled to introduce you to our talented MFA directing students in their first-year showcase. Actual titles are to be announced, but under consideration are celebrated playwrights such as Wendy Wasserstein, Beth Henley, John Guare, and Craig Lucas. After this, follow these students as they hone their skills with two more mainstage shows in the following years.
