Fall Show - Der Bourgeois Bigwig

November 9 - 10, 15 - 16, 2012 at 8:00 PM

November 17, 2012 at 8:30 PM

World premiere of James Magruder's translation and adaptation of Moliere's timeless comedy Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, satirizing pretensious social climbing, united with Richard Strauss' well-known orchestral suite performed by the Princetion University Orchestra. Directed by Tim Vasen, Director of the Program in Theater, and Michael Pratt conducting. Choreography by Lily Akerman '13.

Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center

 

Kiss Me, Kate

December 6 - 7, 2012 at 8:30 PM
December 8, 2012 at 2:00 PM
Concert performance of Cole Porter musical. Directed by Brad Wilson '13 featuring Catherine Cohen '13 as Kate.
Kiss Me, Kate (Revised 1999), Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter, Book by Bella and Samuel Spewack, Kiss Me, Kate is produced by arrangement with and the music and dialogue material furnished by TAMS-WITMARK MUSIC LIBRARY, INC., 560 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022

Marie and Edward Matthews '53 Acting Studio

 

A Steady Rain

January 10 - 13, 2013

A Steady Rain by Keith Huff premiered in Chicago in 2007. It won the Joseph Jefferson Award, Chicago’s equivalent of the Tonys, for Best New Work, Best Actor and Best Production. In 2009, it opened on Broadway starring Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman and was named by Time magazine as one of the top ten shows of the year. This will be a senior thesis production featuring JT Glaze '13 and Adam Stasiw '13.  Directed by faculty member R.N. Sandberg.

 

The Tempest by William Shakespeare

February 8 - 9, 14 - 16, 2013 • 8:00 PM
Shakespeare’s epic tale of magic, intrigue and romance on a faraway island will be performed with actors and marionettes. Directed by faculty member Tracy Bersley, The Tempest is a senior thesis project of theater student Lily Akerman with marionettes created by senior visual arts student Samantha Ritter.
Tickets: $12 general admission, $10 students and seniors
Marie and Edward Matthews ’53 Acting Studio, 185 Nassau Street

 

In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play by Sarah Ruhl

March 8 - 9, 13 - 15, 2013 • 8:00 PM
In the twilight of the Victorian age, a buzzworthy new medical device is developed to calm women with "hysteria." Sarah Ruhl's stylish comedy pulses and hums along as it dispels old-fashioned notions of female sexuality, intimacy and marriage at the dawn of the age of electricity. Project of Taylor Mallory '13 and Sarah Hedgecock '13
Tickets: $15 general admission, $10 students and seniors
Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center

 

Woman and Scarecrow by Marina Carr

March 8 - 9, 13 - 15, 2013 • 8:00 PM
A passionate woman – mother of eight and wife to a remorseful husband – now facing death, looks back over her life and asks what could have been. Pathos and biter humor mix in this powerful play by Marina Carr, one of Ireland’s leading dramatists. Project of Carolyn Vasko '13 and CC Kellogg '13.
Marie and Edward Matthews ’53 Acting Studio, 185 Nassau Street

 

It Takes a Village a New Musical by Sandra Fong & Emi Nakamura

March 28 - 30 • 8:00 PM
It Takes a Village follows the arrival of a father and son with unconventional beliefs into a close-knit, traditional community. The son’s nonconformity to defined gender roles is met with apprehension and scandal. As his budding relationship with a girl from the town comes under intense scrutiny, everyone close to them is forced to question their own identities and roles in society. Through comedy, song, and dance, It Takes a Village tackles ideas of gender, sexuality, identity, growing up, and love.
Marie and Edward Matthews ’53 Acting Studio, 185 Nassau Street

 

Sunday in the Park with George

April 12 -13, 18 - 20, 2013 • 8:00 PM
A fully staged production of Stephen Sondheim's musical, inspired by Georges Seurat's most famous painting, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte-1884, transforming the painting into a life-size masterpiece to tell the story of a painter's struggle between creating art and living life. Winner of the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, two Tony Awards, two New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, and numerous Drama Desk Awards. Tickets: $15 general admission, $10 students and seniors.
Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center

 

O Where Are You Going?

April 26 - 27, 30 - May 2, 2013 • 8:00 PM
A new play, by senior Daniel Rattner, about two sisters who return home for their father’s second wedding and face many changes and old friends as they come to terms with each other and the kind of lives they wish to lead.
Tickets: $12 general admission, $10 students and seniors.
Marie and Edward Matthews '53 Acting Studio at 185 Nassau St.