Beginning in comedy and ending in drama, with some Shakespeare
and musical pirates in between, the upcoming EMU Theatre
season runs the gamut of entertainment.
"The 2006-2007 EMU Theatre season allows audiences to
choose from a wide variety of theatrical tastes: farce,
drama, Shakespeare, slapstick, musicals, plays with music.
There's something for everyone to try," said Pam Cardell,
head of marketing and promotions for EMU Theatre. "We're
also excited to try some new things this year like 'First
Friday Previews' and 'Nine at Nite' student bargain shows
on the first Saturday of each run."
This season includes:
Audiences take a peek behind the scenes in "Noises
Off," a
hilarious farce of slamming doors, dropping pants, shocking
affairs and quick wit. This play-within-a-play, written
by Michael Frayn and directed by John Seibert, is scheduled
Oct. 13, 19-21 at 8 p.m.; Oct. 14 at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m.;
and Oct. 15 at 2 p.m., at Quirk Theatre.
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EXPLORING SHAKESPEARE: Jonathon
Kung as Orsino and Afton Williamson
as
Viola act out a scene from last year's
production of "Twelfth Night." EMU
Theatre will twice visit the Bard this year,
when it acts out scenes from Shakespeare
in "When Night
Dogs Run" in September
and performs "The
Tempest" in
January 2007.
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"When Night Dogs Run" features scenes from the works of
William Shakespeare, directed by Gillian Eaton, award-winning
actress and past EMU Thelma McAndless Scholar. The production
celebrates Shakespeare in action, as EMU Theatre students
become the wicked woman, dangerous man, fighter, trickster
or joker that the Bard intended them to be. The show is
scheduled Nov. 18 at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m.; and Nov. 19 at
2 p.m., in Sponberg Theatre.
"Treasure Island" is a panto-musical based on the story
by Robert Louis Stevenson. This slapstick adventure is
loaded with pirates and dames, song and dance, and tricks
and treasure. Young or old, landlubber or ship's mate,
everyone is sure to enjoy this musical, written by Jeff
Duncan with music by R. MacKenzie Lewis. Phil Simmons directs.
Performance dates are Dec. 2 and 9 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.;
Dec. 3 at 2 p.m.; and Dec. 8 at 8 p.m., in Quirk Theatre.
William Shakespeare's "The Tempest," directed by Lee Stille,
is scheduled Jan. 25-26 at 8 p.m., and Jan 27 at 5 p.m.
and 9 p.m., in Sponberg Theatre. Greed and treachery have
taken over and the world is in disarray. The forces of
nature are summoned and a tempest rages as wrongs are righted
and chaos becomes harmony in this Shakespearean classic.
"A Streetcar Named Desire" captures the desires and despairs
of Blanche, Stanley and Stella as they endure oppressive
heat, madness and each other until a brutal confrontation
shatters their illusion. Tennessee Williams's Pulitzer
prize-winning masterpiece, directed by George Bird, is
scheduled Feb. 9, 15-17, at 8 p.m.; Feb. 10 at 5 p.m. and
9 p.m.; and Feb. 11 at 2 p.m., in Quirk Theatre.
"The Good Person of Setzuan" features moral dilemma, one
person, two faces and a last chance for survival as a soul
struggles against the mores of society. This poignant play,
written by Bertolt Brecht and adapted by Tony Kuchner,
is charged with theatricality, humor, song and poetry.
The show is directed by Wallace Bridges, and will be presented
at Quirk Theatre March 23, 29-31 at 8 p.m.; March 24 at
5 p.m. and 9 p.m.; and March 25 at 2 p.m.
Ticket prices range from $6-$14 and can be purchased through
the Quirk Box Office and the Convocation Center. For more
information, call the EMU Theatre Box Office at 487-1221
Visit www.emich.edu/public/cta/ted or www.myspace.com/emutheatre for further information about EMU Theatre, including new
classes, ticket discounts and more.
