Pippin
October 17, 18, 19, 25, 26 @ 8 p.m.
October 27 @ 2:30 p.m. (Quirk)

Music/Lyrics by Stephan Schwartz, Book by Roger O Hirson
Originally produced on the Broadway stage by Stuart Ostrow
Originally directed on the Broadway stage by Bob Fosse Directed by Kerry Graves

Winner of five Tony Awards, this bright and fanciful musical follows young Prince Pippin on his quest to experience the extraordinary. As he searches for fulfillment and his corner of the sky, Pippin encounters war, love, politics, magic shows and miracles. An average woman opens his eyes to the simple joys of life and he is ultimately forced to choose between the freedom of being ordinary and the seduction of the "gande finale."

Crimes of the Heart
November 14, 15, 16, 22, 23, 24 (Sponberg)

by Beth Henley
Directed by Wallace Bridges

Sweet and messy, this Pulitzer Prize-winning dark comedy stirs up a heartwarming recipe of laughter, love, family feuds and birthday cake. Reunited by the illness of their grandfather, the three Magrath sisters find themselves together again in the family's Mississippi home. Humor and humanity abound as the three sisters face both past and present troubles including a trial for murder and mutilation of chocolate cremes. Participating entry in the Kennedy Center/American College Theater Festival.

A Moon for the Misbegotten
February 20, 21, 22, 28 and March 1 @ 8 p.m.
March 2 @ 2:30 p.m. (Quirk)

by Eugene O'Neill
Directed by George Bird

A 20th centruy classic, this touching, final play of Eugene O'Neill is a tribute to O'Neill's real life brother James. Powerful and imaginative, A Moon for the Misbegotten opens a window into the world of James Tyrone Jr., an alcoholic actor, and Josie Hogan, a farmer's hardened daughter. The passion of a moonlit night breaks down the barriers of guilt and misunderstanding that have separated these two lovers, revealing their true selves for the first time. When morning arrives they must face each other and the reality that surrounds them in the harsh light of day.

The Trial of Tom Sawyer
April 3, 4, 11, 12 @ 8 p.m.
April 5 & 13 @ 2:30 p.m. (Quirk)

by V. Glasgow Koste
Directed by Patricia Zimmer

EMU Theatre for the Young celebrates 40 years of Mainstage productions with founder and award-winning playwright Virginia Glasgow Koste's dramatization of an American classic. Serving as narrator, Twain takes us back to a long, hot summer on the Mississippi River. "Conjure up in your mind's eye the poor shabby village of St. Petersburg, Missouri, a small, large world of its own. See tomato vines and jimson weeds in a backyard garden." Follow the mischievous adventures and moral education of Tom Sawyer as he makes his way from irreverent boy to courageous young man in this beloved tale.

As Bees in Honey Drown
June 5, 6, 7, 13, 14 @ 8 p.m.
June 15 @ 2:30 p.m. (Sponberg)

by Douglas Carter Beane
Directed by Ken Stevens

A comic mystery, As Bees in Honey Drown shows the sexy and seamy side of high society in the big city. Young and impressionable writer Evan Wyler is seduced by the charms of witty and wicked New York City socialite Alexa Vere de Vere, only to find she is not what she appears. Following this discovery is a deliciously sticky romp through the worlds of art, literature and film in the company of fabulous people, and even more fabulous con artists.