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We offer an exciting line-up of productions
through our two facilities, the Babcock Theatre (our 125-seat main
stage) and Studio 115 (a 100-seat black box). These productions are
important elements of our degree programs, and feature our students as
performers, directors, designers, and technical staff and crew.
Department of Theatre 2008-2009 Season.
The Babcock Theatre.
Studio 115.
Youth Theatre at the U.
Salt Lake Shakespeare.
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information on Dates & Times, Ticket Prices & Purchasing, and Venue
Information.
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Euripides’ MEDEA
Classical Greek Theatre Festival
Directed by Sandra Shotwell
September 20, 21, 27, 28
Outdoors; 9:00 am
Medea—barbarian, witch, hero—one of the most complex figures in
Greek drama comes to life this Fall in the 38th Annual Classical
Greek Theatre Festival. Euripides’ monumental tragedy is the
Department of Theatre’s College of Fine Arts 60th Anniversary Event.
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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Jane Page
November 5-9 and 13-16
One of Shakespeare’s most loved romantic comedies, two very
different sets of lovers must overcome obstacles, evil plots,
misunderstandings, and their own stubborn blindness before
finding happiness in this witty, brilliantly crafted play.
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THE SEAGULL
by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Peder Melhuse
February 18-22 and February 26-March 1
A new brand of theatre, in which dialog is more important than deed,
was introduced in Chekhov’s haunting The Sea Gull. Unable to accept
love freely given but equally unable to stop seeking love withheld,
the characters reveal their hopes and devastated dreams in a
mesmerizing blend of comedy and tragedy.
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RING AROUND THE MOON
by Jean Anouilh
Directed by Sarah Shippobotham
April 1-5 and 9-12
Upper-class pretension meets lower-class ambition in Anouilh’s
fast-paced satire. The twists and turns of mistaken identity and
misguided love provide an entertaining mix of cynicism and
fairy-tale ending.
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Taking Steps
by Alan Ayckbourn
Directed by Ron Frederickson
October 9-12
The popular, prolific British playwright gives us a zany collection
of dim-bulb characters in a possibly haunted house that was once a
brothel in this English farce—need we say more? Step into Studio 115
for an evening of laughter with this tale of love and confusion.
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The Pillowman
by Martin McDonagh
Directed by Hugh Hanson
November 13-16
In an unnamed totalitarian country, one man’s stories become another
man’s reality. McDonagh’s dark comedy, where the horrified gasps
alternate with the belly laughs, celebrates the human instinct to
invent stories, and the power of theatre to tell them. Content
Advisory: strong language and themes.
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Death and the Maiden
by Ariel Dorfman
The Mercy Seat
by Neil LaBute
Directed by L.L. West
February 26-March 1 and March 5-8
From a New York City apartment on September 12, 2001, to a villa
somewhere in a war-torn South American country, meet two couples
whose lives were ripped apart by terrorism and tragedy. But in the
aftermath of terror, have they moved from victims to perpetrators?
Playing in rep, alternating performances; separate tickets required
for each show. Content Advisory: strong language and themes
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Student
Advisory Committee Show
ALL IN THE
TIMING
by
David Ives
March 26-29
Chosen and produced by Theatre students, the SAC show is always a
delight.
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Une Saison En Enfer
(A SEASON IN HELL)
Conceived and Directed by Jerry Gardner
April 16-19
Butoh, the Japanese movement form that encompasses playful,
sometimes grotesque, imagery, lies somewhere between dance and
theatre. This production will based on a text of the same name, "A
Season In Hell." It is the life poetry story of Arthur Rimbaud and
Paul Verlaine, who were french poets during the late 1800s. Expect
an engaging and thought-provoking mix of music, movement, visual art
and theatre in this exciting show.
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