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News and Events: 2007-08 Season

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Term I

Teatro del Pueblo presents Help Wanted by Virginia McFerran
This St. Paul, Minnesota touring company explores Latino themes in productions throughout the Midwest.
Cloak Theatre, November 9, 6:00 p.m.

Las Meninas; a Fantasia in Two Parts by Antonio Buero Vallejo,
Translation by Marion Peter Holt

Director: Kathy Privatt
A story of art, drawing on Velázquez’s painting, Las Meninas
Stansbury Theatre, November 15, 16, 17, 8:00 p.m.; November 18, 3:00 p.m.


Term II

Wild Space Dance Company presents Balancing Forces
Artist in residence: Debra Loewen, choreographer
A program of new pieces by Milwaukee’s premiere modern dance company.
Stansbury Theatre, January 18, 8:00 p.m.

Blood Wedding by Federico Garcia Lorca
Director: Annette Thornton
Passion. Love. Betrayal. Based on true events, Lorca’s poetic tragedy is the story of a young bride
on her wedding night.
Cloak Theatre, February 21, 22, 23, 8:00 p.m.; February 24, 3:00 p.m.

Conservatory Opera: The Merry Wives of Windsor by Otto Nicolai

Stage Director: John Gates • Conductor: David Becker • Vocal Coach: Bonnie Koestner
A comic opera based on Shakespeare’s play, featuring the lovable John Falstaff.
Stansbury Theatre, March 6, 7, 8, 8:00 p.m.; March 9, 3:00 p.m..


Term III

Student Produced Musical: Cabaret
Book and lyrics: Masteroff and Ebb • Music: John Kander
Follow the love affair of American writer Clifford Bradshaw, and English singer Sally Bowles in this edgy,
tuneful celebration of German cabaret culture before WWII.
Cloak Theatre, April 17, 18, 19, 8:00 p.m.

The Knight from Olmedo by Lope de Vega
Director: Timothy X. Troy
Love, honor, and the supernatural battle with the souls of young lovers in this classic tragicomedy from
Spain’s Golden Age.
Stansbury Theatre, May 15, 16, 17, 8:00 p.m.; May 18, 3:00 p.m.

Conservatory Opera Scenes
Excerpts from the world’s great operas sung in their original language.
Stansbury Theatre, May 22, 8:00 p.m.


Other Events

Plays on History
As part of Appleton’s Sesquicentennial celebration, Lawrence students perform at The History Museum at the Castle, 330 East College Avenue, including plays about Houdini, Joe McCarthy, and the 1950s polio epidemic. For more information, call 920-733-8445.

Lawrence University Theatre of the Air
This year LUTA produces studio versions of great old-time mystery plays. Please visit www.lawrence.edu/dept/theatre/radiodrama to hear current and past radio productions.

Tickets Lawrence University Box Office • 920-832-6749
Music-Drama Center • 420 E. College Ave. • Appleton • Monday-Saturday 12:30-5:30 p.m.
Tickets are also available one hour before performances in the hall where they are performed.

 


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