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Theatre and Opera, 2006-07

Tickets are available through the Lawrence University Box Office.

September
Actors from the London Stage: Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Five actors from the classic stages of England recreate Shakespeare's haunting masterpiece.
Cloak Theatre, September 26-29, 8:00 p.m.

November
Fall Term Musical: The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Rupert Holmes
Director: Annette Thornton
Music Director: Jacob Allen
Charles Dickens' unfinished last novel is the basis for this interactive music hall style mystery.
Stansbury Theatre, November 16-17, 19, 8:00 p.m. and November 18, 3:00 p.m.

January
Dance Residency: Wild Space Dance Company: Various States of Undress
Artist in Residence: Debra Loewen
Lawrence's Dance Company in Residence presents their critically acclaimed new piece from last season.
Stansbury Theatre, January 19, 8:00 p.m.

February
Winter Term Play: Smash by Jeffrey Hatcher
Director: Kathy Privatt
Love triangles, mistaken identities, Marx, Engels, pistols and the proletariat jostle for position in this adaptation of G. B. Shaw's novel An Unsocial Socialist.
Cloak Theatre, February 15-17, 8:00 p.m. and February 18, 3:00 p.m.

March
Conservatory Opera: Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicci by Puccini
Conductor: David Becker
Stage Director: Timothy X. Troy
Vocal Coach: Bonnie Koestner
Puccini's soaring melodies fill these beloved masterpieces.
Stansbury Theatre, March 1-2, 8:00 p.m. and March 4, 3:00 p.m.

April
Student Produced Musical: Working based on Working by Studs Terkel
Book by: Nina Faso and Stephen Schwartz
Lyrics by: Craig Carnelia, James Taylor, Micki Grant, Stephen Schwartz and Susan Birkenhead
Music by: Craig Carnelia, James Taylor, Mary Rodgers, Micki Grant and Stephen Schwartz
Director: Matthew Murphy
Using words from real-life interviews by Studs Terkel, this musical explores the lives of some of America's most uncommon, and unsung, heroes.
Cloak Theatre, April 12-14, 8:00 p.m.

May
Spring Term Play: The Whiteheaded Boy by Lennox Robinson
Director: Timothy X. Troy
In this comedy from one of the founders of Dublin's Abbey Theatre, a family tries to encourage their wayward son to finish his schooling at Trinity College only to realize his ambitions are social and not academic.
Stansbury Theatre, May 10-12, 8:00 p.m. and May 13, 3:00 p.m.

Radio Drama: Lawrence University Theatre of the Air
The 6th Annual Live Taping Session celebrates great detective shows: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar; Roger Kilgore, Public Defender; and The Adventures of Sam Spade
Cloak Theatre, May 31, 8:00 p.m.

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