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Theatre Season Schedule/Ticket Information* |
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| 2008- 2009 Season |
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Hecuba
By Euripedes, newly translated by Frank McGuinness
Oct. 9, 10 & 11; Oct. 16, 17 & 18, 2008
All performances 8 p.m.
Location: The Studio Theatre
Auditions: April 14, 2008 |
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Tickets available
two weeks
prior to performances.
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For reservations for mainstage productions, please call
(616) 456-6656 |
For reservations and/or more information for student directed productions, please call
(616) 632-1988. |
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| In the wake of the Trojan War, Hecuba finds herself a queen without a country. Of her remaining children, one is demanded as a sacrifice to the enemy and one is brutally betrayed and murdered. What she does to avenge her son changes her from monarch to monster, and has fired imaginations and debates for centuries. |
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Touring Children’s Production: Brave Little Tailor
By Randy Wyatt
November 7 & 8, 2008
Performance time: TBA
Touring local elementary schools on Wednesdays during the second quad.
Auditions: Sept. 2, 2008 |
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| There is magic in the attic of Christopher’s grandmother, and it springs to life when he plays the magic ocarina he found there. He begs the Storyteller to tell him a story, but instead, the story springs up around Chris and he lives the folktale of the brave little tailor, who must encounter scheming knights, rowdy dragons, mysterious unicorns and not-terribly-bright giants before discovering his destiny. |
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Esperanza Rising
Adapted by Lynne Alvarez
Based on the book by Pam Munoz Ryan
Dec. 4, 5 & 6 at 8 p.m.; Dec. 6 & 7 at 2 p.m.
AQ Auditions: Oct. 13
Community Auditions: Oct. 14, 2008 |
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| Young Esperanza Ortega lives on the Rancho Linda Flor in 1920’s Mexico with her parents, until her scheming uncle destroys her house, life and family in one cruel act. Her mother, intent on rebuilding their life, sends her daughter to America to work in a migrant camp during the Great Depression. Esperanza must learn to adapt to this harsh new world, all the while hanging onto the hope that she will one day see her mother again. Mixing Mexican and American history with a riveting story and a Mariachi chorus, this show is suitable for families and theatergoers of all ages. |
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Forbidden Broadway
Created and written by Gerard Alessandrini
Feb. 25, 26 & 27 at 8 p.m.; Feb. 28 at 2 p.m.
Auditions: Dec. 8, 2008 |
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| So many musicals, so little time. “Forbidden Broadway” has been lampooning musical theatre for years in the New York scene, and now you can see how as several musical theatre actors sing hilarious parodies of shows like “Chicago,” “Cats,” “Mary Poppins,” “The Lion King,” “My Fair Lady” and so many more. Skewering the Great White Way has never been so much fun. |
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Writer 1272
By Vincent Delaney
April 1, 2, 3 & 4 at 8 p.m.; April 5 at 2 p.m.
Auditions: Feb. 2, 2009 |
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| Somewhere across our fair land, high school students are frantically sweating over their keyboards, trying to write the perfect college entrance essay. And somewhere, some students are buying their essays from anonymous writers from the internet underground. But who are these writers, and what sort of dreams do they have? Delaney’s dark comedy mixes high pressure admissions, mistaken identities and exotic desserts into a mysterious yet hilarious take on the world of college admissions. A premiere through our affiliation with the Playwright Center’s New Plays On Campus program. |
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Aquinas Theatre’s Pipeline - New Work Festival
Dates in 2009 (TBA) |
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| Several play readings of exciting new plays, including Megan Mostyn-Brown’s “The Secret Lives of Losers,” George Brant’s “Elephant’s Graveyard” and more. |
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*All performances are held in the Aquinas College Performing Arts Center unless otherwise noted. |
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