2019 Spring Season
Play Season Calendar
GEM OF THE OCEAN
Written by August Wilson • Directed by Christine Menzies
285-year-old former slave, Aunt Ester, sends Citizen on a spiritual voyage aboard the legendary slave ship known as Gem of the Ocean. Through his journey, Citizen begins to comprehend the story of his ancestors and the truth about his crime and the man he wronged.
Friday - Sunday | February 22-24, 2019
Wednesday - Sunday | February 27 & 28, March 1-3, 2019
The Experimental Theatre at The Soraya
7:30pm curtain/Sunday curtain 2pm
NIGHT LIGHT
Written by John Lazarus • Directed by Jennifer Harvey
THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES
Every child has a fear of something. Ten-year-old Vinnie fears Farley... Farley fears math ... and Vinnie’s little sister; Tara, fears an ugly monster hiding in her drawers. This delightful and entertaining piece teaches us that in order for fears to be overcome, they must first be understood.
Saturday - Sunday | March 9 & 10, 2019
Saturday - Sunday | March 16 & 17, 2019
Two shows each day.
TH159 | The Soraya
First show each day is at 11 a.m. with doors open at 10:30a.m.
Second show is at 2 p.m. with doors open at 1:30 p.m.
LEGALLY BLONDE
Music and Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin • Book by Heather Hach • Based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture • Directed by Garry Lennon • Choreographed by Erin Cholakian
Sorority star Elle Woods finds her life turned upside down when her picture-perfect boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious.” Determined to win him back, she puts on her pink heels, hits the books and sets out to go where no other Delta Nu has gone before: Harvard Law School! Along the way, Elle must prove that staying true to yourself never goes out of style.
Friday - Sunday | April 5 - 7, 2019
Wednesday - Sunday | April 10 - 14, 2019
Campus Theatre in Nordhoff Hall
7:30pm curtain/Sunday curtain 2pm
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Written by Tennessee Williams • Directed by Students of Advanced Directing Artistic Direction by Prof. Larry Biederman
A fragile Blanche moves to New Orleans to live in a dingy apartment with her sister Stella and unforgiving brother-in-law, Stanley. Stanley is cruel and unpredictable, moving from vicious to composed in an instant. Temperaments clash, sparks fly, and they all begin a complicated, sadistic dance where the only possible outcome is pain.
Friday - Sunday | April 26 - 28, 2019
Wednesday - Sunday | May 1-5, 2019
Experimental Theatre at The Soraya
7:30pm curtain/Sunday curtain 2pm
