2007-2008 Season
Main Season
Amadeus
by Peter Shaffer
September 21-30, 2007
Judy Bayley Theatre
Shaffer's new version of his epic play! This provocative work weaves
a confrontation between mediocrity and genius into a tale of breathtaking
dramatic power.
Fiddler on the Roof
Music by Jerry Bock
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Book by Joseph Stein
November 23-December 9, 2007
Judy Bayley Theatre
Fiddler On The Roof has touched audiences around the world with its
humor, warmth and honesty... "One of the unforgettable stage musical
creations of modern Broadway history." – Variety
Come Back, Little Sheba
by William Inge
February 8-17, 2008
Judy Bayley Theatre
Loss plays a larger role than love in the marriage of the Delaneys.
But when a spirited college student, Marie, moves in with them, their world
is shaken in a dazzling and heart-wrenching display of conflict and compromise.
Lysistrata
by Aristophanes
Translated by Douglas Parker
April 4-20, 2008
Black Box Theatre
Sexual politics, war and peace combine to create a bold, bawdy and
funny play in which the women decide to put an end to war by refusing to
sleep with any man until the fighting has stopped.
Doubt
by John Patrick Shanley
May 2-11, 2008
Judy Bayley Theatre
Set in a Bronx parochial school in 1964, John Patrick Shanley's Pulitzer
Prize and Tony Award winning play is a riveting exploration of paranoia and
suspicion in the Catholic Church.
Second Season
Suggested for Mature Audiences
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
by Jay Presson Allen
Adapted from the novel by Muriel Spark
October 5-14, 2007
Black Box Theatre
Miss Brodie is an outspoken teacher who is so intensely interesting
that the girls admire her above all-else; but when rumors fly regarding affairs
with male teachers, one of her pupils no longer feels that Miss Brodie is
in her prime.
The Heiress
by Ruth and Augustus Goetz
Suggested by the Henry James novel, Washington Square
November 9-18, 2007
Black Box Theatre
Catherine stands to inherit a handsome fortune. As the story opens,
she has attracted her first suitor, Morris Townsend, but her controlling
father quickly concludes that the young man is nothing more than a fortune
hunter.
Playwrights' Rep
The Australia Project
February 21-24, 2008
Black Box Theatre
A joint project between the Dance and Theatre Departments. See it here
at UNLV before it travels to the Adelaide Fringe Festival in Australia.
Freedom Deck (formerly titled The Ghost of You
and I)
by Oscar F. Limón
February 28-March 2, 2008
Black Box Theatre
Nathan and Anna are columnists for "Freedom", a prestigious gay
and lesbian magazine. Their assignment: find someone to fall in love with
while on a gay cruise! With promotion on the line and time running out, hilarity
ensues as each try to "one-up" the other. *This play is for mature
audiences only*
Take Me to Monaco
by Laura V. Turner
March 6-9, 2008
Black Box Theatre
Candace's dissatisfaction with her comfortable, suburban American life
drives her to sabotage her daughter's wedding, as she takes hostages and
demands a trip to the fabled city of Monaco.
