The Department of Drama 2009 - 2010 Season at a glance.
Scenefest 1: The Civil Rights Project- There will be several evenings of scenes as well as a related symposium featuring the playwrights, scholars in the field and cultural commentators. More
The Forest by Alexander Ostrovsky- THE FOREST is about the victory of art and humanity over hypocrisy and pomposity. More
Coyote, and Uncle Dale's Sack of Stones- THE COYOTE PROJECT: Theater for Young Audiences:
A new play for middle-school students based upon Native American contemporary issues. More
Cabaret Series 1: New Songs Now- Featuring material from the Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program Writing More
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Cabaret Series 2: Political Snorts - Featuring material developed by the students from Liz Swados' course in Performance Composition: Political Revue. More
Ovid In The Dark- The audience will listen -- not watch. More
The Who's Tommy- First produced on Broadway in 1993, its thrilling score and MTV-style storytelling is viewed by many as the seminal musical that brought Broadway into the rock era. More
Buried Treasure: Women Playwrights 1640 - 2010- Featuring scenes from plays by women playwrights, this fall project will explore material from the 17th century to contemporary writing - Aphra Ben to Suzan Lori Parks. More
Fuente Ovejuna by Lope de Vega- When Lope de Vega staged FUENTE OVEJUNA (The Sheep Well) in 1614, he meant his play, based on an actual event, to sound a warning. More
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Books Cook! Theatre for Young Audiences - Based upon selections from outstanding recently published children's books, More
Cabaret Central: From Rodgers to Heart- Created from individual courses offered in the spring term taught by Sutton Foster. More
Cabaret Central: Old Songs Made New- Moving between the old chestnuts of the Standard American song book, contemporary music theater, and current popular music; the audience will find that music can be a transcendent all inclusive language. More
Technology Project: Theater in Second Life- A theatrical production entirely produced and performed in a virtual world, such as Second Life, and witnessed in real time over the Internet. More
