Production Season
Now Announcing ...The Department of Theatre Arts is pleased to announce the production season for 2008-2009! Hamlet By William Shakespeare Presented at the JCC October 23, 25, 30 at 7:30pm November 1 at 7:30pm October 26 and November 2 at 2pm In Shakespeare's day, women were expressly forbidden from performing on the stage. Nazareth's production of perhaps the greatest drama in human history will go to a different extreme and feature women in all the traditionally male roles and men as the women. Director Matt Ames hopes this unique version, an expansion on the theatrical tradition of women like Judi Dench, Sarah Bernhardt, and Sarah Siddons playing the Prince, will highlight the sexual politics of Shakespeare's war-torn Denmark. The roles of women, literal and figurative, in the world of Shakespeare's play are often overlooked and misunderstood. Nazareth's theater department hopes to shed new light on the text with this modern and innovative interpretation.
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens Book and Lyrics by Bill Russell, Music by Janet Hood Presented in the Shults Center Forum November 19 and 20 at 7:30pm This moving show is a celebration of lives lost to AIDS told through free-verise monologues with a blues, jazz, and rock score. There are over 30 poems…poignant, dramatic, witty. Each poem represents a character who has died from AIDS. The songs reflect the feeling of the living…the people who have felt the loss of so many friends and loved ones. With book and lyrics by Tony Award-nominated Bill Russell (Side Show) and music by Janet Hood, this rarely seen work tells stories that are touching, heartwarming and often surprisingly humorous. Songs include and I’m Holding On To You, I Don’t Do That Anymore, Heros All Around, My Brother Lived in San Francisco, Learning to Let Go.
Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire Presented in G38, Golisano Academic Center February 20 and 21 at 8pm February 22 at 1pm & 7pm February 28 at 3pm & 8pm March 1 at 3pm Eight months after the accidental death of their four-year-old son, Becca and Howie are struggling to return to their daily lives. When Becca’s younger and perpetually troubled sister Izzy announces that she is pregnant, the couple’s differing styles of grieving are thrown into sharp relief, as Becca’s desire to escape the constant reminders of her son clash with Howie’s attempts to hang on to details of their little boy’s past. Alternately sad and funny, Rabbit Hole is a deeply human look at one family’s attempts to come to terms with the impossible and emerge stronger than before.
Sweet Charity Book by Neil Simon, Music by Cy Coleman, Lyrics by Dorothy Fields Presented at the German House April 17, 18, 23, and 24 at 8pm April 19 and 25 at 2pm Sweet Charity , a classic from the traditional repertoire of the 20th century American musical, most known for the winning musical number Hey Big Spender, also includes well known favorites: There’s Gotta Be Something Better Than This, and I’m a Brass Band among others. The story takes a somewhat cynical look at the American Dream as seen through the eyes of a young woman in New York in the middle of the last century. What is the path to success for the young Charity who wants to sing and dance and most especially find love in New York? In the energetic but deceptive city Charity encounters a wealth of characters from the dance hall where she earns her living to Coney Island and Central Park. Life is not always kind and never easy – but it can be exciting and vibrant. Sweet Charity questions but also celebrates the very American world of 1960’s New York City.
For tickets, contact the Arts Center Box Office. For questions, contact the Department of Theatre Arts.
Complimentary Tickets Every Nazareth student receives one complimentary ticket to each Nazareth Theatre Arts Department production (as well as each Arts Center subscription event). Also, each student working on a production receives two additional complimentary tickets. (The student must be officially enrolled in a production lab.)
Production The Department of Theatre Arts presents four major productions each year: Each season is selected to make available enough roles for the student pool of actors. There is an attempt to present a variety of theatrical styles, from realism to period productions, during a student's four-year term of study. Every season the department stages a number of outstanding shows, including two musicals and at least one "classic" theatre piece.
Play Selection The season is chosen by the Play Selection Committee in the preceding year. This committee consists of the Department of Theatre Arts faculty and one student elected by the Theatre Arts majors.
Auditions Auditions are open to all Nazareth students
Recent Productions Recent productions have included Cabaret, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The Shape of Things, and Where's Charley?.
Student Positions In Production Students may participate in productions (as either a crew head of an area or as a crew member). Students register for production labs (1 credit) which are entered on their transcripts. Acting: roles assigned through auditioning (director assigned) Technical:
Management:
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Student Productions Students may direct short plays in their junior and senior years if they
have had sufficient training, have proven their ability, and have demonstrated seriousness
of purpose. Their projects must be approved by the department, which will make A limited budget will be available. Limited access to scenic elements, lights, and costumes is also available. These productions should be planned with only minimal support in mind, with emphasis on performance - not production. Timing of such events must also be approved by the department. Rooms and other resources are more readily available at some times than at others. Students who wish to gain approval of a project will submit a proposal to the department outlining the project, its purpose, scope, and any other pertinent data. |
Consideration of applications for the following positions depends on
previous experience within departmental productions and a highly demonstrated degree of
responsibility. Please click on the position to read the requirements and guidelines for:
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