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2007-08 Season Preview
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The
Elephant Man
by Bernard
Pomerance
October 11, 12,
13 & 14,2007
directed by David Wintersteen |
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The
Elephant
Man
tells the story of John
Merrick, a terribly deformed man who was relegated to a squalid life
in Victorian England's Freak shows. Dr. Treves, a
surgeon in a London hospital, rescues Merrick. Mrs. Kendal, a
compassionate actress with friends in the right places, offers
momentary salvation. Over time, Merrick becomes more "human"
to those around him, who learn to see beyond his physical
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Two
Gentlemen of Verona
(the rock musical)
by John Guare, Mel Shapiro & Galt MacDermot
November 8-11 & 15-18, 2007
directed by Jim Cermak |
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Two Gentlemen of Verona
is the 1972 Tony Award-winning musical that began with the New York Shakespeare
Festival in Central Park. A love-rock version of Shakespeare's classic
comedy, lyrics veered between Shakespearean poetry and pop verse. The
production team took a playful approach to creative casting and included music
by Galt MacDermot, the composer of "Hair." |
[sic]
Melissa James Gibson
a
senior thesis project
Lab Theatre - January
17, 18 & 19, 2008
directed by
Marit Geston
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While
one could suggest that [sic], is about nothing - it's about
90% slice of life and 10% story -- that has the ability to engage us
theatrically, in ways television can only dream of. |
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Quilters
by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek
February 14, 15,
16 & 17, 2008
directed by Helen Cermak |
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Quilters is a musical
celebration of the courage and spirit of our nation's pioneer women.
A celebratory patchwork of music, dance and drama that pieces
together the courage and spirit of pioneer women, this is a journey
with a mother and her daughters, through the "fabric" of their
lives. |
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The Boys Next Door
by Tom
Griffin
a senior
thesis project
Lab Theatre - March 13, 14 & 15, 2008
directed by Andrea Graham
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The
Boys Next Door is a play
about four mentally handicapped men who live in a home together in
New England. Their social worker, Jack, is becoming burned out
with his job, and his life. |
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Yet
To Be Determined
April 3, 4, 5 & 6, 2008
Guest directed |
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