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The 2008-2009 VSU Theatre & Dance Season
Once again VSU Theatre and Dance presents a seven-production season offering a variety of styles and genres of performances. Advance reservations are strongly encouraged. Please visit our memberships, tickets and patronages page for more information.
PLAY ON!
Subject to change.
September 18-24, 2008 |
Lab Theatre, 2nd Floor, Fine Arts Building |
DOUBT: a Parable |
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Drama Desk Award and the Tony Award for Best Play, DOUBT was first produced in 2004. While a serious drama about complicated issues, it contains humor as well as entertainment. The theme of doubt versus certainty unfolds against the background of the 60’s—a period of social change throughout the land and within the Catholic Church. |
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October 23-26, 2008 |
Sawyer Theatre, 1st Floor, Fine Arts Building |
BEYOND THE FOOTLIGHTS |
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This year’s concert will transport you to The Big Apple, where artists have not only made their mark as choreographers and performers, but have branched out into the world creating work that has fascinated audiences for decades. From Broadway showstoppers to creative expressionism in modern dance, the VSU Repertory Dancers will dazzle you by performing a variety of legendary genres. |
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November 13-19, 2008 |
Sawyer Theatre, 1st Floor, Fine Arts Building |
TWELFTH NIGHT |
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TWELFTH NIGHT is believed to have been written just over 400 years ago, but this madcap tale of mistaken identities and misplaced affection is truly timeless. Shakespeare's gender-bending plot revolves around Viola and Sebastian, fraternal twins who are separated in a shipwreck, each one erroneously believing the other to be dead. Viola lands in the fictional kingdom of Illyria and disguises herself as a boy to become the attendant of Orsino, the Duke of Illyria, who is in love with Countess Olivia. When Olivia rebuffs Orsino's advances, he sends Viola (newly renamed Cesario) to woo her for him, but Olivia falls in love with Cesario/Viola instead. Meanwhile... Sebastian also arrives in Illyria. Since he is a dead ringer for his sister, everyone thinks he is Cesario and comic complications ensue. Add to that Olivia’s chaotic household that includes a witty jester, her pranking maid, her partying uncle, and a pompous steward, and the merriment will multiply. |
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February 6 & 7, 2009 |
Fine Arts Building |
STUART LITTLE |
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This is the endearing classic about a mouse named Stuart who is born into an ordinary New York family. All the charm, wisdom and joy of the E.B. White original are captured in this adaptation by Joseph Robinette, who also dramatized the highly acclaimed stage version of Charlotte's Web. The many adventures—both big and small—of Stuart Little are brought vividly to life in this story-theatre presentation. The acting ensemble plays many human and animal roles in a series of delightful scenes that make up the marvelous maneuverings of a mild-mannered mouse trying to survive in a "real people's world." |
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February 19 - 25, 2009 |
Sawyer Theatre, 1st Floor, Fine Arts Building |
THE GRAPES OF WRATH |
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The story of the Joad family and their flight from the Dust Bowl of Oklahoma is a majestic and deeply affecting study of the American soul. A Tony Award winner for Best Play, this adaptation of John Steinbeck’s work by Frank Galati (Ragtime, Seussical) holds to the simplicity and directness of the original novel to convey its timeless message of strength and perseverance. |
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March 26 - April 1, 2009 |
Lab Theatre, 2nd Floor, Fine Arts Building |
ON THE VERGE or The Geography of Yearning |
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In 1888, three Victorian American Lady Adventurers set out for Terra Incognita and discover along the way that they are traversing the wilderness of “chronology as well as geography!” With exhilaration and wonder, our intrepid heroines sally forth into this brave new world where they land “smack dab in the middle” of the 1950s. |
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April 16-22, 2009 |
Sawyer Theatre, 1st Floor, Fine Arts Building |
FOOTLOOSE |
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| When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, Ren is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new high school. What he isn't prepared for are the rigorous local edicts, including a ban on dancing instituted by the local preacher, determined to exercise the control over the town's youth that he cannot command in his own home. When the reverend's rebellious daughter sets her sights on Ren, her roughneck boyfriend tries to sabotage Ren's reputation, with many of the locals eager to believe the worst about the new kid. The heartfelt story that emerges is of a father longing for the son he lost and of a young man aching for the father who walked out on him. To the rockin' rhythm of its Oscar and Tony-nominated top 40 score (the soundtrack album reached number one on the Billboard charts and has sold over 15 million copies!) and augmented with dynamic new songs for the stage musical, FOOTLOOSE celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people, guiding them with a warm heart and an open mind. | |
SPECIAL EVENTS! The Annual Cabaret Fundraiser: CINDERELLA Biennial 24 Hour 10 Minute Play Festival The VSU Theatre & Dance Box Office is open from 2 - 5 P.M. Mondays through Saturdays. Contact the box office for advance reservations and information about season memberships. The Box Office phone number is (229) 333-5973. All evening performances are at 7:30 P.M. Matinees are presented on Sundays at 3:00 P.M. The Theatre-For-Youth production will be presented Saturday, February 7 at 10:00 A.M. Tickets can be picked up outside the production's specific performance venue approximately 30 minutes prior to curtain. Please note: the Lab Theatre is on the second floor of the Fine Arts Building. RESERVED TICKETS Visitors to the campus should allow sufficient time to travel, park, and walk to the theatre. Due to construction in the Oak Street lot, available parking may be found in the Toombs Street lot, 1/2 block south of the Fine Arts Building, the University Center lot 1 block east of the Fine Arts Building or in the west portion of the Oak Street lot. The Azalea City Trail is open past the construction site.
Thank you for your patience, while this important growth is underway for our campus.
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