To Order Tickets for Beloit College Theatre and Dance Productions:

Box office Hours: 12:30-5pm Monday – Friday

Call 608-363-2755

Show Nights: Box office opens 7pm

Tickets may be purchased by 7:45pm Night of the Show

Season Tickets:  Regular Season Tickets $34.00 (Must be ordered before start of first show)

Senior Season Tickets:  $20.00 age 62 and over

Faculty Season Tickets:  $20.00 Beloit College faculty & staff only

Student Season Tickets:  $16.00 Copy of student ID with order

Single ticket orders:  Regular $8.50, Senior, Faculty & Staff $5, Students $4

Department of Theatre, Dance and Media Studies
2012-2013 Productions

God of Carnage

By Yasmina Reza

Translated by Christopher Hampton

Directed by Amy L. Sarno

Oct. 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 2012

8 p.m. Kresge Theatre

Brooklyn, New York.  At Cobble Hill Park, Benjamin Raleigh and Henry Novak, both 11 years old, engaged in a verbal altercation which erupted into a physical fight.  Benjamin Raleigh, furnished with a stick, hit Henry Novak in the mouth.  Both boys’ parents are furious, but are holding it together for the sake of their sons.  At the Novaks’, the parents meet to plan how their sons will settle their differences in a mature and appropriate way.  The Novaks and the Raleighs are all well-educated and well-heeled -- sophisticated people, if you will.  Of course they can work through this “situation” with grace and finesse.  Mr. Raleigh’s cell phone keeps ringing – and he ANSWERS it!  Mr. Novak has the gall to comment on it.  Mrs. Novak is demanding to know how Benjamin will be punished.  And, Mrs. Raleigh breaks under the stress.  Beneath the civilized façade lurks a savage instinct that can’t be denied.  A primitive entertainment guaranteed to satisfy your inner child!

This play is meant for Mature Audiences.

The Lady From The Sea

By Henrik Ibsen

In a version by Pam Gems

Directed by John Kaufman

Nov. 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 2012

8 p.m. Neese Theatre

Ellida is drawn to the sea.  Her father was a lighthouse-keeper, she swims compulsively and she is haunted by a brief affair with a mysterious sailor.  She marries a respectable doctor and struggles to live a “normal” life, but the sea will not release its hold on her.  When the sailor suddenly returns to claim her as his own, Ellida must choose between her family on land and the seductive lure of the sea.  Set in Norway at the end of the 19^th century, this poetic play explores the conflict between security and adventure and the liberation of human choice. 

Chelonia Dance Concert 2013

 8 p.m. Jan. 31, Feb. 1, 2, 2013

2 p.m. Matinee Feb. 3

Neese Theatre

Chelonia 2013 holds many thrills for our audiences.  This year’s concert will feature an innovative piece created especially for our dancers by world-renowned dancer and choreographer Jesse Zaritt.  The exciting performance will also include an electrifying new work choreographed for our students by LA based hip hop artist Angeline Holmes.  The thrilling evening will of course include the finest of our student choreography and inspiring dances created by our talented dance faculty. This show is not to be missed!

Kid Simple: a radio play in the flesh

By Jordan Harrison

Directed by John Kaufman

Feb. 21, 22, 23, 28, March 1, 2, 2013

8 p.m. Kresge Theatre

Moll, a girl who invents things, wins the science fair with a machine for hearing sounds that can't be heard. But when a shapeshifting Mercenary steals the invention (and her heart), she must embark on a quest to save noise as we know it. Accompanied by the last boy-virgin in the eleventh grade, Moll crosses chasms and rafts rivers into a world where sound is always more than what meets the ear. This quirky fable of innocence and experience features live sound effects, mutinous onomatopoeia and a host of woodsy temptations.

This play contains mature language and subject matter that may not be suitable for children.

Hay Fever

By Noel Coward

Directed by Guest Director

April 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 2013

8 p.m. Neese Theatre

Imagine being invited to a friend’s country home for a lovely summer weekend.  In most cases, this would be a welcome respite – unless the Blisses invite you.   Judith Bliss, a retired actress, her husband David, a self-absorbed novelist, and her two quirky children see reality and fiction as one in the same.  Each member of the Bliss family has invited a guest for the weekend:  an upright diplomat, a demure flapper, a boisterous boxer, and a scintillating sophisticate.  Only trouble is that there is only one spare room and an enormous melodramatic competition between the family members.  Somehow, all the guests remain but discover they are in for the ride of their lives as their hosts create imaginary situations and play-act emotional reactions.  It all turns to a kind comedic chaos where the guests must simply find an escape.  A character driven comedy by the master of quirky characters, Noel Coward.