Red Herring
By Michael Hollinger
Directed by Amy Sarno
October 4, 5, 6, & 11, 12, 13, 2007
8 p.m. Neese Theatre
Fall, 1952. Joseph McCarthy, the junior senator from
Wisconsin, is rooting out all the "commies".
The US government is flexing their nuclear arms. Maggie
and Frank are hot on the trail of a Soviet spy ring.
James is disclosing state secrets to Russia in the hopes
of balancing nuclear power around the globe. Andrei
hopes to save his estranged wife from torture in the
gulags. And love gets in the way every single time!
Now what is supposed to be a rational world has turned
into a chaotic mess. Red Herring, an outrageous film
noire spoof, reminds us all that love is the real thing!
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Dancing At Lughnasa
By Brian Friel
Directed by Rod Umlas
November 29, 30, Dec. 1 & Dec. 6, 7, 8, 2007
8 p.m. Kresge Theatre
This charming play tells the story of five unmarried
sisters, one with a young son, who live in a small village
in Ireland. It is 1936 at the time of the festival of
Lughnasa, that celebrates the pagan god of the harvest
with drunken revelry and dancing. The events of the
summer that changed their lives forever are recounted
through the memories of the young boy fifty years after
they occurred. This hauntingly beautiful play pays tribute
to the vitality and valor of the human spirit that cannot
be vanquished by time or loss. Along with the characters
the audience is carried aloft on romantic waves of ecstasy.
Winner of the Tony Award for Best play, the outer Critics
Circle Award for Best Broadway Play, and the New York
Drama Critics Circle Award for best Play, this lyrical
script weaves a magic of pure enchantment.
Chelonia
Dance Concert 2008
Jan. 31, Feb. 1, 2, 2008 at
8 p.m.
February
3 at 2 p.m. Matinee
Neese Theatre
The Chelonia 2008 dance concert will bring new insights
to the traditional and familiar with moving and inventive
choreography by Beloit College faculty, students and
guest artists. This year's concert will feature a fresh
look at the classic Rite of Spring, choreographed by
dance professor Chris Johnson, an inventive twist on
disabilities awareness through dance choreographed for
our students by guest artist Heidi Latsky, premieres
by Dmitri Peskov and Kate Corby and the finest works
by our top student choreographers.
Iphigenia
& Other Daughters
By Ellen McLaughlin
Directed Rod Umlas
February 21, 22, 23 & 28, 29 & March 1, 2008
8 p.m. Kresge Theatre
Imagine if the legends of the Greek heroes had been
told from the perspective of the women in their lives.
The very same events would hold quite a different significance.
Based on the Orestia trilogy of Aeschylus and Euripides'
Iphigenia plays, key events in the story of the house
of Agamemnon are portrayed from the points of view of
the female family members. The play concentrates the
essential action of a lengthy epic history into a handful
of iconic scenes. Not an attempt to rewrite Greek tragedy,
this is a contemporary play that employs poetic language
and pointed anachronisms to create a new and provocative
vision of the roles women are cast in by men.
Good
Woman of Setzuan
By Bertolt Brecht, trans. Eric Bentley
Directed by Amy Sarno
April 17, 18, 19 & 24, 25, 26, 2008
8 p.m. Neese theatre
Is it possible in this busy modern world to give to
the less fortunate? Shen Te has offered three gods passing
through Setzuan shelter when everyone else refused.
Now the gods wonder whether this woman can possibly
remain good - regardless of her economic success or
failure. Don't miss this timeless Brechtian tale that
seems particularly poignant today.
Call the Box Office for tickets (608)363-2755
M-F 12:30-5pm
