Lysistrata
3/29-31, 7:30 p.m.
4/1, 2:30 p.m.
One of the few surviving plays written by Aristophanes, this play was originally performed in ancient Greece. This is a comic account of one woman's extraordinary mission to end The Peloponnesian War by persuading the women of Greece to withhold sexual privileges from their husbands and lovers as a means of forcing the men to negotiate peace — a strategy that inflames the battle between the sexes.
This performance is presented by the Department of Communication Studies, Dance and Theatre.
The Infernal Device
June 15, 16, 7:30 PM
June 17, 2:00 PM
There are two sides to every story; was Professor Moriarty the heinous villain Sherlock Holmes made him out to be, or could there be a different side to him? In Michael Kurland's much acclaimed novel, The Infernal Device, a dangerous adversary seeking to topple the British monarchy places Moriarty in mortal jeopardy, forcing him to collaborate with his nemesis Sherlock Holmes.
Shipwrecked! An Entertainment
July 13, 14, 7:30 PM
June 15, 2:00 PM
Ambrose in Hollywood
Based on a novel by Carl Van Vechten- Adapted by James Geisel
August 10, 11 7:30 PM
August 12, 2:00 PM
Known for his satirical novels of the 1920s, novelist Carl Van Vechten turns his attention to the wanton ways of the Jazz Age American film industry in this tale of the Midwest author who strikes it big on Broadway with his artsy serious drama. Like so many writers before him, he is whisked away to the excess and recklessness of Hollywood in this hilarious look at fame and commercialism. (Produced by special arrangement with the Carl Van Vechten Estate.) World Premiere!