2016 - 2017
SEASON PIECING IT
TOGETHER
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Welcome to
Eastern Michigan University Theatre within the newly re-named School of Communication, Media & Theatre Arts. We are excited to begin our 2016-2017 Mainstage season as we shine light on the enigmatic and mysterious process of “meaning - making”. In theatre as in life, meaning is composed through a series of actions: a collection of words assembled into a sentence, random pictures ordered within a context, a group of events sequenced in time. It is a common belief that drama carries the weight of a dilemma, a question to be solved, a conflict to overcome. Yet when the details are organized into a coherent pattern and all the dots are connected, then the story, the story’s teller and the audience can come together in mutual enlightenment. Considering this most human need, the need to comprehend, we’ve dubbed this year’s collection of plays, Piecing It Together. Each production can be likened to a puzzle where characters and audiences alike are challenged to grapple with linking the pieces into a meaningful thought. Audiences will… join a young couple as they look forward/back at their fractured relationship; brook the bloody casualties of ruthless ambition; thread together a contemporary tapestry of the female experience; witness a classic cautionary tale of reflection and redemption; appreciate a family’s struggle to stake their claim in an unwelcoming world; transport into a fantastical tale of survival, bravery and sacrifice; confront the provocative journey of budding sexual passions; and share in capricious behaviors which lead to the understanding of patience and forgiveness. Come join us as we immerse ourselves in pieces of life.
Lee Stille & Terry Heck Seibert Co-Directors, EMU Theatre
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SEPTEMBER 9 & 10 at 7PM 11 at 2PM, 2016
The Last Five Years is an intimate and powerful musical full of passion, laughter and tears. Unconventional in its telling, the show begins with Cathy, an actress, telling her side of this tumultuous love story from the end to the beginning. Simultaneously Jamie, a writer, shares his perspective of the relationship from beginning to end. Recommended for ages 16+.
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Directed by Lee Stille
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In Macbeth, Shakespeare’s ruthless and savage tragedy, a brutal warrior and his wife embrace a vision of the world where prophecy becomes their reality, a vision where unbridled ambition leaves a murderous trail of bloody casualties in its wake, and ultimately a vision where callous action has revengeful consequence. Recommended for ages 13+.
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Directed by Pam Cardell
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NOVEMBER 18 & 19 at 7PM 20 at 2PM, 2016
Vital Signs explores and embraces the female experience. This collection of women’s monologues features stories of hope, frustration, love, idiosyncrasies, relationships, humor and pain. Woven within the production is the edgy and eclectic music from Angel Food for Thought by Meryn Cadell. Recommended for mature audiences.
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Written by
Joseph Zettelm
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DECEMBER 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 at 7PM 4 & 11 at 2PM, 2016
Christmas Carol’d is a timeless, cautionary tale of reflection and redemption. The story of Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carol has been reimagined as Scrooge and the myriad of traditionally, beloved characters are performed by a small company of players in this lively, spirited play with music. Recommended for ages 8+.
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Directed by Wallace Bridges
FEBRUARY 8, 9, 10, 11 at 7PM 11 & 12 at 2PM, 2017
A Raisin in the Sun shares the story of one family’s struggle to stake their claim in an unwelcoming world. Set in Chicago’s South Side in the 1950s, this racially relevant classic depicts the dreams and ambitions of the Younger family as they face family tensions and a harsh reality. Recommended for ages 13+.
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Written by
Bijan Mofid
Directed by Translated by Patricia Zimmer Pirooz Aghssa
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MARCH 3 & 4 at 7PM 5 at 2PM, 2017
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The Butterfly is a wondrous Persian fable of survival, bravery and sacrifice. Facing a life or death challenge from a dangerous spider, a beautiful butterfly discovers a world of fantastical creatures, new adventures and inner strength. This new translation will be presented as a staged reading. Recommended for ages 10+.
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Book and lyrics by Music by
Steven Sater Duncan Sheik
Based on the play by Frank Wedekind
Directed by Music Direction by Quirk Theatre Piro oz Aghssa R. MacKenzie Lewis
MARCH 31, APRIL 1, 6, 7, 8 at 7PM 2 & 9 at 2PM, 2017
Spring Awakening is a provocative rock musical, dazzling in its brutally honest depiction of teen angst, rebellion and budding sexual passion. The tightly bound laces of a 19th-century German town are burst in this dichotomy of love & loss, old world ideals & contemporary music. Recommended for mature audiences.
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Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse bursts off the page of the well-known children’s book into this delightful comedy for the stage. Lilly is a mouse and self-proclaimed queen who likes everything, except her baby brother and having her fabulous purple purse taken away. Join the adventure as Lilly learns patience, forgiveness and more! Recommended for ages 5+.
DRAMA THEATRE FOR THE YOUNG TOURING SHOWS
FALL NOV & DEC
WINTER
Love Like
MAR & APR
P&eWteenrdy Salt O 2016
Based on the book by
J.M. Barrie
Adapted and directed by
Emily Levickas
A new adaptation of the J.M. Barrie classic, Peter and Wendy brings to life the story of Peter, Captain Hook, Wendy, and the lost boys. With the power of imagination, this stripped-down version reminds us why the story has become so timeless - its themes of identity, friendship, and growing up. Recommended for ages 5+. Public performance November 11 at 7:00PM November 12 at 12:30PM Sponberg Theatre
2017
and Other
rdinary Wonders
Conceived and directed by
Patricia Zimmer
With classic tales like "Stone Soup" and "Love Like Salt" (a Cinderella tale), EMU Theatre of the Young celebrates the power of the everyday with riddles and lively stories about ordinary objects. Full of word play, fun and transformation, actors even create an ocean from common objects! Recommended for grades K-3. Public performance March 17 at 7:00PM March 18 at 12:30PM Location TBD
For more information or to book a touring perfomance for your school,
please contact:
cmta_dtfy@emich.edu
SPECIAL EVENTS And Other Performances
Drama Day SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2016 High school students interested in theatre participate in hands-on workshops, lunch and a special matinee of Macbeth. Registration and fee required.
SaturQuack SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2016 & SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 2017 10AM - noon. Quirk Building. Family fun and entertainment geared toward ages 4-8. Performances, music, crafts and more. Free event!
Student Written & Directed One-Act Festival - MARCH 12-15, 2017 Times TBD. Lab Theatre Join us for our annual celebration of student work with plays written, directed, performed and produced by EMU students.
For more information about these events and others:
Please visit: www.emich.edu/emutheatre or contact Pam Cardell at:
pcardell@emich.edu / 734.487.1220
Directions & Maps
FROM I-94
Take the Huron Exit and head north. Stay on Huron Street past Michigan Avenue and Cross Street. Travel through the light at West Forest to the next left (Jarvis). Take Jarvis through the traffic light at Lowell to East Circle Drive. Alexander guest lot is on the left, Ford parking lot is on the right. The Quirk building is on the left past Alexander Music Building.
FROM US-23
Take the Ypsilanti exit and head east on Washtenaw Avenue. Proceed four miles to North Huron. Turn left onto Huron and continue on through the light at West Forest. From there, follow the directions for I-94 above.
For complete directions, please visit:
http://www.emich.edu/maps/ ?directions=quirk-sponberg-theatre
Season Calendar
SEP OCT NOV DEC
The Last Five Years 9 & 10 at 7PM 11 at 2PM Sponberg Theatre Macbeth 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 at 7PM 23 & 30 at 2PM Quirk Theatre
FEB
A Raisin in the Sun 8, 9, 10, 11 at 7PM 11 & 12 at 2PM Sponberg Theatre
MAR/ March 10 & 11 at 7PM
APR
Second Stage
Chistmas Carol’d 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 at 7PM 4 & 11 at 2PM Quirk Theatre
Second Stage
March 12 at 2PM Sponberg Theatre
Spring Awakening March 31 at 7PM April 1, 6, 7, 8 at 7PM 2 & 9 at 2PM Quirk Theatre
Vital Signs
18 & 19 at 7PM 20 at 2PM Sponberg Theatre
The Butterfly
JUN
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse 2, 3, 9, 10 at 7PM 4 & 11 at 2PM Sponberg Theatre
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