Department of Drama and Dance
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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SPRING 2017
FALL 2016
68th Annual Hofstra Shakespeare Festival
by Christopher Durang Directed by Ilona Pierce
For the spring of 2017, we are proud to announce a very special all-Shakespeare semester in celebration of the opening of the new Hofstra Globe Stage! In addition to our full-length Hamlet, our one-hour Romeo and Juliet, and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), there will be special performances of Elizabethan works by the Music Department and Dance Program.
Christopher Durang turns political humor upside down with this raucous and provocative satire about America’s growing homeland “insecurity.” A young woman wakes up in a strange room with a strange man who introduces himself as her husband. Durang oddly relieves our fears in this black comedy for an era of yellow, orange and red alerts. Dates/Times:
September 30 through October 9 Friday, September 30 and October 7, at 8 p.m. Saturday, October 1 and 8, at 8 p.m. Sunday, October 2 and 9, at 2 p.m. Thursday, October 6, at 8 p.m.
Location:
Joan & Donald Schaeffer Black Box Theater, New Academic Building, South Campus
by William Shakespeare Directed by Christopher Dippel As relevant today as it was over 400 years ago, Hamlet is a revenge tragedy like no other. When Hamlet learns the truth about his father’s “foul and most unnatural” death, he reflects on his life – past, present and future; mortal and immortal – and provokes us to do the same.
Tickets: $10; $8 senior citizen (over 65) or matriculated non-Hofstra student with ID Two free tickets with current faculty/staff/student HofstraCard
Dates/Times:
WHY TORTURE IS WRONG, AND THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM Symposium
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 28, at 11:30 a.m. Location: Joan & Donald Schaeffer Black Box Theater, New Academic Building, South Campus Admission: FREE
Location: John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus Tickets: $12; $10 senior citizen (over 65) or matriculated non-Hofstra student with ID Two free tickets with current faculty/staff/student HofstraCard
Book by Alan Menken Book and Lyrics by Howard Ashman Directed by Jennifer Hart “On the 21st day of the month of September, in an early year of a decade not too long before our own, the human race suddenly encountered a deadly threat to its very existence, and this terrifying enemy surfaced, as such enemies often do, in the seemingly most innocent and unlikely of places …” Dates/Times:
October 21 through 30 Friday, October 21 and 28, at 8 p.m. Saturday, October 22 and 29, at 8 p.m. Sunday, October 23 and 30, at 2 p.m.
Location:
John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus
HAMLET Symposia
Dates/Times: Wednesday, February 22 and March 1, at 11:30 a.m. Location: John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus Admission: FREE
by William Shakespeare Adapted by Maureen McFeely Directed by Jean Dobie Giebel This timeless story of star-crossed lovers, whose tragic end reconciles an age-old feud, is an excellent introduction to Shakespeare, suitable for young audiences. Dates/Times: Thursday, March 9, at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at 2 p.m. – Special Performance with The Collegium Musicum Location: John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus Tickets: $6; two free tickets with current faculty/staff/student HofstraCard
Tickets: $15; $12 senior citizen (over 65) or matriculated non-Hofstra student with ID Two free tickets with current faculty/staff/student HofstraCard
March 2 through 12 Friday, March 3 and 10, at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 4 and 11, at 8 p.m. Sunday, March 5 and 12, at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 2, at 7 p.m. – Join us for a reception at 6 p.m. and a post-show talkback with cast and crew.
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Symposium
Date/Time: Wednesday, October 19, at 11:30 a.m. Location: John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus Admission: FREE
THIS BUD OF LOVE Symposium
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 8, at 11:30 a.m. Location: John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus Admission: FREE
by Anton Chekhov Directed by Peter Sander
By The Reduced Shakespeare Company Directed by Kara-Lynn Vaeni
Chekhov’s final comic masterpiece of arrivals and departures: the arrival of the Ranevsky family to their estate and their ultimate departure – along with the world of privilege in which they lived. Dates/Times:
November 4 through 13 Friday, November 4 and 11, at 8 p.m. Saturday, November 5 and 12, at 8 p.m. Sunday, November 6 and 13, at 2 p.m. Thursday, November 10, at 8 p.m.
Location:
Joan & Donald Schaeffer Black Box Theater, New Academic Building, South Campus
Three actors perform all 37 plays in 97 minutes. Fast, funny and physical, it’s a show made for people who love – and hate – the plays of William Shakespeare. Dates/Times: March 31 through April 9 Friday, March 31 and April 7, at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 1 and 8, at 8 p.m. Sunday, April 2 and 9, at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 6, at 8 p.m. Location: John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus Tickets: $12; $10 senior citizen (over 65) or matriculated non-Hofstra student with ID Two free tickets with current faculty/staff/student HofstraCard
Tickets: $10; $8 senior citizen (over 65) or matriculated non-Hofstra student with ID Two free tickets with current faculty/staff/student HofstraCard
THE CHERRY ORCHARD Symposium
Date/Time: Location: Admission:
Wednesday, November 2, at 11:30 a.m. Joan & Donald Schaeffer Black Box Theater, New Academic Building, South Campus FREE
November 17 through 20 Thursday, November 17, at 8 p.m. Friday, November 18, at 8 p.m. Saturday, November 19, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday, November 20, at 2 p.m.
Location:
John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus
FALL DANCE Symposium
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 9, at 11:30 a.m. Location: John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus Admission: FREE
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 29, at 11:30 a.m. Location: John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus Admission: FREE
Dates/Times: April 20 through 23 Thursday, April 20, at 8 p.m. Friday, April 21, at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday, April 23, at 2 p.m. Location: Joan & Donald Schaeffer Black Box Theater, New Academic Building, South Campus Tickets: $12; $10 senior citizen (over 65) or matriculated non-Hofstra student with ID Two free tickets with current faculty/staff/student HofstraCard
Tickets: $12; $10 senior citizen (over 65) or matriculated non-Hofstra student with ID Two free tickets with current faculty/staff/student HofstraCard
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) Symposium
The Spring 2017 Faculty Dance Concert will feature Hofstra faculty choreographers and special guests to be announced.
The Fall 2016 Faculty Dance Concert will feature Hofstra faculty choreographers and special guests to be announced. Dates/Times:
SPRING DANCE Symposium
Date/Time: Location: Admission:
Wednesday, April 12, at 11:30 a.m. Joan & Donald Schaeffer Black Box Theater, New Academic Building, South Campus FREE
An exciting festival of student acting, directing and dance, presented over four days.
An exciting festival of student acting, directing and dance, presented over four days. December 9 through 12 Friday, December 9, at 7 p.m. Saturday, December 10, at 7 p.m. Sunday, December 11, at 7 p.m. Monday, December 12, at 7 p.m.
Dates/Times:
May 5 through 8 Friday, May 5, at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 7, at 7 p.m. Monday, May 8, at 7 p.m.
Location:
Joan & Donald Schaeffer Black Box Theater, New Academic Building, South Campus
Admission:
FREE
Location: Admission:
Joan & Donald Schaeffer Black Box Theater, New Academic Building, South Campus FREE
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Dates/Times:
For more information, call the Hofstra Box Office at 516-463-6644, Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-3:45 p.m.