Academic Season Department of Theatre - University of Missouri

Brochures for the
2011-2012
Academic Year Season
will be sent out after Labor Day.

Box Office opens @ 4:00 PM
September 26, 2010

If you would like a brochure,
please contact us to request a copy:
MUTheatreUpdate@missouri.edu or 882-2021
or join us on Facebook
MU Theatre Department

All weekday and Saturday performances,
unless otherwise noted, are at 7:30 P.M .

All Sunday performances,
unless otherwise noted, are at 2 P.M.

Information
theatre.missouri.edu
or
through the theatre box office
573-882-PLAY

Main Office Telephone
573-882-2021

Please note:
Tickets for the 2011-2012 season will not be available for purchase until September 26th.

Throughout the academic year the box office opens Monday (unless it is a holiday) the week prior to opening night of each production.
Box office hours 4:00-6:00 M-F and one hour before performances.

Ticket Prices

General Public
Rhynsburger $10 ($12 musicals)
Faculty/Staff, Students & Seniors
Rhynsburger $8 ($10 musicals)

All tickets to Corner Playhouse $8

Season Tickets

New this season! Choose your own season:
Buy 5 tickets in any combination of shows and dates and get your 6th ticket free.

This discount is only available in person or by phone.

Call the Box Office at 882-PLAY for details.

Life and Literature Series
September 15-18
Corner Playhouse
Prof. Heather Carver, Artistic Director
Now in its 9th year, the Life & Literature Performance Series is an annual production at the University of Missouri featuring original and adapted student works including personal narrative, poetry, short story, performance ethnography and more!
Featuring Nights on the Couch
by Matt Fotis
Directed by Noah Lelek
Free & Open to the Public

Into The Woods
music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim book by James Lapine
October 5-9
Rhynsburger Theatre
Prof. James Miller, Director
An ambivalent Cinderella, a blood-thirsty Little Red Riding Hood & a Prince Charming with a roving eye are among the characters in this fractured fairy tale. When a Baker and his Wife learn they've been cursed with childlessness, they embark on a quest for the special objects required to break the spell. And then there's that wolf!

The Girl in the Cube by Matt Fotis
November 3-5 / 10-13
Corner Playhouse
Prof. Suzanne Burgoyne, Director
Amanda, The Girl in the Cube, feels trapped. She hates her office job, isn't thrilled about her boyfriend, and lives in boring Fargo, North Dakota. Suddenly tossed into an alternate reality, she bounces through Time, searching for the missing pieces of herself that will free her.

Reasons to be Pretty by Neil LaBute
November 30- -December 4
Corner Playhouse
David Marcia, Director
A love story about the impossibility of love, Reasons to Be Pretty introduces us to Greg, who really, truly adores his girlfriend, Steph. Unfortunately, he also thinks she has a few physical imperfections, and when he casually mentions them, all hell breaks loose. A hopelessly romantic drama about the hopelessness of romance.

Mizzou New Play Series
February 6-12
Corner Playhouse
Prof. David Crespy, Artistic Director
Are you adventurous? Do you like risky new plays and dangerous new playwrights? If so, take a walk on the wild side with seven days of new drama—with a different play each evening. Performed as concert readings, the Mizzou New Plays presents exciting, award-winning new work from the Missouri Playwrights Workshop.
Free & Open to the Public

Monsieur Baptist- the Con Man
by Roger Furman
February 23-25/ March 1-4
Rhynsburger Theatre
Prof. Clyde Ruffin, Director
World Theatre Workshop
Lavishly adapted from Tartuffe by Jean-Baptiste Moliere. In 19th century New Orleans, where the Creole "Gens de Couleur Libres", engage in a raucous battle of wealth and status, Monsieur Baptiste is the tale of a religious con-man who infiltrates a wealthy household, until his lustful passions for the lady of the house are exposed with hilarious results.

Justice Served
Trifles by Susan Glaspel
Professor Cheryl Black, Director
Sweat adapted by Cfrancis Blackchild from the short story by Zora Neal Hurston
Laura Nelson, Director
Sometimes I Sing by Milbre Burch
Emily Rollie, Director
March 15-18/ March 20-22
Corner Playhouse
In these three short plays, women respond to violence with surprising consequences that pose provocative questions about "right" and "wrong," legality and justice.

Hamlet by William Shakespeare
April 19-21/ 26-29
Rhynsburger Theatre
Prof. Kevin Brown, Director
Shakespeare's famous play about the brooding Danish prince is re-imagined as a myth of decay in a world overtaken by dystopic mechanization. The Bard's script has been adapted for a contemporary audience, emphasizing Hamlet's descent into madness and his romantic entanglements with Ophelia.

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Box Office opens @ 4:00 PM September 26, 2010 If you would like a brochure, please contact us to request a copy: MUTheatreUpdate@missouri.edu or 882-2021 or join us on Facebook MU Theatre Department All weekday and Saturday performances, unless otherwise noted, are at 7:30 P.M . All Sunday performances, unless otherwise noted, are at 2 P.M. Information theatre.missouri.edu or through the theatre box office 573-882-PLAY Main Office Telephone 573-882-2021 Please note: Tickets for the 2011-2012 season will not be available for purchase until September 26th. Throughout the academic year the box office opens Monday (unless it is a holiday) the week prior to opening night of each production. Box office hours 4:00-6:00 M-F and one hour before performances. Ticket Prices General Public Rhynsburger $10 ($12 musicals) Faculty/Staff, Students & Seniors Rhynsburger $8 ($10 musicals) All tickets to Corner Playhouse $8 Season Tickets New this season! Choose your own season: Buy 5 tickets in any combination of shows and dates and get your 6th ticket free. This discount is only available in person or by phone. Call the Box Office at 882-PLAY for details. University of Missouri Department of Theatre 2011/2012 Academic Season Life and Literature Series September 15-18 Corner Playhouse Prof. Heather Carver, Artistic Director Now in its 9th year, the Life & Literature Performance Series is an annual production at the University of Missouri featuring original and adapted student works including personal narrative, poetry, short story, performance ethnography and more! Featuring Nights on the Couch by Matt Fotis Directed by Noah Lelek Free & Open to the Public Into The Woods music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim book by James Lapine October 5-9 Rhynsburger Theatre Prof. James Miller, Director An ambivalent Cinderella, a blood-thirsty Little Red Riding Hood & a Prince Charming with a roving eye are among the characters in this fractured fairy tale. When a Baker and his Wife learn they've been cursed with childlessness, they embark on a quest for the special objects required to break the spell. And then there's that wolf! The Girl in the Cube by Matt Fotis November 3-5 / 10-13 Corner Playhouse Prof. Suzanne Burgoyne, Director Amanda, The Girl in the Cube, feels trapped. She hates her office job, isn't thrilled about her boyfriend, and lives in boring Fargo, North Dakota. Suddenly tossed into an alternate reality, she bounces through Time, searching for the missing pieces of herself that will free her. Reasons to be Pretty by Neil LaBute November 30- -December 4 Corner Playhouse David Marcia, Director A love story about the impossibility of love, Reasons to Be Pretty introduces us to Greg, who really, truly adores his girlfriend, Steph. Unfortunately, he also thinks she has a few physical imperfections, and when he casually mentions them, all hell breaks loose. A hopelessly romantic drama about the hopelessness of romance. Mizzou New Play Series February 6-12 Corner Playhouse Prof. David Crespy, Artistic Director Are you adventurous? Do you like risky new plays and dangerous new playwrights? If so, take a walk on the wild side with seven days of new drama—with a different play each evening. Performed as concert readings, the Mizzou New Plays presents exciting, award-winning new work from the Missouri Playwrights Workshop. Free & Open to the Public Monsieur Baptist- the Con Man by Roger Furman February 23-25/ March 1-4 Rhynsburger Theatre Prof. Clyde Ruffin, Director World Theatre Workshop Lavishly adapted from Tartuffe by Jean-Baptiste Moliere. In 19th century New Orleans, where the Creole "Gens de Couleur Libres", engage in a raucous battle of wealth and status, Monsieur Baptiste is the tale of a religious con-man who infiltrates a wealthy household, until his lustful passions for the lady of the house are exposed with hilarious results. Justice Served Trifles by Susan Glaspel Professor Cheryl Black, Director Sweat adapted by Cfrancis Blackchild from the short story by Zora Neal Hurston Laura Nelson, Director Sometimes I Sing by Milbre Burch Emily Rollie, Director March 15-18/ March 20-22 Corner Playhouse In these three short plays, women respond to violence with surprising consequences that pose provocative questions about "right" and "wrong," legality and justice. Hamlet by William Shakespeare April 19-21/ 26-29 Rhynsburger Theatre Prof. Kevin Brown, Director Shakespeare's famous play about the brooding Danish prince is re-imagined as a myth of decay in a world overtaken by dystopic mechanization. The Bard's script has been adapted for a contemporary audience, emphasizing Hamlet's descent into madness and his romantic entanglements with Ophelia.

2011-2012 Season

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