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The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, November 1-3, 2012, Theatre Arts Discipline
The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, November 1-3, 2012, Theatre Arts Discipline
Theatre Programs
University of Minnesota, Morris production of The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later by Moisés Kaufman, Leigh Fondakowski, Greg Pierotti, Andy Paris, Stephen Belber and directed by Ray Schultz.
Synopsis: On October 7, 1998, a young gay man was discovered bound to a fence outside Laramie, Wyoming, savagely beaten and left to die in an act of brutality and hate that shocked the nation. Matthew Shepard’s death became a national symbol of intolerance, but for the people of the town, the event was deeply personal. In the aftermath, Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project went to Laramie and …
Medea, April 26-28, 2012, Theatre Arts Discipline
Medea, April 26-28, 2012, Theatre Arts Discipline
Theatre Programs
University of Minnesota, Morris production of Medea by Euripides, translated by Frederic Raphael & Kenneth McLeish and directed by Lynn Bixler.
Synopsis: In a continuation of the stories of Jason and the Argonauts, foreign princess and sorceress Medea has murdered her own father to help Jason win the Golden Fleece and the kingdom of Thessaly. They have married and have two sons. Now in ancient Corinth, Medea is told that Jason will be marrying the Corinthian princess. The King of Corinth, anticipating her wrath, sends her into exile. She plans revenge against Jason and negotiates safe haven with the naïve …
Blance And Beyond: Letters Of Tennessee Williams, March 1-2, 2012, Theatre Arts Discipline
Blance And Beyond: Letters Of Tennessee Williams, March 1-2, 2012, Theatre Arts Discipline
Theatre Programs
University of Minnesota, Morris production of Blanche and Beyond: Letters of Tennessee Williams adapted by Steve Lawson and performed by Ray Schultz.
Synopsis: Blanche and Beyond is the stage sequel to A Distant Country Called Youth. While the first play traced the evolution of a young man finding his artistic voice, Blanche and Beyond spans the peak of Williams' career - the period of Streetcar, Rose Tattoo, Summer and Smoke, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - and explores a no-longer obscure playwright facing the seismic shock of international fame.
The Emperor's New Clothes, March 30-31, 2012, Theatre Arts Discipline
The Emperor's New Clothes, March 30-31, 2012, Theatre Arts Discipline
Theatre Programs
University of Minnesota, Morris production of The Emperor’s New Clothes by Blanche Marvin and directed by Shaune Wunder.
Synopsis: A parody of medieval morality plays, this delightful version of the classic tale incorporates comedy traditions from Moliere to Giraudoux.
No Placed Called Home, February 24, 2012, Theatre Arts Discipline
No Placed Called Home, February 24, 2012, Theatre Arts Discipline
Theatre Programs
University of Minnesota, Morris production of No Place Called Home by Kim Schultz and directed by Sarah Cameron Sunde.
Synopsis: No Place Called Home is an unexpected story—a story about an American woman and an Iraqi man, a story about one refugee out of millions, a story that isn’t supposed to be a love story.