The R – E – D Season; Raw, Evocative,
Dangerous.
TU’s Graduate Theatre Department proudly presents “The
R-E-D Season: Raw, Evocative, Dangerous”, a five play series
of new work conceived, created and staged by MFA candidates and
their collaborators. All five artists share a passion for exploring
the boundaries of story-telling and performance, while each piece
reflects the unique artistic vision and practice of the primary
student-artist. Live dangerously…Join us!
OCTOBER
Are Your Ears
Blind? - by Monique Holt
Ruth Marder Theatre Studio at Towson University’s Center
for the Arts Thursday, Friday & Saturday, Oct. 2 – 4
@ 8pm.
Gilbert C. Eastman Theatre Studio in the Elstad Building at Gallaudet
University Thursday, Friday, & Saturday, Oct. 9, 10, 11, 16,
17, & 18 @ 8pm Sunday, October 11, 12, 18 & 19 @ 2pm
“
Your ears don’t see anything, so don’t depend on them
for everything. Putting all their eggs in one basket blinds people
to what is right under their noses.”
Experience the world as seen through performing artist Monique
Holt in her multi-media presentation, Are Your Ears Blind? The
piece is an hour-long gaze through the looking glass at the spiritual
journeys of five different modern Alices, played Holt, and actors
Bradley Dale, Brady Humphrey, Norah Matthews, and Brian Suchite.
Are Your Ears Blind? also features a film conceived and shot by
Holt, and includes music composed by Electro-acoustic sounds composed
by Paul Rudy, Music composed by Tim Chamberlain, Costume designed
by Irene Bartok, Set designed by Gerard Williams, and Lighting
designed by Annie Wiegand. Come take a tumble and see where it
leads you – it’s a sight
to behold!
NOVEMBER
7:32 - a new musical by kt peterson
Thursday – Saturday, November 20 – 22, 8:00 pm
The Ruth Marder Theatre – Towson University Center for the Arts
The centennial year of a young country already in need of revival.
The railroad giant Cornelius Vanderbilt is at the end of his
life. Men trip to move fast
enough with speeding technology and a growing awareness of time. The abundant
working
class is lifting the progress of the world onto its shoulders—all to
the tune of circuses and dressed in the candlelight of spiritualist mediums.
Based
on the true events of the Ashtabula Disaster, 7:32 explores the collapse
of a bridge and the collapse of a man in 1876 America. For more information,
email
kt.peterson@yahoo.com.
JANUARY
The Magic City Massacre - by Deletta Gillespie
January 28 – 31, 2009 @ 7:30 pm
Sunday February 1 @ 3:00 pm.
The Ruth Marder Theatre at Towson University’s Center for
the Arts
Situated in the fictional Museum of Conveniently Forgotten History, The
Magic City Massacre is a multimedia musical that explores the contrasts
between
the ideologies of justice as defined in the Declaration of Independence
and the
Constitution, and the injustice and miscarriage of justice before, during,
and after the 1921
Race Riot of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Introducing the notion that America is
experiencing a pandemic of selective amnesia, the piece is a tragicomic
mish-mash of
spectacle, travelogue, game shows, and classic children’s games. It will also
feature blues, bluegrass, gospel and jazz music. Talkbacks will follow. A
trip to the
museum will never again be the same!
(Additional sponsorship by Fractured Atlas.)
FEBRUARY
Bury the Hatchet: A Play about Love and
Forgiveness - by Carmela
Lanza-Weil
February 13 and 14, 2009 at 8:00pm
February 15 at 3:00pm.
February 20 & 21 at 8:00pm
In the DREYER MFA Lab at Towson University's Center for the Arts
Bury the Hatchet explores diverse ideas about the nature of
forgiveness presented in a multi-media montage. Building on
a new play creation
process pioneered by Bump In the Road Theatre, its Artistic
Director and MFA candidate Carmela Lanza-Weil presents a new
play inspired
by true stories of ordinary people caught up in extraordinary
circumstances.
APRIL
American History Shocked! – by Jessica Knoerl
Preview April 16- 8:00 pm
Show- April 17 & 18- 8:00 pm
April 19- 2pm
The Ruth Marder Studio Theatre
American History Shocked! blends the German Struwwelpeter,
or Shock-headed Peter Tales with real events in American history.
The piece, through
vaudevillian structures,
consists of six ten-minute tales re-imagined through the genres of
musical theatre, live action radio, a fashion show, theatre noir,
and a piece
of Grand Guignol
theatre. The piece fuses American history and iconicism - fairytale
with cultural identity. Issues that are highlighted in this work
include racism,
sexism,
gender roles, violence, and greed. Although this work is ensconced
in fairytale, this
production is NOT for children! It is also NOT recommended for those
who faint at the sight of blood…you have been warned!
BONUS!
This season also features an additional production presented
by the MFA Theatre Program.
November 21, 5:00 pm.
The Dreyer MFA Studio Lab in the Center for the Arts
Towson University MFA Program and the Greenmount School Presents
This production is the result of an ongoing partnership between
Towson University’s
Theatre Department and The Greenmount School in Baltimore. Through term long
residencies, Towson MFA candidates collaborate with The Greenmount School students
to create performances based on curricular themes. Past themes have included
the ‘60s and the Holocaust.
FOR TICKETS/INFORMATION FOR THESE EVENTS, CALL THE CENTER FOR THE
ARTS BOX OFFICE, 410.704.2787, or the Theatre Department at 410-704-2792,
OR VISIT US
ONLINE AT
www.towson.edu/theatre.
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