Department of Theatre Arts > University of Louisville

2007-2008 Season

	Interrogating the Nude Doug Wright Directed by Jim Tompkins Sept. 26- 30 at the Playhouse Meet Marcel Duchamp and his twin, Rose Selavy, as they may have been in 1913 when the New York Armory show scandalized the American public and the art world. Man Ray shows up too. An unusual, witty and elegant play which re(de)constructs the Cubist masterpiece, "Nude Descending a Staircase." Strong language and nudity. More information: Interrogating the Nude

Interrogating the Nude

Doug Wright
Directed by Jim Tompkins
Sept. 26- 30 at the Playhouse

Meet Marcel Duchamp and his twin, Rose Selavy, as they may have been in 1913 when the New York Armory show scandalized the American public and the art world. Man Ray shows up too. An unusual, witty and elegant play which re(de)constructs the Cubist masterpiece, "Nude Descending a Staircase." Strong language and nudity.

More information: Interrogating the Nude

	Cage Rhythm by Kia Corthron, directed by Nefertiti Burton Oct. 17-21 in the Thrust Frank scenes of the daily life of female prisoners are juxtaposed against the lyrical imagery of the women's dreams and memories of their children. Cage Rhythm brings to life the race, gender and class inequities within the criminal justice system.

	Angels in America, Part I, “Millennium Approaches” by Tony Kushner, Directed by Rinda Frye Nov. 14-18 at the Playhouse Winner of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize, this groundbreaking epic weaves the lives of fictional and historical characters into a dynamic nexus of social, sexual, and political revelations. Produced as part of the College of Arts & Science’s Centennial Celebration and its “Life of the Mind” series, which brought Kushner to campus on Oct. 11, 2007.

Angels in America, Part I, “Millennium Approaches”

by Tony Kushner,
Directed by Rinda Frye
Nov. 14-18 at the Playhouse

Winner of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize, this groundbreaking epic weaves the lives of fictional and historical characters into a dynamic nexus of social, sexual, and political revelations. Produced as part of the College of Arts & Science’s Centennial Celebration and its “Life of the Mind” series, which brought Kushner to campus on Oct. 11, 2007.

	A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart directed by Jim Hesselman Jan. 30-Feb. 3 in the Thrust Theatre Based on the farces of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus, this Broadway musical follows the bawdy pursuits of a slave named Pseudolus to win his freedom by helping his master woo the girl next door.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart
directed by Jim Hesselman
Jan. 30-Feb. 3 in the Thrust Theatre

Based on the farces of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus, this Broadway musical follows the bawdy pursuits of a slave named Pseudolus to win his freedom by helping his master woo the girl next door.

	Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare Directed by Dennis Krausnick Feb. 27-March 2 in the Thrust Theatre This seldom seen drama of revenge, probably Shakespeare’s earliest tragedy and certainly his bloodiest, focuses on a fictional Roman general and the cycle of violence with his stalwart enemy Tamora, Queen of the Goths. Due to adult subject matter, language, and graphic violence, we do not recommend the play for children under the age of 16 SPECIAL PROMOTION: Buy One get One FREE for "Titus Andronicus" when you present your ticket stub from The Frazier International History Museum. Buy One get One FREE at The Frazier International History Museum when you present your "Titus Andronicus" ticket stub.

Titus Andronicus

by William Shakespeare
Directed by Dennis Krausnick
Feb. 27-March 2 in the Thrust Theatre

This seldom seen drama of revenge, probably Shakespeare’s earliest tragedy and certainly his bloodiest, focuses on a fictional Roman general and the cycle of violence with his stalwart enemy Tamora, Queen of the Goths.

Due to adult subject matter, language, and graphic violence, we do not recommend the play for children under the age of 16

SPECIAL PROMOTION:

Buy One get One FREE for "Titus Andronicus" when you present your ticket stub from The Frazier International History Museum.

Buy One get One FREE at The Frazier International History Museum when you present your "Titus Andronicus" ticket stub.

The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God

Djanet Sears
Directed by Dr. Lundeana Thomas
April 16- 20 at the Playhouse.

Set in a 200-year-old Black community in Canada, this play will make you laugh and weep, and sometimes all at once. A country doctor struggles to make sense of the death of her child, the disintegration of her marriage, and her eccentric father’s astonishing crusade.

AUDITIONS FOR THE FALL SEMESTER WILL OCCUR AT THE START OF THE FALL 2007 SCHOOL YEAR, AUGUST 21 AND 22 WITH CALLBACKS ON AUG. 22.