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The 2009-10 Subscriber Series
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Big Love
based on a play by Aeschylus
by Charles L. Mee
directed by Lisa Channer
Big Love, a comedy based on Aeschylus’ The Suppliant Women, brings the ancient Greek story of 50 brides who are forced to marry 50 grooms into a modern perspective. When the brides flee and are pursued by their grooms, the women are forced to take action. Following the stories of three brides and their three grooms, Mee explores the varying attitudes toward societal norms, gender roles, and the institution of marriage. Touching on a wide spectrum of themes – from gender politics to power struggles – Big Love is a thrilling, highly physical exploration of the modern American values system and the forces that shape it. This production will contain full nudity and staged violence.
Presented October 16-24, 2009
Friday, October 16 - Opening Night Reception
Thursday, October 22 - ASL/AD performance
Rarig Center's Whiting Proscenium Theatre
University Dance Theatre presents Dance Revolutions
choreographed by Cowles Visiting Artists and Faculty
Cowles Visiting Artists and Faculty collaborate with University of Minnesota dance students for University Dance Theatre’s annual dance concert, Dance Revolutions. Each choreographer brings a wide range of aesthetics that create a diverse body of work and prompt important conversations through dance. Engaging students in the creative process, Cowles artists prepare and shape the future generation of dance artists.
Presented December 11-13, 2009
Friday, December 11 - Opening Night Reception
Rarig Center's Whiting Proscenium Theatre
Love’s Labour’s Lost
by William Shakespeare
adapted and directed by Kenneth Noel Mitchell
The University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program senior class presents William Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost. Being one of Shakespeare’s most unique comedies, Love’s Labour’s Lost centers on the King of Navarre and three of his men, as they swear an oath to abandon all earthly pleasures – most importantly, women – in the pursuit of scholarship. Mishap, mayhem, and misunderstanding ensue when each man immediately falls in love. With cunning wordplay and sharp wit, the play explores the triumphs and toils of true love.
February 26 – March 7, 2010
Friday, February 26 - Opening Night Reception
Sunday, February 28 - ASL/AD performance
Rarig Center's Whiting Proscenium Theatre
Execution of Justice
by Emily Mann, U of M MFA Alumna 1976
directed by Dominic Taylor
Execution of Justice details the 1978 trial of Dan White for the assassination of San Francisco mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk – the first openly gay elected official in the United States. Based entirely on actual court transcripts and real-life interviews, the play chronicles the breakdown of justice in the courtroom as White is given a lighter sentence due to his “altered mental state,” allegedly brought about by his copious consumption of junk food. Examining both the trial and the influence of contemporary morals on the American justice system, Execution of Justice brings into question whether justice was truly served or simply destroyed.
Presented April 16 – 24, 2010
Friday, April 16 - Opening Night Reception
Sunday, April 18 - ASL/AD performance
Rarig Center's Whiting Proscenium Theatre