by Archibald MacLeish
Directed by Tee Quillin
"A fresh and exalting morality that has great stature. It is one of the memorable works of the century as verse, as drama and as spiritual inquiry...We are deep in the unanswered problems of man's relationship to God in an era of cruel injustices. J.B. is Mr. MacLeish's counterpart of the immortal Job. The glory of the play is that, as in the Book of Job, J.B. does not curse God. When he is reunited with his wife, two humbled but valiant people accept the universe, agree to begin life all over again, expecting no justice but unswerving in their devotion to God... In every respect, it is theatre on its highest level." —The New York Times
Book by Thomas Meeha
Music by Charles Strouse,
Lyrics by Martin Charnin
Based on the Tribune Media Service Comic Strip, “Little Orphan Annie”
Directed by Dallas Henry
Annie is a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find her parents, who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations, befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and finds a new family and home in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary Grace Farrell and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
(In Rotating Repertory)
by Noel Coward
Directed by Dallas Henry
Private Lives is one of the most sophisticated, entertaining plays ever written. Elyot and Amanda, once married and now honeymooning with new spouses at the same hotel, meet by chance, reignite the old spark and impulsively elope. After days of being reunited, they again find their fiery romance alternating between passions of love and anger. Their aggrieved spouses appear and a roundelay of affiliations ensues as the women first stick together, then apart, and new partnerships are formed. A uniquely humorous play boasting numerous successful Broadway runs boasting such as stars Coward himself, Laurence Olivier, Tallulah Bankhead, Gertrude Lawrence, Tammy Grimes, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor.
(In Rotating Repertory)
by Yasmina Reza
Translated by Christopher Hampton
Directed by Dallas Henry
"[A] streamlined anatomy of the human animal…delivers the cathartic release of watching other people's marriages go boom. A study in the tension between civilized surface and savage instinct, this play is itself a satisfyingly primitive entertainment." —NY Times
"Brutally entertaining…in another of Christopher Hampton's exquisite translations, [Reza] cannily manipulates social observations that appeal to vast audiences and creates characters that bring out the best in actors." —NY Newsday
Book by Hugh Wheeler
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Based on a version of Sweeney Todd by Christopher Bond
Directed by Tee Quillin
The rare instance of a musical thriller, Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s chilling, suspenseful, heart-pounding masterpiece of murderous barber-ism and culinary crime tells the infamous tale of the unjustly exiled barber who returns to 19th century London seeking revenge against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. His thirst for blood soon expands to include his unfortunate customers, and the resourceful proprietress of the pie shop downstairs soon has the people of London lining up in droves with her mysterious new meat pie recipe!
This year will be one of the most exciting seasons with TWO musical productions and an adiditonal show that we are calling a “Coupling,” which will run in full repertory for two weeks rotating on the Potter Stage and the Kemper Recital Hall. This is a season you won’t want to miss!
Tickets for individual productions will be available starting in the fall, but for now, we are offering season tickets to our Mainstage Series.
For a limited time, you can get them for a special pre-sale discount package price of $50!
After the final performance of Little Shop of Horrors, the season ticket package price will go
up to $60, so get yours now while you can get one musical free!
Purchase season tickets for your entire family online or simply call our box office at 816-271-4452.
Of course, by purchasing a season ticket package, you continue to receive all of the benefits you have already grown accustomed to:
Department of Communication Studies, Theatre and Cinema
Dept.: (816) 271-4490
Box Office: (816) 271-4452
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