Theatre

Past Season — 2010-2011

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Main Stage Productions
Second Stage Productions

Main Stage

Biloxi Blues

Oct. 1-10, 2010

Written by Neil Simon
Directed by Thomas Novak

Showtimes:

Friday, Oct. 1 — 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 2 — 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 3 — 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 9 — 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 10 — 7:30 p.m.

Synopsis:

Second in Neil Simon's semi-autobiographical Brighton Beach Trilogy, Biloxi Blues follows Eugene M. Jerome through basic training in Biloxi, Mississippi in the summer of 1943. Accompanying Eugene on his ride from Fort Dix, New Jersey, are a group of boys from all along the east coast who get sculpted into men by a sergeant as hard as the metal plate in his head. Eugene has three goals to accomplish while fighting in this war; to become a writer, to not get killed and to lose his virginity.

Dead Man's Cell Phone

Oct. 29-Nov. 6, 2010

Written by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Neil Scharnick

Showtimes:

Friday, Oct. 29 — 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 30 — 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 31 — 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 4 — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 5 — 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 6 — 7:30 p.m.

Synopsis:

A woman sits alone in a quiet cafe—quiet but for the incessant ringing of a cell phone. Why won't its owner answer? Because he's dead. So begins this wildly imaginative new comedy by MacArthur "Genius" Grant recipient and Pulitzer finalist Sarah Ruhl. What follows is the unpredictable odyssey of a woman forced to face her assumptions about morality, redemption, and the need for human connection in a technology-crazed world.

Away From The Mirror

Dec 11-12, 2010

Choreographed by Carthage Dance Minors
Concert Coordinator: Stacy Pottinger

Showtimes:

Saturday Dec. 11 — 7:30 p.m.
Sunday Dec. 12 — 2:00 p.m.

Synopsis:

For the second year, Carthage dance minors will present a student dance concert. This showcase of dance works provides student dancers the opportunity to develop and present their own choreography in an informal setting. The program features a variety of dance styles including Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Hip Hop, and Contemporary Dance with performances by Carthage students who want to dance.

Rail Splitter

Feb. 25-March 5, 2011

Written by Guest Artist Rick Cleveland
Directed by Martin McClendon

Showtimes:

Friday, Feb. 25 — 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 26 — 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 27 — 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 3 — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 4 — 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 5 — 7:30 p.m.

Synopsis:

"The Rail Splitter" a new play by Rick Cleveland, is a searing and satiric docudrama-for-the-stage chronicling the author's attempts to write a new play about Abraham Lincoln as a young man. The student actors of Carthage College who took part in it lived through a theatrical eperience that proved controversial, sublimely ridiculous, and tragic, but that also illuminated the human condition as only theatre can do.

Kinetic Horizons

April 1-3, 2011

Choreographed by Stacy Pottinger and guests

Showtimes:

Friday, April 1 — 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 2 — 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 3 — 2:00 p.m.

Synopsis:

Each year, the Theatre Department presents a formal concert of new dance works mined from the inspirations of its talented faculty and students. As an experiential cornerstone to the department's developing dance minor program, this annual concert provides opportunites for student dances to develop as performing artists and permits new creative endeavors within the discipline of dance to have a home at Carthage College. This season's concert will continue to broaden our kinetic horizons, by presenting vibrant and diverse dances, engaging performances, and by lighting the thrill of moving and of being moved within us all.

Cabaret

April 29-May 7, 2011

Written by Joe Masteroff
Directed by Herschel Kruger
Music by John Kander and Lyrics by Fred Ebb

Showtimes:

Friday, April 29 — 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 30 — 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 1 — 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 5 — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 6 — 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 7 — 7:30 p.m.

Synopsis:
At a night club in Berlin, as the 1920s are drawing to a close, the master of ceremonies assures the audience that they will forget their troubles at the Cabaret. Heading for Berlin is Clifford Bradshaw, a young impoverished American writer roaming Europe searching for inspiration for novel number two. He is joined by Ernst Ludwig, an attractive young Berliner who appears to be in the smuggling business. Musical numbers include It Couldn't Please Me More, Wilkommen, Caberet, Don't Tell Mama and Two Ladies.

Second Stage

Doubt: A Parable

Nov. 11-13, 2010

Written by John Patrick Shanley
Directed by student Lauren Bianchi

Showtimes:

Thursday, Nov. 11 — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 12 — 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 13 — 7:30 p.m.

Synopsis:

Sister Aloysius, head principal at St. Catherine's school and parish, takes matters into her own hands when she suspects the young priest, Father Flynn, of improper relations with one of the male students. With the suspicions of Sister James in hand, Aloysius calls in the priest to confront him and then the young boy's mother to reveal her suspicions. An unexpected turn of events leaves Sister Aloysius with more Doubt than ever

Beautiful Bodies

March 24-26, 2011

Written by Laura Shaine Cunningham
Directed by student Sarah Sellars

Showtimes:

Thursday, March 24 — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 25 — 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 26 — 7:30 p.m.

Six long-time friends reunite to throw a baby shower one evening for their friend Claire. Differing personalities and ideals clash as the women talk about choices they have made. Their stories show the struggle between wanting to be independent and not wanting to be alone as they confront the fact that the "love" that they dreamed of when they were seven might not be that easy to find. As the night goes on these women are able to find things to laugh about, talk about (and fight about) as they consider decisions they have made.

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