Fall 2011 Season Events
October
How I Learned to Drive
By Paula Vogel
October 20-28, 2011
Ives Studio 76 & Warren Auditorium
This wildly funny, harrowing, and beautiful play traces a woman’s path through time as she recalls learning the rules of the road (and life) from behind the wheel of her uncle’s ’62 Buick Riviera. The play explores issues of abuse, adolescent sexuality, family alienation and manipulation.
Thus, Oct. 20 @ 7:30 (Ives 76)
Fri, Oct 21 @ 7:30 (Ives 76)
Sat, Oct. 22 @ 7:30 (Ives 76)
Sun, Oct 23 @ 2:00 (Ives 76)
Wed, Oct 26 @ 6:30 (Warren) Faculty /Staff Night
Fri, Oct 28 @ 7:30 (Warren)
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November
A Midsummer Night's Dream
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Paul Draper
November 3-12, 2011
Evert B. Person Theatre
One of Shakespeare’s most enchanting, comical and inspiring plays explores confusing twists of love, rivalry and dislocation in this play of multiple transformations. This contemporary production asks, “Where in contemporary America do we see hobgoblins and faeries? Who is dreaming in Shakespeare's Midsummer night?”
Thu,Nov 3 @ 7:30
Fri, Nov 4 @ 10:00 a.m. Student Matinee
Sat, Nov 5 @ 7:30
Sun Nov 6 @ 2:00 Post-show Panel Discussion
Tue, Nov 8 @ 7:30
Wed, Nov 9 @ 6:30 Faculty / Staff Night
Thu, Nov 10 @ 7:30
Sat, Nov 12 @ 7:30
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December
3nd Annual
Super Mega Molten Hot Lava New Play Festival
Curated by Scott Horstein
December 8-10, 2011
Ives Hall Studio 76
A "mega" hothouse showcase of script-in-hand readings of new works from SSU students in the Department of Theatre Arts & Dance playwriting program.
Program A:
Thu, Dec 8 @ 7:30
Sat, Dec 10 @ 6:00
Program B:
Fri, Dec 9 @ 7:30
Sat, Dec 10 @ 8:30
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February
Oklahoma
Books and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
Music Direction by Lynne Morrow
Stage Direction by Adrian Elfenbaum
New Choreography by Nancy Lyons
A co-production of the Departments of Music and Theatre Arts & Dance
February 9 – 19, 2012
Evert B. Person Theatre
The legendary Broadway musical, set in Oklahoma Territory in 1907, tells the story of pioneering men and women embracing land and love as it delights with two separate love triangles. First presented in 1943, “Oklahoma!” features beloved show tunes including, “Oh What a Beautiful Morning,” “The Surrey with the Fringe on Top,” “People Will Say We’re in Love,” “I Cain’t Say No,” and, of course, “Oklahoma!”
Thu, Feb 9 @ 7:30
Fri, Feb 10 @ 7:30
Sat, Feb 11 @ 7:30
Sun, Feb 12 @ 5:00
Wed, Feb 15 @ 1:00
Thurs, Feb 16 @ 6:30 Faculty / Staff Night
Fri, Feb 17 @ 7:30
Sat, Feb 18 @ 7:30
Sun, Feb 19 @ 2:00
Prices: $9 - $16. SSU Students are FREE
March
Loot
By Joe Orton
Directed by Judy Navas
March 8-17, 2012
Evert B. Person Theatre
Greedy, sexy, tawdry, frumpy and styl-ish, “Loot” is a flat out assault on anything sacrosanct. This outrageously hilarious romp is seen through the jaded eyes of mid-20th century English playwright, Joe Orton. His dark farce and comic masterpiece takes the classic “whodunit” to the next level when religious fervor and a deceased mother become a cover up for a bank heist gone wrong and an inept detective provides Orton’s satirical critique of the bourgeoisie.
Thu, Mar 8 @ 7:30
Fri, Mar 9 @ 7:30
Sat, Mar 10 @ 7:30
Tue, Mar 13 @ 7:30
Wed, Mar 14 @ 6:30 Faculty / Staff Night
Fri, Mar 16 @ 10:00am
Fri, Mar 16 @ 7:30
Sat, Mar 17 @ 7:30
Prices: $9 - $16. SSU Students are FREE
April
Spring Dance Concert 2012
Directed by Kristen Daley, Nancy Lyons, and Guests
April 20-28, 2012
Evert B. Person Theatre
The SSU Dance Ensemble performs a high-energy, diverse palette of dances. Resident dance faculty Kristen Daley and Nancy Lyons each premier a new work and critically acclaimed guest artist choreographers present cutting edge choreography espe-cially created for the SSU Dance Ensemble. The vibrant dance artists of the SSU Dance Program perform highlycom-mitted, artistic and skillful performances known for inspiring audiences to dance out of their chairs and into the aisles.
Fri, Apr 20 @ 7:30
Sat, Apr 21 @ 7:30
Sun Apr 22 @ 2:00
Tues Apr 24 @ 7:30
Thur Apr 26 @ 6:30 Faculty / Staff Night
Fri Apr 27 @ 7:30
Sat Apr 28 @ 7:30
Prices: $9 - $16. SSU Students are FREE
VENUES AND TICKETS
Concert Locations and Parking
- Evert B. Person Theatre, a state-of-the-art 475-seat proscenium theatre, is adjacent to Ives Hall in the southeastern area of campus. Entering campus from East Cotati Avenue, turn right at the stop sign and then left into Parking Lot E.
- Green Music Center (GMC) is located at the north entrance to campus, off Rohnert Park Expressway and just west of Petaluma Hill Road. Parking is available in Lots O and L. The GMC complex includes:
- GMC 1028 in Music Education Hall is a temporary concert space until Schroeder's Recital Hall is completed. Enter campus from Rohnert Park Expressway, proceed past the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Hall, turn right into Parking Lot L, and go up the stairs to the double glass doors.
- Holy Family Church, 1500 East Cotati Avenue, Rohnert Park, located just west of campus at the intersection of East Cotati Ave. and Snyder Lane.
- Ives Concert Hall 119, a 140-seat recital hall, is located on the second floor of Ives Hall in the southeastern area of campus. Entering campus from East Cotati Ave., turn right at the stop sign, then left into Parking Lot E.
- Warren Auditorium, a 200-seat proscenium auditorium, is located on the second floor of Ives Hall in the southeastern area of campus. Entering campus from East Cotati Ave., turn right at the stop sign, then left into Parking Lot E.
• Joan and Sanford I. Weill Hall (future home, Santa Rosa Symphony)
• Music Education Hall
• Hospitality Center and restaurant, "Prelude"
• Schroeder's Recital Hall
Parking passes are $2.50 for the day and may be obtained from the self-dispenser at the lot entrance, or from the Information booths at the campus entrances. Parking is free on weekends beginning at 5 p.m. Friday. For more information see map here: http://www.sonoma.edu/visit/pdf/ssu_nonreserved_parking_map
TICKETS
To purchase tickets call the School of Performing Arts (SPA) Box Office at 707-664-2353.
