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OUR SEASON
FALL 2013
Blur
By Melanie Marnich
Directed by Jennifer King
October 17-26, 2013
Studio 76, Ives Hall
Life is wonderfully safe in the eccentric world of Dot Di Prima and her mother, until the day Dot is diagnosed with a genetic disease that will cause her to gradually lose her vision. Now Dot must learn how to find and create relationships with friends and family guided by her heart rather than her sight.
Ghost Sonata
By August Strindberg
Directed by Judy Navas
Oct 31 - Nov 9, 2013
Evert B. Person Theatre
Complete with vampires and mummies, a mind-blowing masterpiece of modern theatre perfect for Halloween! Brilliantly designed sets, costumes and eerie black-light projections create a shadowy, translucent “Tim Burton-like” phantom world. Seated on-stage, two audiences face one other while the drama unfurls!
Mega Hot Lava New Play Festival
By SSU Students
Curated by Scott Horstein
November 14-16, 2013
Studio 76, Ives Hall
Original script-in-hand readings of new short plays from SSU’s playwrights of tomorrow! Who knows what this year’s festival will bring?
Fall Dance Concert 2012
Original Choreography by Christine Cali & Kristen Daley
November 21-24, 2013
Evert B. Person Theatre
Explore the rich soundscapes of SSU’s Nature Preserves through dance and music, in collaboration with guests Bernie Krause, Claudia Luke, Jessie Olsen Bay, Risa Jaroslow and Rogelio Lopez.
SPRING 2014
Fiddler on the Roof
Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and Book by Joseph Stein
Musical Direction by Lynne Morrow, Stage Direction by Adrian Elfenbaum
February 6-16, Person Theatre
A co-production of the Departments of Music and Theatre Arts & Dance.
A Jewish family clings to its sacred traditions in the face of a rapidly changing world. Join us for the 50th Anniversary of this beloved, joyous celebration of the power of love and the triumph of the human spirit. L’chaim! …to LIFE!
She Kill Monsters
By Qui Nguyen
Directed by Paul Draper
March 6-9, 27-30
Ives Studio 119
A young high school teacher ‘s teenage sister has just died. She tries to come to terms with the untimely death of the little sister she never knew by discovering her sister’s gamer world of Dungeons & Dragons! A pseudo-violent comedy adventure of identity, fantasy, and killing monsters!
Spring Dance Concert
Original Choreography
By SSU students
April 10-19
Person Theatre
Spring Dance 2014 will highlight student choreography and performance, that celebrates the talent of our future dance artists.
Comedy of Errors
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Dario Tangelson
Acting Block Showcase
Shakespeare and Commedia del Arte!
April 25-27, 2014