2010-2011 season The Shape of Things, by Neil LaBute “Everybody has the ability to be manipulative, to be hateful and deceitful,” says playwright Neil LaBute.  In The Shape of Things, LaBute proves just this when Adam, an awkward security guard at an art museum, and Evelyn, an art student with a hidden agenda, serendipitously meet, leading to a relationship that transforms Adam’s entire person: his look, attitude, and life choices. But are these changes inspired by the benevolent and caring suggestions of a lover, or do they have a different motivator? This comedic and ultimately harsh look at the lengths at which love, human cruelty, the drive to succeed, and friendship can intertwine will shock and intrigue the audience. Lysistrata, or the Sex Strike, by Aristophanes adapted by Germaine Greer In the face of the Peloponnesian War, one high society woman devises a plan to achieve peace by declaring a treaty among women. Her plan: no peace, no sex! This farcical laugh riot will have you squirming in your seat and begging for more as the women hilariously tantalize their men into giving up their warlike ways.   This adaptation by Germaine Greer takes what Aristophanes considered a ridiculous idea--that of women in power--and transforms it into a show that is as liberating as it is side-splitting. Greer manages to explore themes of sex relations, class discrepancies, and the ludicrous nature of war that can easily be placed in a contemporary context. An Evening of Student-Directed Ten-Minute Plays From one woman’s obsession with chocolate, to an unusual, Welsh ritual surrounding death, there is great variety in subject among these highly entertaining plays, which include The Stronger, by August Strindberg, The Divine Fallacy, by Tina Howe, Hippie Van Gumdrop, by Dan LeFranc, The Sin-eater, by Don Nigro, Swan Song, by Anton Chekhov, Ohio Impromptu, by Samuel Beckett, The Chocolate Affair, by Stephanie Allison Walker, Seeing the Light, by Robert McKay, After, by Carol K. Mack, The First Fireworks, by Alex Broun, and Body Talk, by Tanya Palmer.   2009-2010 season Little Shop of Horrors composed by Alan Menken and written by Howard Ashman A collaboration between the Department of Theatre Studies and the Department of Music, this rock musical spoof on 1950’s sci-fi films, tells the story of a florist’s assistant whose brilliant discovery of a strange, new (and, unfortunately, people-eating) plant, brings notoriety to the Skid Row flower shop in which he works. Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl A re-imagining of the Orpheus myth, told from Eurydice’s point of view. The play follows Eurydice as she rides a raining elevator down to the underworld, where she meets her father. In the underworld, Eurydice re-learns language and memory until she has to make her ultimate decision—whether to follow Orpheus back to the land of the living. Tartuffe by Moliere adapted by Ranjit Bolt Originally banned in France and, later, in Canada, Moliere’s hilarious verse play introduces seemingly devoted man of God, Tartuffe, and his plot to take over the household of his dear friend, Orgon. Featuring a cast of wonderful, commedia-influenced characters, the play satirizes religious hypocrisy and blind devotion. The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams Written in 1944, William’s award-winning, semi-autographical play focuses on a young man’s heart-wrenching choice between his love for his family and his need to pursue his dreams, amid the turmoil of the Great Depression.

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