Date and details may change, in accord with local and Federal health guidelines.
The Memo, by Václev Havel
October 29 – November 15, 2020
Translation by Paul Wilson
Directed by Susan Coromel
Office life turns upside-down when it is forced to adopt a new language called Ptydepe, a “Newspeak” that is one part efficiency, one part goobledygook! This absurdist farce, set in a socially-distanced landscape, looks directly at how we control words – and how they control us. Staged with a COVID-safe environment, including PPE – "Facemask as fashion!"
PERFORMANCES
Thurs - Sat, 7:30 pm. Sunday matinees at 2 pm.
Shows will be broadcast live online using YouTube secured system.
Tickets go on sale Monday, October 12, 2020.
The Memo is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
A Bright New Boise, by Samuel D. Hunter
Livestream: March 10 – 14, 2021
Recorded Broadcast: March 19 – 28, 2021
Directed by Jonathan Cole
The Rapture has begun...in the break room of a Hobby Lobby in Idaho! Winner of the 2011 Obie Award for playwriting, Hunter brings a fresh voice to the stage, veering from laugh-out-loud comedy to deep introspection of beliefs in faith, business and family.
PERFORMANCES
Wed - Sat, 7:30 pm. Sunday matinee at 2 pm.
Shows will be broadcast live online using YouTube secured system.
Recorded performances with subtitles online anytime, March 19-28.
A Bright New Boise is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
The Cradle Will Rock
A play in music in ten scenes
Music, lyrics, and book by Marc Blitzstein
Online performances
April 29 – May 1, 2021 at 7:30 pm
May 2, 2021 at 2:00 pm
Department of Music, Dramatic Vocal Arts
Directed by Katherine Skovira
Fusing parodies of Bach and Beethoven with jazz and pop music forms, The Cradle Will Rock is a savage powerhouse musical that confronts capitalism, racism, corruption, and bigotry. With its composer at the piano, the 1937 premiere was itself an act of defiance against censorship, an answer to Bertolt Brecht’s blazing suggestion: “Why don’t you write a piece about all kinds of prostitution — the press, the church, the courts, the arts, the whole system?”
PERFORMANCES
Thurs - Sat, 7:30 pm. Sunday matinees at 2 pm.
Shows will be broadcast live online using Deck 10 Media secured system.
Presented under license from European American Music Corporation on behalf of Christopher Davis and the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Inc.
Moving Forward • Screendance
Online performances
April 30 - May 9, 2021
Faith Morrison, Artistic Director
Into the new world of dance! Screendance, combining dance and cinema, is a new visual language of movement that adapts to our changing tastes and modern challenges. Student choreographers join dance faculty in an evening of choreography exploring the process of moving through uncertain times. Join us for this all-online evening of venturous work and expanding media.
PERFORMANCES
Shows will be broadcast live online using YouTube secured system.