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!"
The Memo is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
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.
A Bright New Boise, by Samuel D. Hunter
March 3 - March 14, 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.
A Bright New Boise is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
PERFORMANCES
Wed - Sat, 7:30 pm. Sunday matinees at 2 pm.
Shows will be broadcast live online using YouTube secured system.
The Cradle Will Rock
Play in music in ten scenes
Music, lyrics, and book by Marc Blitzstein
March 11 - 14, 2021
Department of Music, Dramatic Vocal Arts
Katherine Skovira, Music Director
The Cradle Will Rock hits us with an intense urgency! Fusing parodies of Bach and Beethoven with jazz and pop music forms, this savage powerhouse musical confronts the all-American issues of unrestrained capitalism, racism, corruption, and bigotry. With its composer, Marc Blitzstein, 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?”
Presented under license from European American Music Corporation on behalf of Christopher Davis and the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Inc.
Moving Forward
April 15 - 24, 2021
Faith Morrison, Artistic Director
Willamette University continues its successful and popular dance concert tradition! Student choreographers join dance faculty in an evening of choreography exploring the process of moving through uncertain times. Innovative new works showcase the power of movement as a medium for human connection, and dance as a force moving forward into the future.
PERFORMANCES
Thurs - Sat, 7:30 pm. Sunday matinees at 2 pm.
Shows will be broadcast live online using YouTube secured system.