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Troy
University 2007-2008
Theatre Season
Troy University's 2007-2008 Theatre Season offers something for
everyone: modern American comedy, classic comedy, and modern musicals.
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
by Steve Martin
October 23-25, 7:30 PM
October 28, 2:30 PM
Trojan Center Theatre
Steve Martin doesn't suffer fools gladly, even though he knows he's something of a fool himself -- a big, fat, wonderful movie star who got fed up with being just a big, fat, wonderful movie star and set out to try ... something else.
That something else is Picasso at the Lapin Agile, a funny and thoughtful play about a fantasy meeting between Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso at a Paris tavern in 1904, when both were young and foolish and just on the verge of their century-altering creations: Einstein's Theory of Relativity and Picasso's Cubist Les Demoiselle d'Avignon.
The play, which premiered at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre in 1993, enjoyed successful runs in Los Angeles and New York. |
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"Highly credible and ... very funny. The subject matter is daring.... You get giggles in plenty [and] moments of enlightenment.... The introduction of the final, exquisitely selected visitor from the future is a master stroke." - N.Y. Post |
The Misanthrope
by Jean Baptiste Poquelin Moliere
February 14-16 & 17, 2008
Trojan Center Theatre
Originally produced in Paris, 1666 by the author of Tartuffe, comes one of the most interesting, vital, and ambiguous comedies in the repertoire of world theatre questioning the balance of criticism and compliments. Moliere himself played main character, Alcestse, who is one of those candid souls who believe that the truth should be spoken in season and out. He will make no concessions to ordinary courtesy and denounces the insincerity of contemporary society upon every possible occasion.
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 Urinetown
Book, Music & Lyrics by Dan Goggin
April 17, 18, and 19, 2008 7:30 PM
April 20, 2007, 2:30 PM
Trojan Center Theatre
One of the most uproariously funny musicals in recent years, URINETOWN is a hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity's most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero decides he's had enough, and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom! Praised for reinvigorating the very notion of what a musical could be, URINETOWN catapults the “comedic romp” into the new millennium with its outrageous perspective, wickedly modern wit, and sustained ability to produce gales of unbridled laughter.
The show is a satire on issues that affect us everyday even if it does use the word “pee”. “It’s the oldest story—Masses are oppressed; Faces, clothes, and bladders all distressed. Rich folks get the good life, Poor folks get the woe. In the end, it’s nothing you don’t know”. Note: If you haven’t guessed yet this is a musical filled with social significance!
The success of URINETOWN seems as unlikely as the show’s title. One of the few truly original musicals not based on existing source material, the word of mouth spread quickly, and the show was picked up for an Off-Broadway run in 2001. The reviews were wildly enthusiastic, and the show was transferred to Broadway’s Henry Miller Theater where it opened on September 20, 2001. It was the first Fringe Festival show to achieve that feat.
URINETOWN was nominated for an impressive 10 Tony Awards, winning for Best Book, Score, and direction. It also won the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Musical. |
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