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2013-2014

2013-2014Dear Friends,As we begin a second century of theatre on the Mary Washington campus, I am delighted by the season ahead. Never before have we programmed a collection of work that speaks as eloquently to the complexities of being alive, pursuing relationships, and finding one’s way in a complex world.

We open with a quintessential southern comedy, The Miss Firecracker Contest, that will tug at your heart while you tag along with a wanna-be beauty queen. Unlike any musical that we have ever produced, Spring Awakening will captivate you with its gorgeous score and urgent, gripping, and unexpected questions. We continue in February with Always . . . Patsy Cline, a musical love letter that celebrates the poignant life of one of the world’s most beloved stars. Finally, we close with the ancient Greek comedy, Lysistrata, in which the quest for peace is as convincing today as it was two thousand years ago.

I invite you to join us for this spectacular season that will find you laughing, weeping, and clapping along in Klein Theatre. You are in for a compelling adventure!

Gregg StullProfessor & Chair

SEASON

Opposite: Maggie Wilder ’14 , Alicia Kallen ’13, Joshua Culhane ’16, Judi Jackson ’15Cover: Anissa Felix ’13, Nicholas McGovern ’14, Emily Burke ’16

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SEPT 19 @ 8pmSEPT 20 @ 8pmSEPT 21 @ 8pmSEPT 22 @ 2pm

SEPT 26 @ 8pmSEPT 27 @ 8pmSEPT 28 @ 2pm & 8pmSEPT 29 @ 2pm

The MissFIRECRACKERCONTEST

by Beth Henley

SEPT. 19-29

Nothing reigns supreme in the sizzling South like a good old-fashioned beauty pageant on the Fourth of July! Hot to claim the royal title of Miss Firecracker, Carnelle is eager to seize her best (and possibly last) chance at salvaging her somewhat tarnished reputation as Brookhaven, Mississippi’s Miss Hot Tamale. With the aid of Popeye the seamstress and the encouragement of her cousins and erstwhile paramour, Carnelle can all but taste the queenly prize. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Beth Henley, The Miss Firecracker Contest is a slice of southern life rich with laughter, tender moments, and eternal hope.

It’s a comic volcano of a play, populated by offbeat, but vital, larger-than-life characters.

—The Hollywood Reporter

“I just don’t know what you can, well, reasonably hope for in life.” Carnelle

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NOV 7 @ 8pmNOV 8 @ 8pmNOV 9 @ 8pmNOV 10 @ 2pm

NOV 14 @ 8pmNOV 15 @ 8pmNOV 16 @ 2pm & 8pmNOV 17 @ 2pm

NOV 21 @ 8pmNOV 22 @ 8pmNOV 23 @ 2pm & 8pmNOV 24 @ 2pm

SPRING AWAKENING

based on the play by Frank Wedekindmusic by Duncan Sheik

book and lyrics by Steven Sater

Nov. 7-24A close-knit community of teens grapple with their changing bodies and developing minds under the reproachful eyes of disapproving parents who refuse to talk about what it all means in this fearless musical based on Frank Wedekind’s powerful and exhilarating 19th Century play that was banned for decades in Germany. The winner of eight TONY Awards, Spring Awakening took the world by storm in 2006 and redefined musical theatre with its electrifying indie-rock and folk-infused score that exudes love, grief, skepticism, and sexuality.Haunting and electrifying! This brave new musical

has a shivery, sensual allure unmatched by anything in the theater right now.

—New York Times

Spring Awakening explores provocative ideas with explicit language, sexual situations, and nudity.

“Now our bodies are the guilty ones.” Wendla

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FEB 6 @ 8pmFEB 7 @ 8pmFEB 8 @ 8pmFEB 9 @ 2pm

FEB 13 @ 8pmFEB 14 @ 8pmFEB 15 @ 2pm & 8pmFEB 16 @ 2pm

FEB 20 @ 8pmFEB 21 @ 8pmFEB 22 @ 2pm & 8pmFEB 23 @ 2pm

Always...Patsy Cline

by Ted Swindleyfeaturing the music of Patsy Cline

Divorced, gainfully employed and ready to take on the world, Louise Seger dons her best yellow cowboy boots and cowgirl skirt to meet her idol, country and western singer Patsy Cline, at the Esquire Ballroom in Houston, Texas. When Louise strikes up a conversation with Miss Cline, the two become fast friends, confidantes and devoted pen pals. Letter by letter, Always…Patsy Cline celebrates a legendary career cut far too short by tragedy through the hits that made her a star—Walkin’ After Midnight, Your Cheatin’ Heart, Crazy, I Fall to Pieces, She’s Got You, Anytime, and many, many more.

A song-filled valentine. —Los Angeles Times

Feb. 6-23“This is the sweetest music this side of heaven!” Patsy

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LYSISTRATAby Aristophanestranslated by Dudley Fitts

APR. 10-19

Fed up and weary of the never-ending conflict between Athens and Sparta, an Athenian housewife brings the sparring warriors to their senses and to their knees when she convinces the women of both sides to stage a sex strike to force a peaceful end to the Peloponnesian War. An ancient and steamy play first performed in 411 BCE, Lysistrata ignites a battle of the sexes and reveals that shockingly little has changed in two-and-a-half millenia. The warring men (and the women who love them) find the fight on the homefront is harder than the battlefield in this ribald comedy about war and sex and the war between the sexes!

Vivacious, visceral, spectacularly indignant . . .

—The Guardian

Lysistrata is a sophisticated work that confronts timeless beliefs with strong language and sexual imagery.

“Sisters! If we really want our men to make an armistice, then we must give up sleeping with our

men . . . will you do it?” Lysistrata

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We showcase the boundless creative energies of our student directors, actors, designers, and playwrights throughout the season in our flexible and intimate Studio 115 on the first floor of duPont Hall. One-acts, festivals, full-length plays and musicals, solo performances, scenes, and monologues comprise the rich and diverse array of Studio 115 offerings during the fall, winter, and spring. For more information about Studio 115, call (540) 654-1397.

Dates and times to be announced

Kathryn Gigantiello ’14, Talking With

Learning by doing.

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Let's be friends!While our students love the applause they hear following every performance, your appreciation for their outstanding contributions to our production program doesn’t help them pay their tuition or buy their books and supplies. You can, however, help them with that, too!A tax-deductible gift to Friends of Theatre helps us help our students through scholarships, classroom supplies, and artist residencies. Your gift makes an extraordinary theatre education at the University of Mary Washington possible for our deserving students.

JOIN TODAY! Membership in Friends of Theatre enables you to:

• give scholarships and sponsor specialeducational activities for theatre students

• receive acknowledgement in production programs

• receive advance notice of special opportunities and events

For more information, and to join online, visit cas.umw.edu/theatre/friends-of-theatre

TAKE YOUR SEAT!For just $500, you can name a seat in the beautiful Klein Theatre. Most important, you will be personally responsible for creating amazing opportunities for our students as the discover themselves, the theatre, and the world beyond our campus.Visit cas.umw.edu/theatre/take-your-seat/to learn more.

Taryn Snyder ’15, Into the Woods

Photo credits: Geoff Greene, Julie Hodge, David E. Hunt, Jr.

THE FINE PRINTLocation

Klein Theatre is located in duPont Hall on College Avenue at Thornton Street.

ParkingThere is plenty of free parking along

College Avenue and in Lots 28 & 29 on Thornton Street. Two short-term box office parking spaces are

available in Lot 28 during box office hours.

TicketsTickets are available at the Klein Theatre Box Office in duPont Hall one week before opening. Tickets are also

available online at umw.tix.com. Handling fees apply to telephone and online purchases.

Student projects in Studio 115 are free.

GroupsDiscounted rates are available for groups of 10 or

more. For more information, call the Klein Theatre Box Office at (540) 654-1111.

AfterWordsAfterWords discussions follow select performances.

InformationFor more information, call the

Klein Theatre Box Office at (540) 654-1111 or visit www.umw.edu/cas/theatre.

Season subject to change.

AccessibilityWheelchair accessible seating is available. Please

inquire when purchasing tickets. Accessible parking is available in Lot 28 and in the rear of duPont Hall.

Assistive listening devices are available free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis at the

Klein Theatre Box Office.

We are eager to help you plan your visit. For more information on accessibility or parking, please call the

Klein Theatre Box Office at (540) 654-1111.

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