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Private Lives by
Noel Coward
October 6-8 & 13-16
8pm
Noel Coward wrote that Private Lives "was described in
the papers variously, as being 'tenuous',' 'thin,' 'brittle,'
'iridescent,' and 'delightfully daring.' All of which connoted, to
the public mind, 'cocktails,' 'evening dress,' 'repartee,' and
irreverent allusions to copulation, thereby causing a gratifying
number of respectable people to queue up at the box office. There is
actually more to the play than this, however, but on the whole not
very much." Come see one of The Master's greatest plays, directed by
M.F.A. candidate Jan Mason.
The Cherry Orchard
by Anton Chekhov
November 18-20 &
December 1-4 8pm
Chekhov thought of his plays as comedies; the
influential actor Stanislavsky swore they were dramas. In truth they
are both, simultaneously. To celebrate its centennial we present
Chekov's final play, in which the aristocracy declines and the serfs
rise, the old order gives way to the new man, and the family estate
is lost and found anew. Directed by M.F.A. candidate Clinton
Johnston.
The Ives Have It! An Evening of One-Act
Plays by David Ives
February
17-19 & 23-26
Dazzling wordplay abounds in this delightful collection of plays
by a modern master of the one-act. "Theatre that aerobicizes the
brain and tickles the heart...Ives is a mordant comic who has put
the play back in playwright." --Time Directed by Richard
Warner.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood a musical by Rupert Holmes
April 14-16 & 20-23
Charles Dickens' unfinished last novel is the basis
for this music hall style mystery. The audience gets to choose
who-dunnit each night from among eight possible suspects (with eight
different musical endings!) This Tony-Award-winning musical is
directed by Robert Chapel.
also Coming to the UVA Drama Department
A Devil Inside by David
Lindsay-Abaire
Helms Theatre November 2-4 & 9-16
8pm
Tickets on sale at the Box
Office starting November 1st
All tickets $5 (students may
charge tickets to their Art$
account)
Six of our MFA Acting candidates will play the six
roles in this frantic dark comedy, which The Los Angeles
Times describes as "Jules Feiffer channeling Lewis
Carroll...blend[ing] elements of Greek tragedy, Russian literature
and millennial angst into one effectively paranoiac pastiche..."
What's more, over the course of the run each actor will perform
three different roles in the play, culminating with the audience
choosing which actor plays which role at the final three
performances. It will never be the same show twice, so come see it
more than once. | 
