Department of Theatre Arts

The Shape of Things
by Neil LaBute
September 25-28, 2008

CU's theatre season kicks off with Neil LaBute's The Shape of Things from September 25-28. This thought-providing work, which serves as CU's entry in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, was the basis for LaBute's highly acclaimed film of the same name. The Shape of Things is the story of Adam, a nerdy college student who makes money part time as a security guard. One night he runs into Evelyn as she is about to deface a censored work of art. As a reward for letting her off the hook, she gives him her phone number. Adam becomes Evelyn's project as she reshapes him into the sort of boyfriend she'd prefer. The question at stake here appears to be... how much are you willing to change for a woman you love?  

This production contains material that certain people may find objectionable.

$12 Adult / $10 Sr. Citizen, Military, Non-CU Student
Free to CU Students with CUID

Spoon River Anthology 
by Edgar Lee Masters;
conceived, adapted and arranged by Charles Aidman
November 13-16, 2008

Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River Anthology, conceived, adapted and arranged by Charles Aidman in 1963, is based on Masters' riveting 1916 collection of poems. The play chronicles the life and world of a fictional Illinois town, Spoon River, by having its former residents - now "sleeping on the hill" in the town cemetery - come back from their graves to speak. The characters enjoy a freedom and frankness in their thoughts that they never would have shared when alive, providing a candid look at small-town life and the human condition that is equal parts humorous and poignant. The audience is introduced to ghosts from a small town who tell of interesting and secret lives.

With live music, acting, dance and pantomime, the play features around 70 of Masters' poems, ordered and dramatized to portray some of the United States' chief historical periods - including the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, the influx of pioneers and immigrants, and the rise of industrialization. "Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River Anthology" is both moving and comedic as it portrays American life as it was in the 19^th century.

$12 Adult / $10 Sr. Citizen, Military, Non-CU Student
Free to CU Students with CUID

My Children! My Africa!
by Athol Fugard
February 12-15, 2009

The spring season begins with award-winning playwright Athol Fugard's 1990 tour de force, My Children! My Africa! from February 12-15, 2009. In this profoundly stirring tale, the great South African playwright, who describes this as his favorite among all the plays he's written, confronts the tragedy of apartheid in his native land. My Children! My Africa! examines the power of learning and the potency of words, ideas and hope in a time of heightened political and social unrest as a dedicated black teacher in a segregated township is determined to pair his most gifted student with an enthusiastic white schoolgirl in an English literature competition. Friendships become colored by impassioned debates, and the three characters struggle to find understanding amidst South Africa's racial and social divides.

This production contains material that certain people may find objectionable.

$12 Adult / $10 Sr. Citizen, Military, Non-CU Student
Free to CU Students with CUID 

Spring Musical: Disney's Beauty & The Beast
Book by Linda Woolverton
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice
April 23-26, 2009

Based on the 1991 film, Disney's Beauty and the Beast transports audiences to a lovely French provincial town where the beautiful Belle, a strong-willed yet kind-hearted and misunderstood young woman, lives with her father. After warding off the affections of a pompous hunter, Belle sets out to save her beloved father who got lost in the forest. After finding him imprisoned by the Beast, Belle agrees to become his prisoner forever in order for her father to be released. As the Beast begins to fall in love with Belle, he becomes progressively less beastly. But the spell that binds him can only be broken if the Beast can get Belle to love him in return. And time is running out.

$18 Adult / $12 Sr. Citizen, Military, Non-CU Student
Free to CU Students with CUID 

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