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Poster for MACBETH Macbeth
Classic Theatre
Playwright: William Shakespeare
Directed by Sarah Wiggin

Coger Theatre
December 3-5 at 7:30 and December 6 at 2:30
Tickets: $8, $12, $14

Flushed with victory over enemy forces, generals Macbeth and Banquo are met on a stormy heath by three witches who predict that Macbeth will become King of Scotland. Once this seed is planted, Macbeth and his equally ambitious wife will stop at nothing to fulfill the prophesy and secure their power! One murder leads to many in a spiral of escalating evil, while the political, moral and natural order descend into chaos. Shakespeare's shortest tragedy moves at a rapid pace toward its inevitable, cataclysmic conclusion! Written circa 1600, the play's timeless themes still resonate.

Sponsored by KTXR-Timeless Love Songs, KY3, GO Magazine, 417 Magazine and Educational Community Credit Union.



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Poster for the production of Evengeline Drowning Evangeline Drowning
National Premiere of a New Docudrama
Playwright: Kurt Gerard Heinlein
Directed by Kurt Gerard Heinlein

Coger Theatre
February 25-27 at 7:30 and February 28 at 2:30
Tickets: 8.00, 12.00, 14.00

What would you do if your hometown and all its people were under dire immediate threat? What if you lost your home, your land, and your family belongings, and no one seemed to care, much less lend a hand? What if the children in your community fled their homes and lives without option as your family and culture decayed in their wake? What if the lives of your neighbors or grandparents were unnecessarily lost while politicians seemed incapacitated and outsiders idly observed? What if all of this was avoidable, occurring because of man-made problems? What would you do?

The youth of South Louisiana are forced to ask themselves these difficult questions every day, growing up in a land where threat, loss, and survival take precedence over the traditional spoils of youth. In Southern Louisiana, man-made environmental problems are causing the loss of one football field of land every 15 minutes, resulting in a devastating disintegration of personal lives and irreplaceable heritage. Formulated directly from a year of on-site interviews, Evangeline Drowning is a riveting new docu-drama that investigates the socio-environmental crisis in Southern Louisiana through the lens of those it impacts the most, notably the voices of its future.

Evangeline Drowning was developed through a project titled "Vanishing Wetlands, Vanishing Cultures," supported by a Missouri State University Future's Grant and the College of Arts and Letters.

This production will travel to the Southern Repertory Theatre in New Orleans on March 8 and the Swine Palace (Louisiana State University) in Baton Rouge on March 9, 2010.

This play contains representations of American youth culture in realistic fashion. Some mature language is utilized.



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FAULT LINES | Spring Dance Concert
Faculty Choreographed
Playwright: -
Directed by -

Coger Theatre
March 25-27 at 7:30 and March 28 at 2:30
Tickets: 8.00, 12.00, 14.00

This popular annual event showcases an impressive array of original works performed by a large company of dancers. For this year’s Spring Dance Concert, Fault Lines, the Theatre and Dance Department is joined by members of the Music Department for an exciting performance of live music and dance. Diverse aesthetics and artistic forms communicate complex emotions and ideas through sound, movement and design. Prepare to be swept away by the energy, passion, precision, grace, vitality and beauty of dance!

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The Cradle Will Rock
Musical Theatre
Playwright: Marc Blitzstein
Directed by Stacy Parker Joyce

Coger Theatre
April 29-May 1 at 7:30 and May 1 and 2 at 2:30
Tickets: 12.00, 16.00, 18.00

In Steeltown USA, charismatic union organizer Larry Foreman challenges wicked factory owner Mr. Mister and his Liberty Committee of prominent citizens who've sold out for money and power. Workers and townsfolk including a warm-hearted streetwalker named Moll and a down-and-out drunk called Harry are drawn into the drama, which takes place in the city's Night Court, while protests rage at the factory. Can one person shift the balance of power? The Cradle Will Rock's dominant score combines diverse musical styles ranging from 1930s jazz and pop to marches, church chorales, arias and recitation. The result is a folk opera which shines a light on socio-political issues still relevant today.

Note: The landmark original production of this infamous musical is legend. Written in 1937 under the auspices of the Depression-era WPA Federal Theatre Project, the allegorical tale of corporate greed and corruption was thought to be so subversive, it was shut down by armed guards on the eve of its opening. Playwright/composer Blitzstein, along with producer John Houseman and then 21-year-old director Orson Welles, secured an alternate venue across town and presented the production on their own. As the actors were forbidden to perform the work on stage, they sang the entire show from their seats which were scattered throughout the audience, to the delight of the sold-out house!

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