2011-2012 Season Show List
Great Stories: Classical & Contemporary Masterpieces
Henry V
Romantic History by William Shakespeare
Sponsored by WGTD, 91.1 FM
Main Theatre
Oct. 21, 22, 27, 28 & 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 21 at 10:00 a.m.; Oct. 23 & 30 at 2:00 p.m.
This historical tale filled with action, romance, and comedy follows the newly crowned King Henry V to war and the famous battlefield of Agincourt. It holds such memorable moments as: "O for a Muse of Fire", "A little touch of Harry in the night" and "Once more unto the breach!"
Melancholy Play
Contemporary Comedy by Sarah Ruhl
Sponsored by WRJN 92.1 FM/ WEZY 1400 AM
A Studio Theatre "Preview Event";
Dec. 9, 10, 15, 16, 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 16 at 10:00 a.m.
Don't let the title fool you! This great new comedy by one of today's hottest playwrights (author of Eurydice and Dead Man's Cell Phone) is filled with typical Sarah Ruhl poetry and poignancy. Everyone falls in love with Tilly's melancholy ... until she becomes happy. When someone turns into an almond, things really get interesting.
Audience Guide (PDF)
Great Expectations
Classic Coming-of-Age Tale
by Charles Dickens, adapted by Barbara Field
Sponsored by Kenosha News
Studio Theatre "Inaugural"
Feb. 24, 25, Mar. 1, 2, 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Mar. 2 at 10:00 a.m.; Feb. 26 at 2:00 p.m.
Dickens's classic tale of Pip, a poor country lad, who rises to the status of gentleman by very mysterious means. Will Miss Havisham release Pip from her spidery grip? Will Pip find true love? Will his mysterious benefactor pull him down from his great expectations? A wonderful tale, theatrically adapted.
Audience Guide (PDF)
Bus Stop
An American Classic by William Inge
A special collaboration with the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre
The Broadway Theatre Center in Milwaukee
Apr. 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28 (7:30 or 8 p.m.)*
Apr. 15, 19, 21, 22, 29 (matinees 11 a.m., 2 or 4 p.m.)*
* Go to MCT website for specific playing times.
Come see UW-Parkside students and staff working alongside Milwaukee professionals in this joint production of this American classic. Even though the bus is snowed-in, these passengers are in for a bumpy ride. The film version starred Marylyn Monroe; come see the stars of tomorrow working with Milwaukee's best today.Come see it in Milwaukee!
Call MCT directly for tickets: 414.291-7800 or milwaukeechambertheatre.com
FreshINK
Staged Reading Series
FREE Staged Readings of Today's Most Important New Plays!
All Performances are at 7:30 p.m. - Rehearsal Room A
Superior Donuts
A New Play by Chicago Playwright Tracy Letts
Sept. 23, 24 & 25.
Set in Chicago, an elderly Polish shop owner and his young but troubled African-American employee knock heads about how best to run the donut shop and find friendship.
Almost Maine
A New Romantic Comedy by John Cariani
Nov. 18, 19 & 20
On a cold, winter's night in the mythical town of Almost, Maine, residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways.
In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)
A New Comedy by Sarah Ruhl
Feb. 3, 4 & 5
In the dawn of electricity, doctors treated female hysteria with a new machine. The doctor's wife, however, feels left out in the cold.
Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom
A New Dark Comedy by Jennifer Haley
Mar. 23, 24 & 25
As teens and adults wrestle with the addictive properties of a suburban zombie video game, the line between real life and virtual reality grows eerily thin in this tech savvy new comedy.
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