Myths, Fairytales, and Nightmares
The Cuyahoga Community College Western Campus Theatre Department presents their 2009-2010 season.
Join us in our newly renovated theatre space for a season of Myths, Fairytales, and Nightmares.
Eurydice
Written by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Fred Gloor
Sarah Ruhl is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and a MacArthur “genius” grant recipient. Her beautiful, funny, and surreal retelling of this classic myth of love and loss focuses on the tender love between a father and a daughter, and takes the audience across the River of Forgetfulness into an Underworld complete with a chorus of petulant stones and a Lord of the Underworld who rules from the seat of his giant red tricycle.
Auditions: September 8, 9, 10 at 7:00 p.m.
Running: November 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 at 8:00 p.m.
November 15 and 22 at 2:00 p.m.
The Praying Mantis
Written by Alejandro Sieveking
Directed by Robert Ellis
Alejandro Sieveking has been a leading playwright in Chile for nearly 40 years. This macabre tale set in a Chilean manor house is a dark comedy of three sisters and their secret in the cellar. The Praying Mantis will challenge perceptions while keeping audiences on the edge of their seats. As the drama unfolds, confession, intrigue and escape foreshadow an unexpected ending.
Auditions: December 7, 8, and 9 at 7:00 p.m.
Running: February 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 at 8:00 p.m.
February 21 and 28 at 2:00 p.m.
Into the Woods
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by R. Scott Posey
Book by James Lapine
Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's amazing musical intertwines the stories of the Brothers Grimm, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, Cinderella, and others into a cautionary tale of what can happen when you obtain your heart’s desire.
Auditions: January 25, 26, and 27 at 7:00 p.m.
Running: April 23, 24, 28, 29, 30 and May 1 at 8:00 p.m.
April 25 and May 2 at 2:00 p.m.
Tri-C West Dance Concerts
The annual dance concerts continue the tradition of exploring many styles and disciplines including, hip-hop, jazz, and modern dance. Audiences will be treated to pieces by faculty members, as well as several student-choreographed pieces.
Winter Dance Concert: Friday December 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Spring Dance Concert: Friday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m.