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Main Season 2009-10

James Joyce's "The Dead"
October 16 - 24, 2009
Ina and Jack Kay Theatre
Book by Richard Nelson; music by Shaun Davey
Lyrics by Richard Nelson and Shaun Davey
Directed by Scot Reese
Co-Director/Choreographer, Alcine Wiltz
Music Director, L. Richmond Sparks
Rehearsal Pianist, Ron Chiles
Scenic Designer, Carissa Huizenga
Lighting Designer, Ariel J. Benjamin
Costume Designer, Chelsey Schuller
Sound Designer, Kevin Hill

Based on Joyce's 1904 short story, this semi-autobiographical musical tells of Irishman Gabriel Conroy at a lively holiday party. As he observes his surroundings and listens to tales, he meditates on what it means to be an Irishman and a human.

Anna in the Tropics
November 6 - 15, 2009
Kogod Theatre
By Nilo Cruz
Directed by José Carrasquillo
Scenic Designer, Deborah Wheatley
Lighting Designer, Andrew Dorman
Costume Designer, Carissa Huizenga
Sound Designer, Neil McFadden

This 2003 Pulitzer Prize in Drama winner is set in 1920s Florida. Family members, who work in a cigar-making factory, struggle with the traditions of the past and the progress of the future. Passions erupt and emotions flare as the laborers embrace life-changing ideas presented to them.

Hotel Cassiopeia
February 12 - 20, 2010
Kogod Theatre
By Charles Mee
Directed by Blake Robison
Scenic Designer, Daniel Pinha
Lighting Designer, Ariel J. Benjamin
Costume Designer, Frank Labovitz
Sound Designer, Matt Nielson
Projection Designer, Tarythe Albrecht

The foundations of this play lie in the life and work of renowned artist Joseph Cornell. By looking into Cornell's correspondence, journals, observations, and loves, it is possible to see his desire to create not only a piece of art, but to reproduce the feelings of a hidden moment.

The Bluest Eye
March 4 - 12, 2010
Ina and Jack Kay Theatre
Adapted by Lydia R. Diamond from the book by Toni Morrison
Directed by Walter Dallas
Scenic Designer, Colin McIlvaine
Lighting Designer, Jonathan Dillard
Costume Designer, Laree Lentz
Sound Designer, Neil McFadden

An eleven-year-old African-American girl in 1940's Ohio wants nothing more than to be loved by her family and community. Instead, she faces persistent teasing and hatred. She blames her dark skin and prays for blue eyes, believing that love will come.

Gilgamesh
April 23 - May 2, 2010
Kogod Theatre
Adapted by Izumi Ashizawa
Directed by Izumi Ashizawa
Scenic Designer, Carissa Huizenga
Lighting Designer, Jedidiah Roe
Costume Designer, Adriana Diaz
Puppet/Mask Designer, Chelsey Schuller
Sound Designer, Matt Nielson

Ancient and modern Japanese movement, masks, and puppetry are fused in this avant-garde interpretation of the 4,000 year-old Mesopotamian epic. As Gilgamesh hunts for the secret to eternal life, he struggles with love, power, and death in his quest for immortality.