MSUM University Theatre 2008-2009 Season
WONDERLAND
MSUM’s fall children’s theatre production uses familiar characters and settings from Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. However, for the three American school children who find themselves lost and in trouble, the adventure is all new.
November 22, 2008 1:00 and 4:00 PM
Student Directed One-Acts & New Play Festival
Experimental. Thought provoking. Enlightening.
Please join us for “4” sessions of exciting theatre and dance, as the next generation of theatre professionals present their work.
The MSUM Theatre Arts Department is pleased to announce this year’s Student Directed One-Acts & New Play Festival. Featuring the work of 14 student directors, the line-up will have something for everyone -- comedies and dramas, classics and new plays, and even an afternoon of dance. Performances are scheduled Friday, December 5th through Sunday, December 7th. Of special note is the evening of Saturday, December 6th where four plays written by MSUM students will have their world premieres.
For ticket information, please contact the MSUM Box Office at 218.477.2271.
Friday, December 5th
7:30 p.m.
Sweet Eros
By Terrence McNally
Directed by Rachel Palashewski
Girl: Haley Boyd
Young Man: Josh Stenseth
Medea
By Christoper Durang and Wendy Wassterstein
Directed by Katie Adducci
Medea: Jenna Halvorson
Jason, Angel, Messenger: Nick Wieme
Chorus #3: Erin Granger
Chorus #2: Allison Tewksbury
Chorus #1 Jacki Murphy
This Is Our Youth
By Kenneth Longergan
Directed by John Leingang
Warren : Tim Meyer
Jessica: Kim Miller
Scene 1: Warren’s friend Dennis’ apartment
Scene 2: Same apartment, the next day.
Toki Udon
Based on a Rakugo story of the same name
Directed by Yasu Ischida
Yossan, Tokusan, and Narrator: Rheanna Haaland
Saturday, December 6th
2:00 p.m.
I’m Not Stupid
By David E. Rodriguez
Directed by Cortney Schmidkunz
Margaret: Amber Bracken
Roger: Allan Schaeffer
Dr. Green: William Weightman
The General of Hot Desire
By John Guare
Directed by David Ahumada
Heather: Caitlin Heller
Lisa: Klarissa Pudwell
Jennifer: Kimberly Miller
Erika: Kristin Underdahl
Daniel: Parker Shook
Hamish: Chadwick Anderson
Stephen: Evan Christie
Jason: Ryan Soukup
James: Patrick Wetzel
Helen At Risk
By Dana Yeaton
Directed by Jeremy Walton
Helen: Jenna Halvorson
Ronnie Guyette: Allan Schaeffer
Guard: Bob Guck
Saturday, December 6th – NEW PLAY FESTIVAL
7:30 p.m.
An Old Album
By Richard Paul Klein
Directed by Joshua Stenseth
The Scissors
By Timothy R. Lane
Directed by Steve Molony
Jack: Torrey Halverson
William: Lucas Vonasek
Crash: Travis Kuntz
We Can Get it For You Wholesale
By Tyler Michaels & Joshua Stenseth
Directed by Tyler Michaels
Peter: Ivan Olson
Narrator/Kemble: Evan Christie
Chorus Man: Matt Berdahl
Chorus Woman: Laura Dandurand
Transit
By Steven Molony
Directed by Cody Bushee
John: Matt Pitner
Marc: Joe Rapp
Jessica: Maren Tunseth
Love: Caroline Stommes
Lover: Christa Weiler
Vengeance: Lindsey Soiseth
Anger: Amber Johnson
Sorrow: Erika Bingham
Regret: Sarah Palm
Truth: Kendra Cashmore
Sunday, December 7th
2:00 p.m.
An Afternoon of Phillip Glass
Dance pieces choreographed and performed by members of
FM Dance Repertory Theatre
Sunday, December 7th
7:30 p.m.
So Happy Together
Scenes by William Shakespeare and Patrick Marber
Directed by Al Klocke
Woman: Jenna Halvorson
Man: Ivan Olson
Women and Wallace
By Jonathan Marc Sherman
Directed by Sean Palmer
Women: Maggie Olson, Erika Bingham, Rachel Neilson, Jacki Murphy
Wallace: Andy Olson
Sticks and Stones
Directed by Karla Underdahl
Di Palma: John Wayne Grove
Klein: Bob Guck
On Sundays
By Lynne Alvarez
Directed by Steph Wilder
Beast: Doug Mattis
Sylvia: Caroline Stommes
Jules: Lucas Vonasek
Compleat Female Stage Beauty
(Regional Premiere)
In 1661 the most famous portrayer of females on the London stage was Kynaston. Like every other player permitted to enact such roles, Kynaston was a man. But when an unknown named Margaret Hughes plays Desdemona one night at an illegal theater, the ever-game King Charles II changes the law to allow women to act. Kynaston’s world is turned upside-down, until fate gives him a chance to take the stage again.
February 25-28
The Producers
1959. New York City. Max Bialystock, the once King of Broadway, is now an out-of-luck producer looking to make a buck. Winner of a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards in 2001, The Producers is filled with outrageous characters and show stopping musical numbers.
April 22-25
Tickets
To order tickets, call (218) 477-2271. Box Office Hours are 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Monday-Friday.
The MSUM Theatres are both located in the Center for the Arts on the Minnesota State University Moorhead campus. Parking is available off 9th Avenue South, between 11th Street South and 14th Street South, in Moorhead in lots A or C.