2018-2019 Productions
Featuring Violet, Failure: A Love Story, and Much Ado About Nothing
Violet
Book & Lyrics by Brian Crawley
Music by Jeanine Tesori
Directed by Jonathan Wilson
Oct 18 - 28, 2018
Newhart Family Theatre
Based on "The Ugliest Pilgrim" by Doris Betts, Violet follows a young woman with a disfigured face as she travels across the American South to seek healing from a televangelist in Tulsa, OK. Folk, gospel and blues influence Jeanine Tesori’s score in a story that embraces the journey of finding courage and beauty.
Photography by Joe Mazza
Failure: A Love Story
Written by Philip Dawkins
Directed by Mark. E. Lococo
Feb 14-24, 2019
Newhart Family Theatre
The clock is ticking as the three Fail sisters approach their untimely deaths in Chicago in 1928. Music and dark wit inform this whimsical fable written by Jeff Award-winning Loyola alumnus Philip Dawkins.
Photography by Joe Mazza
Much Ado About Nothing
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Sarah Gabel
April 4 - 14, 2019
Newhart Family Theatre
Love is beginning to bloom in Messina, but is it strong enough to thrive amidst trickery and suspicion? Miscommunication and mistaken identity meddle with romance in this classic Shakespearean comedy.
Photography by Joe Mazza
2018-2019 Second Stages
Music and Lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe & Nell Benjamin
Book by Heather Hach
Directed by Cristin Carole
March 27-April 6
Elle Woods had it all figured out- great friends, great car, great dog. When it all starts falling apart, Elle leaves behind her sunny sorority for the stuffy Harvard Law School, tackling this exclusive environment with optimism and ambition. The verdict? An inspiring and wildly entertaining take on identity and power. Based on the hit movie and filled with show-stopping songs, Legally Blonde celebrates the trial and victories of being yourself.
Oh Sh%t
Music and Lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe & Nell Benjamin
Book by Heather Hach
Directed by Cristin Carole
March 27-April 6
Elle Woods had it all figured out- great friends, great car, great dog. When it all starts falling apart, Elle leaves behind her sunny sorority for the stuffy Harvard Law School, tackling this exclusive environment with optimism and ambition. The verdict? An inspiring and wildly entertaining take on identity and power. Based on the hit movie and filled with show-stopping songs, Legally Blonde celebrates the trial and victories of being yourself.
Speech and Debate
Music and Lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe & Nell Benjamin
Book by Heather Hach
Directed by Cristin Carole
March 27-April 6
Elle Woods had it all figured out- great friends, great car, great dog. When it all starts falling apart, Elle leaves behind her sunny sorority for the stuffy Harvard Law School, tackling this exclusive environment with optimism and ambition. The verdict? An inspiring and wildly entertaining take on identity and power. Based on the hit movie and filled with show-stopping songs, Legally Blonde celebrates the trial and victories of being yourself.
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