2009 Productions
The Experimental Theater of Vassar College presents:
Haarlem Berlin
Play and Lyrics By Talaya Delaney
Directed by Rachel Chavkin (Guest Artist) www.theteamplays.org
Music by Dave Malloy (Guest Artist) www.davemalloy.com
The play begins with Circusmaster Henry, a fallen angel, introducing himself to us. He and three other angels - Raphael, the Fireman, and the Watchman - are demoralized. They have been stuck on earth for centuries, and unable to help human beings. No matter what they do, people still treat each other badly. The Circusmaster has decided that he can only serve humankind by telling a good story. The Adventures of Haarlem Berlin takes place in a mythical upstate New York, in time of a civil war. The story - how Haarlem Berlin won at Macpheter’s Gap - will be, he hopes, inspirational and distract us from our troubles.
When: October 1st – 3rd, 8:00pm
Where: Powerhouse Theater
A Streetcar Named Desire
(seating is full)
By Tennessee Williams
Directed by Estefania Fadul '10*
When: November 12th – 14th, 8:00pm
Where: Powerhouse Theater (Note: Powerhouse has limited seating.)
Rent
Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Directed by Christopher Grabowski
When: December 3rd – 5th, 8:00pm
Where: Martel Theater
Supported in part by THE JOAN KOSTICK ANDREWS '52 FUND FOR MUSICAL THEATER
(Rent is presented through special arrangement with (MTI) Music Theatre International, 421 West 54th Street, NY 10019)
* Denotes Senior Project in Drama
Archives: Spring 2009
presented by the Experimental Theater Of Vassar College Drama Department
Abanthis: A Woman About Whom Nothing Is Known
Adapted From Ann Carson’s “If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho”
Created and directed by Amanda Culp ‘09 *
Abanthis explores the intersections of Greek, Indian and Western theater traditions, through the untold narrative of Women and Desire. For five weeks the ensemble will work with familiar stories from Greek mythology, the fragmented poetry of Sappho and traditional Indian performance aesthetics to create the story of Abanthis: A Woman About Whom Nothing is Known (title is excerpted from Sappho's Fragment 22).
When: February 27th at 8:00pm, and February 28th at 6:00pm and 9:00pm
Where: performed on the Heinlein Stage (located at the Center for Drama and Film)
(Very Limited Seating)
Metamorphoses
By Mary Zimmerman
Directed by Christopher Grabowski
(parents weekend: some content may not be suitable for children)
Mary Zimmerman’s Tony award-winning play metamorphoses utilizes post-modern storytelling techniques to refashion ovid’s ancient myths. Metamorphoses explores the elemental and poetic aspects of these time-worn tales while underscoring the difficult, yet salutary, nature of change and changing. The Experimental Theater of Vassar College is excited to stage this profound and dreamlike production, and invites you to come and lose yourself in this performance.
When: April 2nd, 3rd and 4th at 8:00pm
Where: Performed in the Powerhouse Theater
(Very Limited Seating)
Fighting From Never/Land - a badass production
Adapted from J.M. Barrie’s Peter and Wendy
Created, directed and choreographed by Julianna Allen ‘09*
A new theatrical adaptation of the novel, Peter and Wendy, by J. M. Barrie. This exploration into the unique world that Peter Pan inhabits and defines, takes flight, and fights along with and in between the lost boys, indians, pirates, and animals. Never/Land examines the connections of our childhood escapes with the roles we inhabit as adults.
When: April 30th at 8:00pm, and May 1st at 5:00pm and 8:00pm
Where: Performed in the Powerhouse Theater
* Denotes Senior Project in Drama