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The 2008 - 2009 Hilberry Theatre Season
The 2009 - 2010 Hilberry Theatre Season
Unlock your senses at the Hilberry Theatre! The 2008-09 season:
Shows are in rotating repertory.
By Sarah Ruhl
Opens October 3, 2008
A modern twist to a classic tragedy of Orpheus, a man who goes on a rescue mission when his beloved Eurydice dies. As he ventures into the underworld to retrieve her, he charms the gods with his sweet music and is eventually granted permission to visit her and bring her back. Can he find and bring her back or will he lose her forever? This moving piece will compel audience members to explore their own beliefs about true love, life and death.
By William Shakespeare
Opens October 24, 2008
Foul play, power struggles, and love invade the life of a young prince trying to deal with the death of his father, the deception of his mother, and the deceit of his uncle. Standing the test of time, Hamlet ensures an evening of shock, entertainment, and excitement. Hamlet will constitute the first part of a two- part series, the second part being Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.
Special Student Matinee dates (performances begin at 10 a.m.):
November 18
November 25
December 2
December 9
January 13
January 20
January 27
February 3
By Tom Stoppard
Opens November 14, 2008
Misadventures and musings ensue as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two minor characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet, focus on their activities with the events of Hamlet as background. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is structured as the inverse of Hamlet; the title characters are the leads, not minor players, and Hamlet himself has only a small part. This play will constitute the second part of a two-part series that begins with Hamlet.
By Garson Kanin
Opens January 9, 2009
Harry Brock, an uncouth, corrupt tycoon, decides to bring his showgirl mistress with him to Washington, D.C. in this mid-twentieth century comedy about political corruption and vice. Brock’s girlfriend becomes educated through her new tutor, hired by her boyfriend, and starts to realize how crooked he really is. Soon she is interfering with his plans to "buy" a few Congressmen.
By Arthur Miller
Opens February 20, 2009
What is more important: Doing the “honorable” thing or providing for your family? This was the scenario Joe Keller faced early in life. With recent events forcing him to deal with his past, he must come to terms with the decisions he made and take responsibility for the effects they continue to have on him, his family and his nation.
By Dale Wasserman
Opens April 3, 2009
McMurphy trades a jail cell for a straight-jacket in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Avoiding jail time, Randle Patrick McMurphy declares himself insane, in hopes of finding more comfortable quarters in an insane asylum. His plan goes awry when he finds himself under the iron fist of a domineering nurse. This award-winning play will expose the beauty of humanity in the most unusual of circumstances.
The 2009 - 2010 Hilberry Theatre Season
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Single tickets to these shows are available after September 7, 2009.
Opens October 2, 2009
Playing stock through October 24, 2009
The Fantasticks is the longest running off-Broadway musicals of all time and will be the second musical to ever be produced on the Hilberry stage! Matt and Luisa are in a forbidden love that is prohibited by their feuding fathers resulting in a wall to keep them apart. Can Luisa’s vision of being saved by Matt from a kidnapper save their love, or will it be lost forever? The Fantasticks features the hit song “Try To Remember” originally sung by Jerry Orbach.
Opens November 6, 2009
Hermia loves Lysander. Helena loves Demetrius. Demetrius loves Hermia. The couples escape to the forest to preserve their love, but are soon faced by mischievous fairies, with plans of their own. Using juice from a magical flower, fairies Oberon and Puck construe a plan of chaos, havoc, and fun!
Opens December 4, 2009
The Seagull is the story of Konstatin, a man who has spent much of his life in the shadow of his Mother Abkadina, a famous actress. While visiting his uncle’s estate he directs and writes a revolutionary play which he believes will validate his ability as an artist. The play in which he plans to impress his mother with will also features Nina, the woman he adores. While Nina dreams of nothing but leaving the country to pursue her dreams of becoming an actress, despite her overbearing father and step mother who wish for nothing more but for her to abandon her silly dreams.saved by Matt from a kidnapper save their love, or will it be lost forever?
Opens January 15, 2010
Even though Truffaldino is fed by his master, Florindo, he is always hungry. When the opportunity to service another master and to fill his stomach twice as often arrives in Venice, he jumps at the idea. As Truffaldino runs around Venice trying to fulfill both master’s wishes, with out being caught for serving two masters, he doesn’t realize his two masters are looking for each other! Performed in the original style of commedia dell’arte, where the outcome of a scene is pre-determined but the actors create the lines and jokes to get there, The Servant of Two Masters treats the audience to a comical and original experience that is hard to forget!
Opens February 26, 2010
Professor John Hadler is a good man. He is dedicated to his wife, children and close friends. When a book he has written catches the attention of the Nazi party things start to change for John Hadler. Good examines the gradual rise of Adolf Hitler in Germany through Professor John Hadler’s eyes and how even “good” people can be lead into very bad things.
Opens April 9, 2010
Two gentlemen, Aimwell and Archer pose as a fashionable gentleman and his servant and travel from town-to-town in search of wealthy maidens to charm and steal from. When the men arrive in Lichfield, they find exactly what they are looking for; Aimwell finds the daughter of the wealthy Lady Bountiful and Archer the wonderful Kate Sullen. Unfortunately for the duo in Lichfield the double-crossers get double-crossed by their own hearts and fall in love with their would-be victims!
2008-2009 Individual Ticket Prices
| Regular | Discount | Student Rush | ||
| Wed. | 2 p.m. | $25 | $20 | $10 |
| Thurs. | 8 p.m. | $25 | $20 | $10 |
| Sat. | 2 p.m. | $25 | $20 | $10 |
| Fri. | 8 p.m. | $30 | $25 | $10 |
| Sat. | 8 p.m. | $30 | $25 | $10 |
Due to the nature of the theatre, the season is subject to change.
Student Rush – Rush tickets are available for Hilberry performances in person, at the window on the day of the performance. Please show student I.D.
