Season
2016-17 Season
James Joyce’s THE DEAD
Book by Richard Nelson, Music by Shaun Davey
Directed by Michael Malek Najjar
Robinson Theatre: MUSICAL
November 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 18, 19 at 8pm, 13 at 2pm
Winner! 200 Tony Award for Best Musical Book
Adapted from Joyce’s literary masterpiece set in 1904,
the last and best known of the short stories collected
in Dubliners, this intimate musical portrays a homespun
Yuletide party with Irish music, dancing, food, drink and
good fellowship. Sparkling songs, many of them traditional
sounding Irish melodies that are performed as entertainment
by the partygoers, are all original.
Check out the “The Dead” in the Register-Guard Article “Uniquely Irish”
View Director Michael Najjar’s Interview with UO Today
The Dead Video Advertisement:
The Emperor of the Moon
by Aphra Behn
Directed by J.K. Rogers
Hope Theatre:
January 26, 27, 28, February 2, 3, 4, at 8pm, 5 at 2pm
A Restoration farce written by Aphra Behn in 1687, based
on Italian commedia dell’arte. Behn’s second most
known play (after The Rover), with a fun plot and musical
accompaniment – spectacular, timeless entertainment.
New Voices (Playwriting Contest Winners)
Two Shows: On the Street Where We Used to Live and The Fruit Stand
Directed by Joseph Gilg
Hope Theatre
March 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 at 8pm, 19 at 2pm
Cinderella Waltz
by Don Nigro
Directed by Chryss Allaback
Robinson Theatre: Romantic Comedy
April 28, 29 May 4, 5, 6, 12, 13 at 8pm, May 7 at 2pm
Rosey Snow is trapped in a fairy tale world that is by
turns funny and a little frightening, with her stepsisters
Goneril and Regan, her demented stepmother, her lecherous
father, a bewildered Prince, a fairy godmother who
sings salty old sailor songs, a troll and a possibly homicidal
village idiot. This play investigates the archetypal
origins of the world’s most popular fairy tale, contrasting
the familiar and charming Perrault version with the darker,
more ancient and disturbing tale recorded by the brothers
Grimm. Grotesque farce and romantic fantasy blend
in a fairy tale for adults.
Mr. Burns
by Anne Washburn
Directed by Tricia Rodley
Hope Theatre
June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 at 8pm, 11 at 2pm
Winner! 2015 Whiting Award
After the collapse of civilization, a group of survivors begin
to piece together the plot of “The Simpsons” episode
“Cape Feare” from memory. 7 years later, this and other
snippets of pop culture (sitcom plots, commercials, jingles,
and pop songs) have become the live entertainment
of a post-apocalyptic society, sincerely trying to hold
onto its past. 75 years later, these are the myths and legends
from which new forms of performance are created.
An exciting exploration of how the pop culture of one era
might evolve into the mythology of another.
On Saturday June 10th, there’ll be a Talk-Back following the performance with the Director, cast members, and special guest Dasa Zeithamova, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, whose research interest includes cognitive-neuroscience and memory. For more information on Dasa Zeithamova https://psychology.uoregon.edu/profile/zeithamova/
Mr. Burns in the media:
Mr. Burns Podcast:
