Left Hand of Darkness Nov 3-18, 2017

Nov 3, 4, 10, 11,17,18 @ 7:30 pm. 11/12/17 @ 2:00 pm, Robinson Theatre

On the frozen planet of Gethen there are not two sexes. Gethenian people share a unique biology that makes each individual potentially capable of bearing a child. Without sexual categories there is no history of normalizing “gender,” and interstellar observers suspect the lack of gender constructions on Gethen is one factor in why its populations have never experienced war. An envoy from a consortium of planets who coordinate for mutual benefit, seeking to extend and exchange knowledge, has come alone to Gethen to invite its people to join. The envoy’s arrival is fraught with peril after the shock for Gethenians that there are other worlds, with technologies and understanding more advanced than their own. Powerful people of Gethen’s two great nations are suspicious, fearful of this strange visitor and his invitation – arriving at a moment when there are new tensions along their borders and dangerous differences in state power and control. Unaware, they are at the brink of inventing war.  One gendered person and one un-gendered person, across a great glacier, must fight to stop war and open a world’s future, together.  Award-winning Oregon author Ursula K. Le Guin’s groundbreaking novel, The Left Hand of Darkness, is adapted for the Robinson stage by John Schmor, in cooperation with the author.

Adapted and directed by John Schmor

Left Hand of Darkness in the news:

https://around.uoregon.edu/ursula-le-guin

http://registerguard.com/rg/entertainment/arts/36064057-60/uo-brings-inventive-lavish-staging-of-ursula-le-guins-left-hand-of-darkness.html.csp

http://www.eugeneweekly.com/20171109/theater/out-darkness

http://klcc.org/post/world-beyond-gender-left-hand-darkness

The Father Jan 26 – February 10, 2018

Jan 26, 27. Feb 2, 3, 9, 10 @ 7:30 pm. 2/4/18 @ 2:00 pm, Hope Theatre

Now 80 years old, Andre was once a tap dancer. He lives with his daughter, Anne, and her husband, Antoine. Or was Andre an engineer, whose daughter Anne lives in London with her new lover, Pierre? The thing is, he is still wearing his pajamas, and he can’t find his watch. He is starting to wonder if he’s losing control.

We will have a talkback on Sunday, Feb. 4 after the 2pm show that will feature two caregivers, a physician, and possibly a person living with Alzheimer’s.

Written by Florian Zeller
Translated by Christopher Hampton
Directed by Nelson Barre

The Father in the news:

www.eugeneweekly.com/2018/02/01/finding-the-lost-thread/

https://around.uoregon.edu/content/father-dives-mind-man-dementia

Mother Courage and her Children, March 2 – March 17, 2018

March 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17 @ 7:30 pm. 3/11/18 @ 2:00 pm, Robinson Theatre

Mother Courage: A timeless take on war and its aftermath. Brecht’s masterpiece makes a powerful statement about the conflicts engulfing the world today. A UO Theatre faculty collaboration between Michael Najjar and Jeanette deJong.

Written by Bertolt Brecht
Translated by Tony Kushner
Directed by Michael Najjar

Mother Courage & Her Children In the News:

Daily Emerald

Around the O

Oregon Artswatch

Duck TV Interview With Michael Najjar– Interview starts at 11:30

Picnic,  April 20 – May 5, 2018

April 20, 21, 27, 28. May 4, 5 @ 7:30 pm. 4/29/18 @ 2:00 pm, Hope Theatre

As generations of women prepare for Labor Day celebrations in their small town, a young drifter inspires life-changing choices. This 1953 Pulitzer Prize winning play challenges us to revisit a 1950s America from our current vantage point.

Written by William Inge
Directed by Tricia Rodley

https://around.uoregon.edu/content/inges-pulitzer-prize-winning-play-picnic-debut-uo

Tricks to Inherit, May 25 – June 9, 2018

May 25, 26. June 1, 2, 8, 9 @ 7:30 pm. 6/3/18 @2:00 pm, Robinson Theatre