“Upon the stage of a theatre can be represented in character, evil and its consequences, good and its happy results and rewards; the weakness and the follies of man, the magnanimity of virtue and the greatness of truth."
Brigham Young
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Theatre Council meets Wednesdays @ 5:00 pm in SNO 102. You don't need to be a major to get involved!
Coming Soon:
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
Director: Roger Merill
Snow Black Box Theatre
February 17-20, 23-27
Shakespeare’s shortest and bloodiest tragedy, Macbeth tells the story of a valiant Scottish general (Macbeth) who interprets a prophecy from a trio of sinister witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed with ambitious thoughts and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and seizes the throne for himself. He begins his reign racked with guilt and fear and soon becomes a tyrannical ruler, forced to commit more and more murders to protect himself from enmity and suspicion. The deceit swiftly propels Macbeth and Lady Macbeth from arrogance to paranoia and thence to madness and death.
Children of Eden
Director: Hyrum Conrad
Snow Drama Theatre
March 24-27, 30- April 3
From Stephen Schwartz, the composer of Disney’s Enchanted and the hit
Broadway musical Wicked, this is a joyous and inspirational musical about
family, faith and forgiveness. The libretto from John Caird is frank,
honest and playfully humorous. The plot is freely based on people and
events in the Book of Genesis. The lives of Adam, Eve, Cain and Abel create
Act I, and Act II dramatizes the experience of Noah and his family at the
time of the Flood. Come join us for fun and spectacle as our production
celebrates the diversity of humankind.
Next Semester:
Abraham and Isaac
&
Everyman
Two short medieval plays in one evening
Director: Richard J. Clifford
Snow Black Box Theatre
May 26-29, June 1-5
Abraham and Isaac travel to the mountain to offer sacrifice. Unknown to Isaac, he is to become the sacrificial ram. As they journey, Abraham buckles under the dread and sorrow of his assignment. The audience is, of course, aware that the awful consequences of the ordeal will at the last minute be annulled, but for a while we are allowed to luxuriate in the sensitive depiction of a father sent on an errand to sacrifice his son. Abraham reveals his intense faith and obedience as he discusses, first with himself and then with his beloved son, the consequences and obligations of obeying God’s unusual command.
Everyman is considered the greatest example of the medieval morality play. God sends Death to summon Everyman to account for his deeds in life. Now Everyman must undertake a journey to prepare himself for this final reckoning. Along the way, Everyman tries to convince others to accompany him in the hope of improving his account. But Everyman soon learns that money, beauty, friends or other earthly concerns will not profit him on his solitary journey.
Both plays are written by unknown authors in the fifteenth or early sixteenth century, and have earned praise and admiration for their profound moral messages conveyed with dignity, tinged with gentle humor, simple beauty and vivid characters.
