Upcoming Productions
Comic Frenzy
BYU–Idaho Theatre Department Improvisational Theatre Ensemble
May 21 7:00 and 9:00 performances Snow 105 Actors Studio
June 11 7:00 and 9:00 performances Snow 105 Actors Studio
July 13 7:00 and 9:00 performances Snow 105 Actors Studio
Tickets free first come bases
Much Ado About Nothing
Directed and Adapted by Amelia Bahr
October 19–22 & 26–29
7:30 PM
Snow Black Box Theatre
Does Love deserve a second chance? It is Spring of 1919, and The Great War, World War I ended early the previous November. Balthasar, the son of Leonato, liege-lord of a small holding on the Normandy coast, is finally coming home. Balthasar is accompanied by Don Pedro (their ruler and his commanding officer), and Don Pedro’s staff: the fierce young Claudio, and the witty and shrewd Benedick. The recently captured turncoat Don Jon, treacherous brother to Don Pedro, is also with them as a prisoner.
Leonato and his family joyfully welcome the weary and wounded heroes home. A particularly warm welcome has been reserved for the gallant Claudio by the lovely Hero, Leonato’s only daughter. A particularly prickly welcome is reserved for the misogynistic Benedick by Beatrice, the woman he once wooed and then betrayed. The deceitful Don Jon, currently in his optimistic brother’s good graces, looks for any (and every) way possible to cause trouble.
William Shakespeare’s witty war of words, Much Ado About Nothing, asks, “What if love deserves a second chance?” about multiple relationships. Does the traitorous Don Jon deserve a second chance from his brother, Don Pedro? Should the callow Claudio hope for a second chance from the wronged Hero? Can Benedick and Beatrice overcome their past for a chance at a future? The line between comedy and tragedy is nimbly walked in this beloved play about real virtue, perceived virtue, and how we attach honor and respect to opinion.
A Night of Chamber Operas
Directed by Richard Clifford and David Olsen
November 30 & December 1, 2, 6, 8 & 9
7:30 PM
Snow Black Box Theatre
THE OLD MAID AND THE THIEF
by Giancarlo Menotti
A sudden knock at the door interrupts the gossip of local busybody Miss Todd and her neighbor Miss Pinkerton. The maid, Laetitia, leads in a hapless beggar, Bob. They are quickly won over by Bob's charm and handsome looks and invite him to stay as Ms. Todd’s ailing “Cousin Steve” to anyone who asks. But the next day, when Miss Pinkerton reports that a thief who matches Bob's description has escaped from jail, Miss Todd has misgivings about harboring the handsome stranger. But Laetitia convinces Miss Todd to allow him to stay so she might help him down a more righteous path. Before long, the lines of her noble ambition become blurred, and Miss Todd finds herself ensnared in a web of hilarious deceits and hijinks.
GIANNI SCHICCHI
by Giacomo Puccini
In this hysterical farce, the Donati family mourns the passing of their patriarch, Buoso. But their crocodile tears soon become real when they discover that Buoso has not left his immense fortune to his heirs, but to a monastery. Desperate and greedy, they call upon an old enemy Gianni Schicchi to concoct a preposterous plan that will either ruin them or get them everything they deserve.
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