The Following Schedule for the Marshall Theatre Alliance 2011-2012 is Courtesy of

The Marshall University Department of Theatre

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

By William Shakespeare
October 5 - 8 at 8PM
Joan C. Edwards Playhouse

The high modern style of the 1960s defines the urbane and conformist society of Athens, where men are masterful and women are compliant.  All’s right with the world, until the love dust hits the air on a riotous midsummer night and the children of privilege prove to be unruly.  In Shakespeare’s dream world of reversals, confusion, and shifting realities, the deceptive allure of surface gives way to the deeper mysteries of identity.

aMUsed Dance Concert

October 14 – 15
Francis-Booth Experimental Theatre

The Last Night of Ballyhoo

by Alfred Uhry
November 16 – 19 at 8PM
Joan C. Edwards Playhouse

It’s December, 1939.  Hitler has invaded Poland.  Gone with the Wind is about to storm the silver screen in Atlanta, Georgia, and the biggest concern of the Freitag family is Ballyhoo, a lavish ball for Atlanta’s Jewish socialites.  Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play, and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Broadway Play, Ballyhoo is a luminous and achingly beautiful play that confirms the importance of faith and family heritage.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

by Barbara Robinson
November 30 – December 4
Joan C. Edwards Playhouse

Proof

by David Auburn
February 15 – 18 / February 23 – 25 at 8PM
Francis-Booth Experimental Theatre

This play contains adult language.

The discovery of a groundbreaking formula sets off a compelling mystery in this Pulitzer prize-winning drama about the razor-thin line between genius and mental illness.  Catherine sacrificed her education in order to care for her aging father, a brilliant but unstable mathematician.  Gifted and highly emotional, the arrival of an unexpected visitor forces her to confront the troubling question:  How much of her father’s madness – or genius – will she inherit?

Pride and Prejudice

adapted from Jane Austen by Jon Jory
April 18 – 21 at 8PM
Joan C. Edwards Playhouse

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife…  Jane Austen

All the wit and romance of Jane Austen’s classic story come to life in a fast-paced and engaging new adaptation.  In a society where social status is determined by birth and enforced by rigid etiquette, Elizabeth Bennett discover that a man can change his manner and a woman can change her mind.