Upcoming Productions

Spring 2008

 Opening February 22
A Streetcar Named Desire
By Tennessee Williams
Directed by Christopher Kauffman
Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts
February 22, 23, 25 & 26
7:00 P.M. (TIME CHANGE), Kline Theatre
February 24 (Sunday matinee)
2:00 P.M., Kline Theatre

This classic from one of our most revered playwrights illustrates a tragic clash of characters. After losing her job and home, Blanche Dubois has no where to go but to live in New Orleans with her sister Stella and brother-in-law, Stanley. Stanley, an intense and earthy young man, becomes troubled and threatened by the mysterious past and romantic illusions of Blanche. Williams dramatically reveals the attraction and violence of this charged relationship--poetry and fragility vs. muscle and force.

March 14 one night only
HELEN AND TEACHER (working title)
 7 P.M.  Majestic Theater, Cinema One

Book and lyrics by Dr. Susan Russell
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts
Gettysburg College
Music by Dr. Lynn Gumert,
Visiting Artist, Rutgers University
 
Presented as a work-in-progress, this staged reading of a world-premiere musical
follows the extraordinary relationship of  Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan--chronicling
Anne's difficult childhood and schooling, Helen's miraculous breakthrough in learning
language as a deaf-blind person under Anne's tutelage, and their lives together as
writers, humanitarians, vaudeville performers, diplomats, activists, and above all, beloved friends.
 
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Opening April 18
Escape From Happiness
by George Walker
Directed by Karen Land
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts
April 18, 19, 21 and 22
8:00 P.M., Kline Theatre
April 20 (Sunday at matinee)
2:00 P.M., Kline Theatre

A wildly dysfunctional family, crazed cops, and crazier crooks create hilarious mayhem in this
fast-paced comic whodunit. The playwright's razor-sharp wit and cockeyed insight into family
dynamics propel the action to an oddly moving conclusion.

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April 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27
Senior Projects
Stevens Laboratory Theatre

A wide range of Senior Capstone productions including plays, dance, performance art and design or research presentations.

 Fall 2007

September
Time and date TBA,
Kline Theatre

Greg Hall and The Early Morning Monday Show
If you like "Whose Lines is it Anyway?" or have ever seen an Improv show, you are in for a treat!  Emmy winner, comedian, second city veteran, Greg Hall, and his troupe of vagabond improvisers, EMMS, Baltimore¿s premier Improv troupe is coming to Gettysburg College.  Get ready to laugh until you cannot stand up!

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Opening October 25

Measure for Measure
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Christopher Kauffman
Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts

October 25, 26, 27 and 29 at 8:00 P.M.,
Kline Theatre
October 28 (Sunday matinee)
2:00 P.M., Kline Theatre

In this complex and dark comedy, Duke Vincentio leaves the fervently pious Angelo in charge of Vienna to clean up the town. After enforcing the death penalty for fornication, he suddenly finds himself overcome with passion for a woman about to enter the convent. What unfolds is a delirious tale of lust, justice, and mercy, beautifully spun by Shakespeare to expose the hypocrisy that results when one imposes absolute power on a community.

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Opening November 15
Owl and Nightingale Independent Festival
November 15, 16, 17 and 18
Times (to be announced)
Stevens Laboratory Theatre

Student-directed performances of one acts, dance performances, staged readings, musical revues, costume exhibits, and/or one-person shows.

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November 29, 30
December 1, 2
Senior Projects
Stevens Laboratory Theatre

A wide range of Senior Capstone productions including plays, dance, performance art and design or research presentations.

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