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09-10 Season Tartuffe

by Molière Translated by Ranjit Bolt Hilarity ensues when a ludicrously suggestible patron falls for a pious con-man in this famous farce from 1669 about religious hypocrisy Arthur Miller Theatre Oct. 8 - 18, 2009 Dept. of Theatre & Drama

Uncommon Women and Others

by Wendy Wasserstein A group of women friends reminisce about their college dreams to “have it all” Arthur Miller Theatre Nov. 19 - 22, 2009 Dept. of Theatre & Drama

by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice The legend of Argentina’s most beloved–and hated–first lady, Eva Perón Mendelssohn Theatre Oct. 15 - 18, 2009 Dept. of Musical Theatre

The Marriage of Figaro

by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The perfect melding of words and music in a comic masterpiece.

Sung in Italian with projected English translations.

Power Center Nov. 12 - 15, 2009 University Opera Theatre

by William Shakespeare The classic tragedy about one couple’s ruthless pursuit of power Power Center Dec. 10 - 13, 2009* Dept. of Theatre & Drama

(Re)Visionary Dances A revival of Paul Taylor’s Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rehearsal) and new creations by faculty Power Center Feb. 4 - 7, 2010 University Dance Company

*Hanukkah begins Dec.11 **Easter Sunday, Apr. 4 Repertoire subject to change.

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Mendelssohn Theatre Mar. 25 - 28, 2010 University Opera Theatre

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Evita The Marriage of Figaro Uncommon Women & Others Macbeth

Trafford Tanzi

(Re)Visionary Dances

by Claire Luckham “The most splendid, dynamic piece of raucous, musical entertainment since The Rocky Horror Picture Show” — London Daily Mail Arthur Miller Theatre Apr. 1 - 11, 2010** Dept. of Theatre & Drama

Our Town Winter Opera Trafford Tanzi Ragtime Additional School of Music, Theatre & Dance Events Scholarship Showcase

Ragtime

by Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty, and Lynn Ahrens A powerful look at America at the turn of the 20th century through the lives of three diverse families Power Center Apr. 15 - 18, 2010 Dept. of Musical Theatre

2009 Halloween Concerts Band-O-Rama: No Tricks - Just Treats!

See Rock City - MT Studio 2010 Collage Concert All’s Well That Ends Well - MT Studio

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by Thornton Wilder The timeless and quintessential American play on life, love, and death Mendelssohn Theatre Feb. 18 - 21, 2010 Dept. of Theatre & Drama

Winter Opera - TBA Macbeth

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The Marriage of Figaro Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte Based on the comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais Sung in Italian with projected English translations The Story: Count Almaviva’s valet Figaro is looking forward to his imminent wedding with the beautiful Susanna.

Unfortunately, his lascivious employer is also intent on bedding the young chambermaid. Aware of the Count’s intentions, the Countess, with Susanna’s help, intends to teach her husband a lesson on the dangers of infidelity. Add in a love-sick teenager who causes unexpected confusion, hilarity abounds as multiple love interests vie for the perfect pairing. Through subtle intrigue, scintillating sexual games, and mistaken identities, Figaro and Susanna must outmaneuver and outwit the entire household to end up finally in each other’s arms.

Artistic Significance: Called “the world’s most perfect opera,” The Marriage of Figaro has delighted audiences since its premiere in 1786. The first collaboration between Mozart and librettist da Ponte, Figaro is the successful sequel to The Barber of Seville. Da Ponte’s witty libretto melds humor with humanity and is paired with Mozart’s groundbreaking score in a true marriage of music and drama. From the instantly recognizable overture to the rousing ensemble finale, the opera is filled with one brilliant melody after another. A celebrated operatic tour de force, The Marriage of Figaro sparkles with genius.

Nov. 12 at 7:30pm, Nov. 13 & 14 at 8pm, Nov. 15 at 2pm Power Center • Directed by Robert Swedberg • University Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Kiesler

Winter Opera - To be announced Our winter opera will be announced in early October. The School of Music, Theatre & Dance has produced popular and challenging operas at this time, from contemporary classics (Daugherty’s Jackie O) to old favorites like Don Giovanni and Così fan tutte (Mozart), and rarely produced gems like Albert Herring (Britten) and Tartuffe (Mechem).

Mar. 25 at 7:30pm, Mar. 26 & 27 at 8pm, Mar. 28 at 2pm Mendelssohn Theatre • Directed by Joshua Major • University Philharmonia Orchestra Operas Media Sponsor: WRCJ 90.9

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Central Campus • Hill Auditorium • Mendelssohn Theatre • Power Center

Evita Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber • Lyrics by Tim Rice The Story: Illegitimate and impoverished, fifteen-year old Eva Duarte escaped rural Argentina to seek fame as an actress in Buenos Aires. Combining unfettered ambition and shrewd manipulation with astonishing charisma, Eva worked her way up the social ladder through theatre, movies, radio, and men, ultimately meeting Colonel Juan Perón – a rising star in the military and political scene. Together they formed a union that carried Perón to the presidency. Eva’s power as First Lady would endear her to the masses, horrify established society, and effect hatred in the military. Only death could halt her meteoric rise, which brought an outpouring of public grief unseen until the death of Princess Diana. Filled with beautiful and terrible works, Eva Perón’s life and death would acquire mythical status.

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Oct. 15 at 7:30pm, Oct. 16 & 17 at 8pm, Oct 18. at 2pm Mendelssohn Theatre • Directed by Linda Goodrich • Choreographed by Mark Esposito Music Direction by Catherine Walker Adams

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Artistic Significance: Fresh on the heels of their smash success Jesus Christ Superstar, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber teamed up for what would be their final collaboration. Rice was fascinated by the (then) little known story of Eva Perón, whom Time Magazine in 1952 called “The 20th Century’s most powerful woman.” Fusing Latin, pop, and jazz influences with operatic chorales, Webber’s music along with Rice’s lyrics underscore the complexity and controversy that still surrounds Eva Perón’s legacy. From its London debut in 1978, to the movie version in 1996, and recent London revival in 2006, Evita has earned over 20 major awards including seven Tonys, three Golden Globes, and an Oscar. A dazzling theatrical portrait, Evita is as mesmerizing and contradictory as the woman herself.

This play contains adult situations. Recommended for ages 14 and over.

Construction of the University of Michigan’s North Quad residence hall over the next year has increased traffic congestion and requires occasional lane and street closures in the block surrounding the construction area.

Northbound State Street between Washington and Huron is closed entirely; in other areas, two-way traffic will be maintained despite lane closures.

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Because this impacts access routes to performance venues, we ask that you allow ample travel time and avoid the streets marked in the above map. Recommended alternative directions, parking access suggestions and a printable map appear on our website. All parking structures will remain open during construction.

You can order pre-paid parking passes for each of the productions you attend. They can be redeemed at the Thayer or Fletcher Street Structures on central campus or at the Walgreen lot on north campus starting two hours prior to show time. They are an easy way to avoid fumbling for change.

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Additional School of Music, Theatre & Dance Events

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Scholarship Showcase Hear the best of the best at this concert featuring scholarship students in UM School of Music, Theatre & Dance Sept. 20 at 4pm music, theatre, and dance in solo and small ensemble performances.

Mendelssohn Theatre

Halloween Concerts Join the University Orchestras for this holiday favorite, full of tricks and treats. The concert features a variety of spooky classical music combined with popular Halloween songs. Get out your scariest costume or come dressed as you are to enjoy this fun event for young and old alike.

University Orchestras Oct. 25 at 4pm & 7:30pm Hill Auditorium

Band-O-Rama: No tricks, Just Treats!

While on Halloween, this is not a Halloween concert. Musical “treats” from University Bands the classical, jazz, and popular genres will merge with traditional UM Oct. 31 at 8pm favorites to continue one of our most treasured traditions. Treat yourself! Hill Auditorium

See Rock City & Other Destinations • MT Studio Production Winner of the 2008 Richard Rodgers Award and The BMI Foundation’s 2007 Jerry Bock Award, See Rock City & Other Destinations is a contemporary pop-rock musical about everyday travelers at tourist destinations across America. This play contains adult language. Recommended for ages 14 and over.

Dept. of Musical Theatre Dec.10 at 7:30pm, Dec.11*&12 at 8pm, Dec.12 & 13 at 2pm, Dec.13 at 5pm Arthur Miller Theatre *Hanukkah begins

Collage Concert The Collage Concert format is unique, featuring all the ensembles and UM School of Music, Theatre & Dance departments in the School performing one bravado piece after another Jan. 16 at 8pm without pause. It’s a non-stop evening of virtuosic performances. You won’t Hill Auditorium want to miss this incredible show.

All’s Well That Ends Well • MT Studio Production Happily-ever-after isn’t guaranteed when you try to make somebody love you. The feisty commoner Helena loves Count Bertram, but Bertram doesn’t want her – setting a series of seemingly impossible conditions before he’ll accept her as his wife. Can Helena’s resolve and ingenuity lead to wedded bliss? A provocative comedy on the painful nature of love, All’s Well That Ends Well shows the folly of youth and the road to self-awareness.

Dept. of Musical Theatre Feb. 18 at 7:30pm, Feb. 19 & 20 at 8pm Feb. 21 at 2pm Arthur Miller Theatre

Ragtime Music by Stephen Flaherty • Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens • Book by Terrence McNally The Story: It is 1906 in America, the land of opportunity. Three diverse groups in New York City – a protestant, white, middle-class family, a Jewish immigrant and his daughter, and an African American musician and his girlfriend – are experiencing dizzying changes in American society. Industrial expansion with the burgeoning labor movement, waves of immigration, newfound freedom for blacks, and women’s rights are affecting them in dramatic ways. As their lives unexpectedly intertwine with each other and with historical personalities of the era such as J.P. Morgan, Harry Houdini, Evelyn Nesbit, and Booker T. Washington, some embrace the changes with new hope while others bear the bitter realization that promised opportunities may still be out of their reach.

Artistic Significance: Written by the musical team of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens (Seussical) with a book by Terrence McNally (Kiss of the Spider Woman), Ragtime is based on the 1975 award-winning novel by E. L. Doctorow.

The diverse score incorporates Jewish folk songs, vaudeville, jazz, and, of course, ragtime, featuring such songs as “Wheels of a Dream,” “Your Daddy’s Son,” “Make Them Hear You,” and the rousing opening title number. The show garnered 13 Tony nominations in 1998, winning for Best Score, Book, and Orchestrations (losing the top honor to The Lion King). The New Yorker declared the show “a powerful musical experience.” Filled with heartbreak and hope, Ragtime is a dazzling panorama depicting the strength of America.

April 15 at 7:30pm, April 16 & 17 at 8pm, April 18 at 2pm Power Center • Directed by Mark Madama • Music Direction by Cynthia Kortman Westphal

Musical Theatre Senior Showcase The Senior Showcase is a lively revue featuring the wide range of talent Dept. of Musical Theatre of the Musical Theatre Department’s graduating seniors. Previewing in May 2 at 4pm & 7:30pm Ann Arbor before making its way to New York City, the Showcase has become Mendelssohn Theatre an essential component in launching students into a professional career.

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(Re)Visionary Dances Paul Taylor’s Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rehearsal) with premieres by faculty Amy Chavasse, Jessica Fogel, and Sandra Torijano Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rehearsal) by Paul Taylor highlights the University Dance Company’s 2010 concert. This 30th anniversary staging of Taylor’s irreverent and brilliant work is in celebration of the foremost American modern choreographer’s 80th birthday. A delicious double-narrative, the dance tells a Runyonesque detective story juxtaposed against the daily rituals and intrigues of a touring dance company. Sacre is set to Stravinsky’s eminent piano score of the same name, in the 1947 version for four hands, to be played live. According to the San Francisco Examiner, “Paul Taylor is without question the greatest living American choreographer. Taylor’s emphasis on emotion within actual movement, the rhythmic vitality of his accents, his all-American youthfulness and optimisim, all have set standards for American dance.” Premiered in 1980, Sacre layers highly stylized movement with a melancholy wit to create what The New York Times declared “some of the most exciting movement in modern choreography… propulsive and original.” Faculty member Amy Chavasse creates a new dance exploring unusual physical and emotional intersections in collaboration with composer/musicians Stephen Rush and Chris Peck.

Chavasse’s work features unexpected and unconventional partnering through complex rhythms and structures.

Premières by faculty Sandra Torijano and Jessica Fogel will round out the evening.

Feb. 4 at 7:30pm, Feb. 5 & 6 at 8pm, Feb. 7 at 2pm Power Center

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Trafford Tanzi

By Claire Luckham

The Story: Set in a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)-style wrestling ring, Trafford Tanzi tells the story of Tanzi, a young woman from the working class English town of Trafford, as she — literally — wrestles her way through life. Tanzi faces her Dad, Mum, best friend, school psychiatrist, and ultimately her husband in round after round for the right to set her own destiny. Will Tanzi beat the odds and win her independence in this winner-take-all bout?

Artistic Significance: English playwright Claire Luckham wrote Trafford Tanzi in 1978 for Liverpool’s Everyman Theater, which was temporarily performing in local pubs while their theatre was under renovation. “[Wrestling] is amazing entertainment,” stated Luckham, “and worked perfectly for a pub show. …To me the really amazing thing about wrestling is the attitude of the audiences. They have come to enjoy themselves, not just to be entertained, but to provide some of the entertainment themselves.” Tanzi ultimately transferred to London’s West End and Toronto’s Free Theatre, garnering critical and audience acclaim as “one of the most delightful theatrical events of the year” (Canada’s The Globe and Mail). Gather round the ring as Tanzi combines music, comedy, drama, and physical action in what is sure to be the rowdiest theatrical event of the season.

April 1 & 8 at 7:30pm, April 2, 3,9 & 10 at 8pm, April 4* & 11 at 2pm Arthur Miller Theatre • Directed by Malcolm Tulip • *Easter Sunday

The restaging of Paul Taylor’s Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rehearsal) is made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Our Town

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The Story: Set in mythical Grover’s Corner, New Hampshire, Our Town chronicles the mundane events of daily life, from first love to marriage and on to death, by tracing the lives of next-door neighbors Emily Webb and George Gibbs.

Presiding over the action is the Stage Manager, who provides commentary and background on the lives and futures of the townsfolk. Through plain-spoken poetry and moving eloquence, the people of Our Town show that life is both precious and ordinary.

The Story: Under the religious cloak of piety, Tartuffe befriends Orgon, a rich man who is swept away by Tartuffe’s charisma and his message of the uncomplicated holy life. While his family and friends easily recognize Tartuffe as a con man, the more they protest, the more Orgon stubbornly embraces the charlatan — giving him money, the deed to the house, and even his daughter’s hand in marriage. Exasperated by Orgon’s folly and lack of discernment, his family tries various schemes to expose Tartuffe’s hypocrisy. Will they succeed in ridding the house of the scoundrel or will Tartuffe’s masquerade prevail?

By Thornton Wilder

Artistic Significance: An American classic for over seventy years, Our Town was considered radically innovative upon its debut on Broadway in 1938. The absence of scenery, direct speaking to the audience, and kaleidoscopic treatment of time was a sharp break from the realistic drawing-room dramas of the period. Wilder’s insistence on this theatrical form accentuates the play’s complex and universal message to live each day to its fullest. Reviewing the premiere, Brooks Atkinson of the New York Times wrote: “One of the finest achievements of the current stage.

Mr. Wilder has transmuted the simple events of a human life into universal reverie. Our Town has escaped from the formal barrier of the modern theatre into the quintessence of acting, thought, and speculation. A hauntingly beautiful play.” Winner of the 1938 Pulitzer Prize, Our Town continues to resonate as each generation finds new meaning in its “attempt to find a value above all price for the smallest events in our daily life.”

Feb. 18 at 7:30pm, Feb. 19 & 20 at 8pm, Feb. 21 at 2pm Mendelssohn Theatre • Directed by Jerry Schwiebert

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By Molière • Translated by Ranjit Bolt

Artistic Significance: English playwright Ranjit Bolt is one of the foremost contemporary translators of Molière’s work, having rendered eight of the French playwright’s works to wide acclaim. His translation of Tartuffe retains Molière’s spirit and rhyming couplets while injecting an immediacy that makes this 346-year-old satire amazingly relevant.

The Ashland Daily Times called this version for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, “sparkling and sprightly.” Priscilla Lindsay, who directed the Department’s enchanting You Never Can Tell in March 2008, returns to direct this delightful romp. Rich with biting wit and spiraling absurdity, Tartuffe pokes outrageous fun at religious hypocrisy and human foibles.

Oct. 8 & 15 at 7:30pm, Oct. 9,10,16 & 17 at 8pm, Oct. 11 & 18 at 2pm Arthur Miller Theatre • Directed by Priscilla Lindsay

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Uncommon Women and Others

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Macbeth

By Wendy Wasserstein

By William Shakespeare

The Story: In a New York restaurant around 1977, five college friends from Mount Holyoke College reunite to catch up. As they bring each other up to date, they revisit, in flashbacks, episodes from their senior year at college. Caught between traditionalist notions of womanhood and the novel feminist idea of unlimited opportunity, graduation forced each woman to make a choice that would determine her role in the world. Now six years later, with humorous banter and sober apprehension, the friends wonder if they have met their youthful expectations to be “uncommon” and where their lives as friends and individuals will take them.

The Story: How far would an ambitious person go to manipulate their future? Told a prophecy that he will someday rule, Scottish general Macbeth briefly contemplates regicide, but his errant thoughts cannot overcome his nobility until he is emboldened by his equally ambitious and manipulative wife. The aftermath of their scheming takes them onto a ruthless, spiraling path as one atrocity leads to another in order to preserve their rule. As corrosive guilt and fear invade their minds, the pair is driven further into a nightmare of their own making. Loosely based on historical events, Macbeth powerfully explores one couple’s descent into evil in pursuit of absolute power.

Artistic Significance: Written in 1977 as her graduate thesis for The Yale School of Drama, Uncommon Women and Others would launch Wendy Wasserstein as one of the most influential, sharply comedic, and successful woman playwrights of our time. Before her untimely death in 2006, Wasserstein continued to write wryly observant plays about the lives of contemporary women in The Heidi Chronicles (1989 Tony Award, Pulitzer Prize for Drama), The Sisters Rosenzweig, and An American Daughter. Uncommon Women, which made its debut at the Phoenix Theatre Off Broadway and was later filmed for PBS, featured actresses who would become stars of their generation – Glenn Close, Swoozie Kurtz, Jill Eikenberry, and Meryl Streep. Full of wit, optimism, frank sexual expression (considered shocking for the time), and insight, Uncommon Women and Others tackles the excitement and anxiety of having overwhelming choices.

Artistic Significance: The shortest and bloodiest of the Shakespearean tragedies, “the Scottish play” has fascinated audiences since it was written in 1606. Noted biographer Park Honan declared Macbeth “the quintessence of Shakespeare’s career.” Philip Kerr, who directed the department’s presentations of Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet and The Tempest, sets the production in a military hospital during the early 20th century. Filled with damaged minds and bodies, Macbeth is a chilling look at the corruption of the soul.

Dec. 10 at 7:30pm, Dec. 11* & 12 at 8pm, Dec. 13 at 2pm Power Center • Directed by Philip Kerr • *Hanukkah begins

Nov. 19 at 7:30pm, Nov. 20 & 21 at 8pm, Nov. 22 at 2pm Arthur Miller Theatre • Directed by John Neville-Andrews

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Macbeth

By Wendy Wasserstein

By William Shakespeare

The Story: In a New York restaurant around 1977, five college friends from Mount Holyoke College reunite to catch up. As they bring each other up to date, they revisit, in flashbacks, episodes from their senior year at college. Caught between traditionalist notions of womanhood and the novel feminist idea of unlimited opportunity, graduation forced each woman to make a choice that would determine her role in the world. Now six years later, with humorous banter and sober apprehension, the friends wonder if they have met their youthful expectations to be “uncommon” and where their lives as friends and individuals will take them.

The Story: How far would an ambitious person go to manipulate their future? Told a prophecy that he will someday rule, Scottish general Macbeth briefly contemplates regicide, but his errant thoughts cannot overcome his nobility until he is emboldened by his equally ambitious and manipulative wife. The aftermath of their scheming takes them onto a ruthless, spiraling path as one atrocity leads to another in order to preserve their rule. As corrosive guilt and fear invade their minds, the pair is driven further into a nightmare of their own making. Loosely based on historical events, Macbeth powerfully explores one couple’s descent into evil in pursuit of absolute power.

Artistic Significance: Written in 1977 as her graduate thesis for The Yale School of Drama, Uncommon Women and Others would launch Wendy Wasserstein as one of the most influential, sharply comedic, and successful woman playwrights of our time. Before her untimely death in 2006, Wasserstein continued to write wryly observant plays about the lives of contemporary women in The Heidi Chronicles (1989 Tony Award, Pulitzer Prize for Drama), The Sisters Rosenzweig, and An American Daughter. Uncommon Women, which made its debut at the Phoenix Theatre Off Broadway and was later filmed for PBS, featured actresses who would become stars of their generation – Glenn Close, Swoozie Kurtz, Jill Eikenberry, and Meryl Streep. Full of wit, optimism, frank sexual expression (considered shocking for the time), and insight, Uncommon Women and Others tackles the excitement and anxiety of having overwhelming choices.

Artistic Significance: The shortest and bloodiest of the Shakespearean tragedies, “the Scottish play” has fascinated audiences since it was written in 1606. Noted biographer Park Honan declared Macbeth “the quintessence of Shakespeare’s career.” Philip Kerr, who directed the department’s presentations of Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet and The Tempest, sets the production in a military hospital during the early 20th century. Filled with damaged minds and bodies, Macbeth is a chilling look at the corruption of the soul.

Dec. 10 at 7:30pm, Dec. 11* & 12 at 8pm, Dec. 13 at 2pm Power Center • Directed by Philip Kerr • *Hanukkah begins

Nov. 19 at 7:30pm, Nov. 20 & 21 at 8pm, Nov. 22 at 2pm Arthur Miller Theatre • Directed by John Neville-Andrews

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Our Town

Tartuffe

The Story: Set in mythical Grover’s Corner, New Hampshire, Our Town chronicles the mundane events of daily life, from first love to marriage and on to death, by tracing the lives of next-door neighbors Emily Webb and George Gibbs.

Presiding over the action is the Stage Manager, who provides commentary and background on the lives and futures of the townsfolk. Through plain-spoken poetry and moving eloquence, the people of Our Town show that life is both precious and ordinary.

The Story: Under the religious cloak of piety, Tartuffe befriends Orgon, a rich man who is swept away by Tartuffe’s charisma and his message of the uncomplicated holy life. While his family and friends easily recognize Tartuffe as a con man, the more they protest, the more Orgon stubbornly embraces the charlatan — giving him money, the deed to the house, and even his daughter’s hand in marriage. Exasperated by Orgon’s folly and lack of discernment, his family tries various schemes to expose Tartuffe’s hypocrisy. Will they succeed in ridding the house of the scoundrel or will Tartuffe’s masquerade prevail?

By Thornton Wilder

Artistic Significance: An American classic for over seventy years, Our Town was considered radically innovative upon its debut on Broadway in 1938. The absence of scenery, direct speaking to the audience, and kaleidoscopic treatment of time was a sharp break from the realistic drawing-room dramas of the period. Wilder’s insistence on this theatrical form accentuates the play’s complex and universal message to live each day to its fullest. Reviewing the premiere, Brooks Atkinson of the New York Times wrote: “One of the finest achievements of the current stage.

Mr. Wilder has transmuted the simple events of a human life into universal reverie. Our Town has escaped from the formal barrier of the modern theatre into the quintessence of acting, thought, and speculation. A hauntingly beautiful play.” Winner of the 1938 Pulitzer Prize, Our Town continues to resonate as each generation finds new meaning in its “attempt to find a value above all price for the smallest events in our daily life.”

Feb. 18 at 7:30pm, Feb. 19 & 20 at 8pm, Feb. 21 at 2pm Mendelssohn Theatre • Directed by Jerry Schwiebert

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By Molière • Translated by Ranjit Bolt

Artistic Significance: English playwright Ranjit Bolt is one of the foremost contemporary translators of Molière’s work, having rendered eight of the French playwright’s works to wide acclaim. His translation of Tartuffe retains Molière’s spirit and rhyming couplets while injecting an immediacy that makes this 346-year-old satire amazingly relevant.

The Ashland Daily Times called this version for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, “sparkling and sprightly.” Priscilla Lindsay, who directed the Department’s enchanting You Never Can Tell in March 2008, returns to direct this delightful romp. Rich with biting wit and spiraling absurdity, Tartuffe pokes outrageous fun at religious hypocrisy and human foibles.

Oct. 8 & 15 at 7:30pm, Oct. 9,10,16 & 17 at 8pm, Oct. 11 & 18 at 2pm Arthur Miller Theatre • Directed by Priscilla Lindsay

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(Re)Visionary Dances Paul Taylor’s Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rehearsal) with premieres by faculty Amy Chavasse, Jessica Fogel, and Sandra Torijano Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rehearsal) by Paul Taylor highlights the University Dance Company’s 2010 concert. This 30th anniversary staging of Taylor’s irreverent and brilliant work is in celebration of the foremost American modern choreographer’s 80th birthday. A delicious double-narrative, the dance tells a Runyonesque detective story juxtaposed against the daily rituals and intrigues of a touring dance company. Sacre is set to Stravinsky’s eminent piano score of the same name, in the 1947 version for four hands, to be played live. According to the San Francisco Examiner, “Paul Taylor is without question the greatest living American choreographer. Taylor’s emphasis on emotion within actual movement, the rhythmic vitality of his accents, his all-American youthfulness and optimisim, all have set standards for American dance.” Premiered in 1980, Sacre layers highly stylized movement with a melancholy wit to create what The New York Times declared “some of the most exciting movement in modern choreography… propulsive and original.” Faculty member Amy Chavasse creates a new dance exploring unusual physical and emotional intersections in collaboration with composer/musicians Stephen Rush and Chris Peck.

Chavasse’s work features unexpected and unconventional partnering through complex rhythms and structures.

Premières by faculty Sandra Torijano and Jessica Fogel will round out the evening.

Feb. 4 at 7:30pm, Feb. 5 & 6 at 8pm, Feb. 7 at 2pm Power Center

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By Claire Luckham

The Story: Set in a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)-style wrestling ring, Trafford Tanzi tells the story of Tanzi, a young woman from the working class English town of Trafford, as she — literally — wrestles her way through life. Tanzi faces her Dad, Mum, best friend, school psychiatrist, and ultimately her husband in round after round for the right to set her own destiny. Will Tanzi beat the odds and win her independence in this winner-take-all bout?

Artistic Significance: English playwright Claire Luckham wrote Trafford Tanzi in 1978 for Liverpool’s Everyman Theater, which was temporarily performing in local pubs while their theatre was under renovation. “[Wrestling] is amazing entertainment,” stated Luckham, “and worked perfectly for a pub show. …To me the really amazing thing about wrestling is the attitude of the audiences. They have come to enjoy themselves, not just to be entertained, but to provide some of the entertainment themselves.” Tanzi ultimately transferred to London’s West End and Toronto’s Free Theatre, garnering critical and audience acclaim as “one of the most delightful theatrical events of the year” (Canada’s The Globe and Mail). Gather round the ring as Tanzi combines music, comedy, drama, and physical action in what is sure to be the rowdiest theatrical event of the season.

April 1 & 8 at 7:30pm, April 2, 3,9 & 10 at 8pm, April 4* & 11 at 2pm Arthur Miller Theatre • Directed by Malcolm Tulip • *Easter Sunday

The restaging of Paul Taylor’s Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rehearsal) is made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Scholarship Showcase Hear the best of the best at this concert featuring scholarship students in UM School of Music, Theatre & Dance Sept. 20 at 4pm music, theatre, and dance in solo and small ensemble performances.

Mendelssohn Theatre

Halloween Concerts Join the University Orchestras for this holiday favorite, full of tricks and treats. The concert features a variety of spooky classical music combined with popular Halloween songs. Get out your scariest costume or come dressed as you are to enjoy this fun event for young and old alike.

University Orchestras Oct. 25 at 4pm & 7:30pm Hill Auditorium

Band-O-Rama: No tricks, Just Treats!

While on Halloween, this is not a Halloween concert. Musical “treats” from University Bands the classical, jazz, and popular genres will merge with traditional UM Oct. 31 at 8pm favorites to continue one of our most treasured traditions. Treat yourself! Hill Auditorium

See Rock City & Other Destinations • MT Studio Production Winner of the 2008 Richard Rodgers Award and The BMI Foundation’s 2007 Jerry Bock Award, See Rock City & Other Destinations is a contemporary pop-rock musical about everyday travelers at tourist destinations across America. This play contains adult language. Recommended for ages 14 and over.

Dept. of Musical Theatre Dec.10 at 7:30pm, Dec.11*&12 at 8pm, Dec.12 & 13 at 2pm, Dec.13 at 5pm Arthur Miller Theatre *Hanukkah begins

Collage Concert The Collage Concert format is unique, featuring all the ensembles and UM School of Music, Theatre & Dance departments in the School performing one bravado piece after another Jan. 16 at 8pm without pause. It’s a non-stop evening of virtuosic performances. You won’t Hill Auditorium want to miss this incredible show.

All’s Well That Ends Well • MT Studio Production Happily-ever-after isn’t guaranteed when you try to make somebody love you. The feisty commoner Helena loves Count Bertram, but Bertram doesn’t want her – setting a series of seemingly impossible conditions before he’ll accept her as his wife. Can Helena’s resolve and ingenuity lead to wedded bliss? A provocative comedy on the painful nature of love, All’s Well That Ends Well shows the folly of youth and the road to self-awareness.

Dept. of Musical Theatre Feb. 18 at 7:30pm, Feb. 19 & 20 at 8pm Feb. 21 at 2pm Arthur Miller Theatre

Ragtime Music by Stephen Flaherty • Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens • Book by Terrence McNally The Story: It is 1906 in America, the land of opportunity. Three diverse groups in New York City – a protestant, white, middle-class family, a Jewish immigrant and his daughter, and an African American musician and his girlfriend – are experiencing dizzying changes in American society. Industrial expansion with the burgeoning labor movement, waves of immigration, newfound freedom for blacks, and women’s rights are affecting them in dramatic ways. As their lives unexpectedly intertwine with each other and with historical personalities of the era such as J.P. Morgan, Harry Houdini, Evelyn Nesbit, and Booker T. Washington, some embrace the changes with new hope while others bear the bitter realization that promised opportunities may still be out of their reach.

Artistic Significance: Written by the musical team of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens (Seussical) with a book by Terrence McNally (Kiss of the Spider Woman), Ragtime is based on the 1975 award-winning novel by E. L. Doctorow.

The diverse score incorporates Jewish folk songs, vaudeville, jazz, and, of course, ragtime, featuring such songs as “Wheels of a Dream,” “Your Daddy’s Son,” “Make Them Hear You,” and the rousing opening title number. The show garnered 13 Tony nominations in 1998, winning for Best Score, Book, and Orchestrations (losing the top honor to The Lion King). The New Yorker declared the show “a powerful musical experience.” Filled with heartbreak and hope, Ragtime is a dazzling panorama depicting the strength of America.

April 15 at 7:30pm, April 16 & 17 at 8pm, April 18 at 2pm Power Center • Directed by Mark Madama • Music Direction by Cynthia Kortman Westphal

Musical Theatre Senior Showcase The Senior Showcase is a lively revue featuring the wide range of talent Dept. of Musical Theatre of the Musical Theatre Department’s graduating seniors. Previewing in May 2 at 4pm & 7:30pm Ann Arbor before making its way to New York City, the Showcase has become Mendelssohn Theatre an essential component in launching students into a professional career.

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Evita Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber • Lyrics by Tim Rice The Story: Illegitimate and impoverished, fifteen-year old Eva Duarte escaped rural Argentina to seek fame as an actress in Buenos Aires. Combining unfettered ambition and shrewd manipulation with astonishing charisma, Eva worked her way up the social ladder through theatre, movies, radio, and men, ultimately meeting Colonel Juan Perón – a rising star in the military and political scene. Together they formed a union that carried Perón to the presidency. Eva’s power as First Lady would endear her to the masses, horrify established society, and effect hatred in the military. Only death could halt her meteoric rise, which brought an outpouring of public grief unseen until the death of Princess Diana. Filled with beautiful and terrible works, Eva Perón’s life and death would acquire mythical status.

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Oct. 15 at 7:30pm, Oct. 16 & 17 at 8pm, Oct 18. at 2pm Mendelssohn Theatre • Directed by Linda Goodrich • Choreographed by Mark Esposito Music Direction by Catherine Walker Adams

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Artistic Significance: Fresh on the heels of their smash success Jesus Christ Superstar, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber teamed up for what would be their final collaboration. Rice was fascinated by the (then) little known story of Eva Perón, whom Time Magazine in 1952 called “The 20th Century’s most powerful woman.” Fusing Latin, pop, and jazz influences with operatic chorales, Webber’s music along with Rice’s lyrics underscore the complexity and controversy that still surrounds Eva Perón’s legacy. From its London debut in 1978, to the movie version in 1996, and recent London revival in 2006, Evita has earned over 20 major awards including seven Tonys, three Golden Globes, and an Oscar. A dazzling theatrical portrait, Evita is as mesmerizing and contradictory as the woman herself.

This play contains adult situations. Recommended for ages 14 and over.

Construction of the University of Michigan’s North Quad residence hall over the next year has increased traffic congestion and requires occasional lane and street closures in the block surrounding the construction area.

Northbound State Street between Washington and Huron is closed entirely; in other areas, two-way traffic will be maintained despite lane closures.

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Because this impacts access routes to performance venues, we ask that you allow ample travel time and avoid the streets marked in the above map. Recommended alternative directions, parking access suggestions and a printable map appear on our website. All parking structures will remain open during construction.

You can order pre-paid parking passes for each of the productions you attend. They can be redeemed at the Thayer or Fletcher Street Structures on central campus or at the Walgreen lot on north campus starting two hours prior to show time. They are an easy way to avoid fumbling for change.

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Curtain Call Fridays ~ Stick around after the applause! Moderated by members of the faculty and featuring a rotating array of cast and artistic team members, Curtain Call Fridays offer a rare opportunity for audience members to talk about the production, exploring topics that range from character development to the creative decisions behind the production or issues raised by the work. The discussions are free and open to all.

You are welcome to attend the discussion and see the play another day. Curtain Call Fridays are sponsored by the Friends of Dance, Friends of Musical Theatre, Friends of Opera, and Friends of Theatre & Drama.

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The Marriage of Figaro Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte Based on the comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais Sung in Italian with projected English translations The Story: Count Almaviva’s valet Figaro is looking forward to his imminent wedding with the beautiful Susanna.

Unfortunately, his lascivious employer is also intent on bedding the young chambermaid. Aware of the Count’s intentions, the Countess, with Susanna’s help, intends to teach her husband a lesson on the dangers of infidelity. Add in a love-sick teenager who causes unexpected confusion, hilarity abounds as multiple love interests vie for the perfect pairing. Through subtle intrigue, scintillating sexual games, and mistaken identities, Figaro and Susanna must outmaneuver and outwit the entire household to end up finally in each other’s arms.

Artistic Significance: Called “the world’s most perfect opera,” The Marriage of Figaro has delighted audiences since its premiere in 1786. The first collaboration between Mozart and librettist da Ponte, Figaro is the successful sequel to The Barber of Seville. Da Ponte’s witty libretto melds humor with humanity and is paired with Mozart’s groundbreaking score in a true marriage of music and drama. From the instantly recognizable overture to the rousing ensemble finale, the opera is filled with one brilliant melody after another. A celebrated operatic tour de force, The Marriage of Figaro sparkles with genius.

Nov. 12 at 7:30pm, Nov. 13 & 14 at 8pm, Nov. 15 at 2pm Power Center • Directed by Robert Swedberg • University Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Kiesler

Winter Opera - To be announced Our winter opera will be announced in early October. The School of Music, Theatre & Dance has produced popular and challenging operas at this time, from contemporary classics (Daugherty’s Jackie O) to old favorites like Don Giovanni and Così fan tutte (Mozart), and rarely produced gems like Albert Herring (Britten) and Tartuffe (Mechem).

Mar. 25 at 7:30pm, Mar. 26 & 27 at 8pm, Mar. 28 at 2pm Mendelssohn Theatre • Directed by Joshua Major • University Philharmonia Orchestra Operas Media Sponsor: WRCJ 90.9

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09-10 Season Tartuffe

by Molière Translated by Ranjit Bolt Hilarity ensues when a ludicrously suggestible patron falls for a pious con-man in this famous farce from 1669 about religious hypocrisy Arthur Miller Theatre Oct. 8 - 18, 2009 Dept. of Theatre & Drama

Uncommon Women and Others

by Wendy Wasserstein A group of women friends reminisce about their college dreams to “have it all” Arthur Miller Theatre Nov. 19 - 22, 2009 Dept. of Theatre & Drama

by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice The legend of Argentina’s most beloved–and hated–first lady, Eva Perón Mendelssohn Theatre Oct. 15 - 18, 2009 Dept. of Musical Theatre

The Marriage of Figaro

by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The perfect melding of words and music in a comic masterpiece.

Sung in Italian with projected English translations.

Power Center Nov. 12 - 15, 2009 University Opera Theatre

by William Shakespeare The classic tragedy about one couple’s ruthless pursuit of power Power Center Dec. 10 - 13, 2009* Dept. of Theatre & Drama

(Re)Visionary Dances A revival of Paul Taylor’s Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rehearsal) and new creations by faculty Power Center Feb. 4 - 7, 2010 University Dance Company

*Hanukkah begins Dec.11 **Easter Sunday, Apr. 4 Repertoire subject to change.

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by Claire Luckham “The most splendid, dynamic piece of raucous, musical entertainment since The Rocky Horror Picture Show” — London Daily Mail Arthur Miller Theatre Apr. 1 - 11, 2010** Dept. of Theatre & Drama

Our Town Winter Opera Trafford Tanzi Ragtime Additional School of Music, Theatre & Dance Events Scholarship Showcase

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by Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty, and Lynn Ahrens A powerful look at America at the turn of the 20th century through the lives of three diverse families Power Center Apr. 15 - 18, 2010 Dept. of Musical Theatre

2009 Halloween Concerts Band-O-Rama: No Tricks - Just Treats!

See Rock City - MT Studio 2010 Collage Concert All’s Well That Ends Well - MT Studio

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by Thornton Wilder The timeless and quintessential American play on life, love, and death Mendelssohn Theatre Feb. 18 - 21, 2010 Dept. of Theatre & Drama

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