THE GREAT GATSBY
MIDDLE
FEBRUARY 8 - MARCH 26, 2017 by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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SEPTEMBER 7 - OCTOBER 9, 2016
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When Nick Carraway befriends his mysterious neighbor Jay Gatsby, he is drawn into a glitzy world of lavish parties and secret speakeasies. As Gatsby’s elusive past is uncovered, Nick finds himself a pawn in a love triangle that threatens to destroy all those around him. A poignant examination of the prohibition era, exploring the notions of love, morality, identity, and the corruption of the American Dream. (PG-13)
Book by Arthur Laurents Based on Concept of Jerome Robbins Music by Leonard Bernstein | Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Idealistic young lovers Maria and Tony find themselves caught between rival street gangs. Their struggle to survive in a world of hate, violence, and prejudice is one of the most beautiful, heart-wrenching, and relevant musical dramas of our time. West Side Story‘s legendary score features the treasured songs “Maria,” “Tonight,” “I Feel FEBRUARY 22 - MARCH 24, 2017 Pretty,” and “America.” by William Shakespeare (PG-13)
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DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE
From the novella “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” by Robert Louis Stevenson
Dr. Henry Jekyll is a brilliant scientist frustrated by his dull life in Victorian London. He creates a potion to unleash his inner bestial nature, transforming him into the brutish but eerily endearing Edward Hyde. Hyde lives the high life while Jekyll’s mundane MARCH 29 - APRIL 30, 2017 doctoral career continues -- until by William Shakespeare Hyde’s passions begin to turn up a body count. (PG-13) The victors of Rome’s civil war have divided the Empire amongst themselves and Marc Antony has traveled to exotic Egypt to take up rule over his corner of the globe. There he encounters Egypt’s mysterious monarch, the irresistibly entrancing Cleopatra. Their impassioned affair ultimately pits their two countries against each other and will change the face of the ancient world forever. (PG-13)
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Self-denial is in fashion at the court of Navarre where a young King and three of his courtiers solemnly forswear all pleasures in favor of serious study. But the Princess of France and her entourage have other ideas. The men find that love’s labor complicates and conquers all things in Shakespeare’s romantic comedy about love and marriage. OCTOBER 12 – NOVEMBER 13, 2016 (PG-13) Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher
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