2009-10 Theatre Season
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What does it mean to be an individual in a community? And what happens when an individual's identity and that of the community are in harmony....or at odds? Join us for an exciting season, where we will be engaging our audiences in compelling ways as we explore the dynamics of community.
Our Town
Sept. 30 - Oct. 3, 2009
Playwright Thornton Wilder explores the role of the family in community and how the uniquely American town in the play shapes individuals' identities.
The Merchant of Venice
Nov. 18-21, 2009
Special school showing on Monday, Nov. 16 - Email us for details.
Shakespeare's piercing look at law, bigotry and the transcendence of love. In our annual Shakespeare production, The Merchant of Venice examines how communities can pit its citizens against each other, in this case, the individual versus the law, the Jew versus the Christian, the male versus the female, and the haves versus the have-nots.
Godspell
Feb. 17-20, 2010
Special school showing on Monday, February 15 - Email us for details.
Stephen Schwartz's ground-breaking Broadway rock musical retelling Matthew's gospel. In this musical, we will explore how communities can be shaped by individuals. See how the Jesus figure gives voice and identity to his community of apostles, and how each of them develops their own self-identity within this eclectic community.
Peer Gynt
April 7-10, 2010
Playwright Henrik Ibsen explores the individual who disregards the community identity of rural Norway and is left to shape a new identity in his own head. Join us for this Norwegian folktale about discovering the world within and without.
Additional performances and events:
24-hour Theatre
Sept. 12, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
A festival of short plays written, produced and performed--all in 24 hours. Caffeination required.
Haunted House
Oct. 28-31, 2009
Waldorf College Theatre's annual tour through its spooky backstage dungeons. Admission TBD (not included in season ticket).
Christmas Celebration
Dec. 8, 2009
Waldorf's new Christmas tradition. Dessert reception follows. $10 per person (not included in season ticket).
