Productions and Events
2018-2019 SEASON
TICKETS AVAILABLE A MONTH BEFORE OPENING AT BOOKPEOPLE OF MOSCOW OR CALL THEATRE ARTS AT 208-885-6465 TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT. PERFORMANCES ARE FREE for U of I STUDENTS! $5-$15 FOR PUBLIC. MATINEES ARE "PAY WHAT YOU CAN."
- 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13, 14,15 & 20, 21, 22
- 2:00 p.m., Sept. 16 & 23 (pay what you can!)
- Pocket Playhouse (formerly the Arena Theater) room 100, Shoup Hall, 1028 West 6th Street, Moscow
Harold Pinter is considered one of the most influential playwrights of this century, his “Alaska” was inspired by Dr. Oliver Sack’s accounts of patients awakening from decades-long comas. “Alaska” follows Deborah as she wakes up from a 29-year sleep, greeted by her doctor and sister who have been long awaiting this moment.Tickets available NOW at BookPeople, at Shoup Hall in room 201 or at the door 30 minutes before curtain while supplies last.
THE OPEN HAND | WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY ROBERT CAISLEY
- 7:30 p.m., Oct. 12, 13, 18, 19, 20
- 2:00 p.m., Oct. 13, 14, & 21 (pay what you can!)
- Forge Theater, 404 Sweet Avenue, Moscow
Are you a generous person? “The Open Hand” is a meditation on the nature of generosity. Allison does not accept gifts. Not even on her birthday. Not even from her fiancé. So when she finds herself without her wallet and unable to pay the tab for an expensive lunch with a friend, it is with great reluctance that she accepts the generosity of a total stranger.
A MIDWINTER NIGHT’S DREAM | ADAPTED & DIRECTED BY STEPHEN JOHN
- 7:30 p.m., Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 6, 8
- 2:00 p.m. Dec. 1, 2, 9 (pay what you can!)
- Hartung Theater, 625 Stadium Drive, Moscow
Enjoy a holiday interpretation of Shakespeare’s classic tale about the mystery, magic and transformative power of love. Appropriate for all ages; bring the family!
THE GIFT OF THE MAGI | BY O. HENRY | DIRECTED BY KELLY QUINNETT
- 6:30 p.m. Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 7, 8
- 8:30 p.m. Nov. 30, Dec. 1 & 8
- 12:00 p.m. Dec. 2 & 9 (pay what you can!)
- Forge Theater, 404 Sweet Ave., Moscow
A bittersweet love story of a young couple unable to afford presents for each other on their first Christmas together. Each makes a sacrifice to provide a gift for the other. A beautiful, sympathetic and warmly human dramatic musical adaptation of the classic O. Henry story.
UP CHIMACUM CREEK | BY BEN GONZALES | DIRECTED BY JUSTIN CERNE | WORLD PREMIERE!
- 7:30 p.m., Jan. 30, 31, Feb. 1, 2
- 2:00 p.m. Feb. 2, 3 (pay what you can!)
- Forge Theater, 404 Sweet Ave, Moscow
“Up Chimacum Creek” is a coming of age story about life, love and loss in the Pacific Northwest. As young Willie Almeida and his friends return from a fishing trip, they witness an event that has a powerful and lasting impression on all of them. The play chronicles this life changing moment that is as surprising as it is shocking. Ben Gonzales and Justine Cerne are MFA Candidates in our distance program.
PRESENT LAUGHTER | BY NOEL COWARD | DIRECTED BY CRAIG A. MILLER
- 7:30 p.m. March 1, 2, 7, 8, 9
- 2:00 p.m. March 2, 3, 10 (pay what you can!)
- Hartung Theater, 625 Stadium Drive, Moscow
In this light-hearted comedy classic, a self-obsessed actor in the midst of a mid-life crisis juggles a fawning ingénue, a crazed playwright, his ex-wife, and the personal lives of his eccentric friends.
THE THREE KEYS OF CAPTAIN HELLFIRE | BY ARIANA BURNS | SHANTIES BY SHANDEEN
- 7:30 p.m., April 19, 20, 25, 26, 27
- 2:00 p.m. April 20 & 27 (pay what you can!)
- Hartung Theater, 625 Stadium Drive, Moscow
Wilhelmina Dowdy has a secret. Seven years ago she was Captain Hellfire of the pirate ship, the Early Revenge. A sudden tempest shipwrecked her and her crew, along with their stolen loot. Dowdy protected the treasure and waited. Now her crew returns, older, but not much wiser to finally divvy up the booty. A comedy for the whole family written by U of I alumna, Ariana Burns, with original shanties by Shandeen, a Portland, Oregon musician, singer, songwriter.