2018 - 2019 Season
subUrbia
By Eric Bogosian
Directed by Eugene Martin (Chair, Department of Media Arts)
October 4, 5, & 6, 2018 @7:30 pm
October 6 & 7, 2018 @ 2:00 pm
$12.50 Student, UNT Faculty/Staff, Seniors
$15.00 Adults
RTFP Building - Studio Theater
SubUrbia chronicles the nighttime activities of a group of aimless 20-somethings still living in their suburban New Jersey hometown and their reunion with a former high school classmate who has become a successful musician. The musician Pony's return strips away illusions and excuse to reveal the meaningless dead-end existences of everyone.
I Gelosi
By David Bridel
Directed by Raphael Parry (Shakespeare Dallas Artistic Director)
November 8, 9, & 10, 2018 @ 7:30 pm
November 10 & 11 @ 2:00 pm
$12.50 Students, UNT Faculty/Staff, Seniors
$15.00 Adults
RTFP Building - University Theater
I Gelosi lovingly recreates the world of the commedia dell'arte and tells the story of Italy's first great traveling theatre troupe. In the late 16th Century the Gelosi company takes the provinces by storm, thanks to the beauty, wit and charm of Isabella Andreini, one of the very first women ever to play on the stage. Invited to perform at the Court of King Charles IX of France, the Gelosi become the toast of Europe - until they risk the wrath of the Pope with a virulent theatrical satire. Hounded from the French Court, the company's fortunes sink, despite the increasing brilliance of Isabella's talents. Jealousy, madness, and selfishness tear the company apart. Finally, the Gelosi return to the poverty from whence they came.
New Choreographers Concert
Artistic Director Shelley Cushman
November 30, 2018 @ 8:00 pm
December 1, 2018 @ 8:00 pm
December 2, 2018 @ 2:00 pm
$12.50 Students, UNT Faculty/Staff, Seniors
$15.00 Adults
RTFP Building - University Theater
A showcase of original dance works created by advanced choreography students.
Faculty Dance Concert
Artistic Director Teresa Cooper
February 7, 8, 9, 2019 @ 8:00 pm
February 10, 2019 @ 2:00 pm
$12.50 Students, UNT Faculty/Staff, Seniors
$15.00 Adults
RTFP Building - University Theater
A UNT faculty members and guest choreographer present an exciting night of original choreography.
Lockdown
By Douglas Craven
Directed by Amanda Surman
February 14, 15, & 16, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
$12.50 Students, UNT Faculty/Staff, Seniors
$15.00 Adults
RTFP Building - Room 127
In a dark classroom, eight students sit in an "official lockdown," not knowing if it's just a drill or an actual emergency. When a hysterical younger girl bolts from the room and the teacher follows, the remaining students are left alone to decide if it's safer to stay or run.
The Memory Project
Devised by UNT students under the direction of Mara Richards Bim (Cry Havoc Artistic Director)
February 28, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
March 1 & 2, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
March 2 & 3, 2019 @ 2:00 pm
$12.50 Students, UNT Faculty/Staff, Seniors
$15.00 Adults
RTFP Building - Studio Theater
The Book of Everything
Adapted by Richard Tulloch from the novel by Guus Kuijer
Directed by Madison Armstrong
March 28, 29, & 30, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
$12.50 Students, UNT Faculty/Staff, Seniors
$15.00 Adults
RTFP Building - Room 127
Thomas is nine and he's started writing a book. His father says all important books are about God. Even so, Thomas writes down all the interesting things he sees that other people seem to ignore: tropical fish in the canal, a deluge of frogs, and the Son of God popping in for a chat. He also writes down his greatest determination: When I grow up, I'm going to be happy. Featuring Jesus, the angels, the Bottombiter, the startling Mrs Van Amersfoort and a beautiful girl with a leather leg, this is a totally magical story about a child learning to act when faced with fear and injustice.
Summer and Smoke
By Tennessee Williams
Directed by Susan Sargeant (Wingspan Theatre Artistic Director)
April 11, 12, 13, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
April 14, 2019 @ 2:00 pm
$12.50 Students, UNT Faculty/Staff, Seniors
$15.00 Adults
RTFP Building - University Theater
A play that is profoundly affecting, Summer and Smoke is a simple love story of a somewhat puritanical Southern girl and an unpuritanical young doctor. Each is basically attracted to the other but because of their divergent attitudes toward life, each over the course of years is driven away from the other. Not until the end does the doctor realize that the girl's high idealism is ultimately right, and while she is still in love with him, it turns out that neither time nor circumstances will allow the two to come together. Because of the explicit details provided by the author's production notes, the stage directions, and the diagram of the set design, nonprofessionals should have no difficulty in mounting the play effectively.
