Academic Season
“Radium Girls” by D.W. Gregory
Directed by Peter Cocuzza
October 10-13, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
October 14, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
Dunham Hall Theater
In 1926, radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international celebrity, and luminous watches the latest rage—until the girls who painted them began to fall ill with a mysterious disease. Inspired by a true story and written with warmth and humor, Radium Girls is a fast-moving, highly theatrical ensemble piece that offers a wry, unflinching look at the peculiarly American obsessions with health, wealth, and the commercialization of science.
“Chicago” by John Kander, Freb Ebb, and Bob Fosse
Directed by Marc Schapman
November 7-10, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
November 11, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
Dunham Hall Theater
In roaring twenties Chicago, chorine Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover and convinces her hapless husband, Amos, to take the rap...until he finds out he's been duped and turns on Roxie. Convicted and sent to death row, Roxie and another "Merry Murderess," Velma Kelly, vie for the spotlight and the headlines, ultimately joining forces in search of the "American Dream": fame, fortune, and acquittal. This sharp-edged satire features a dazzling score that sparked immortal staging by Bob Fosse.
“Black Theater Workshop”
Artistic Director, Kathryn Bentley
February 8,9, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
February 10, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
Metcalf Student Theater
Black Theater Workshop (BTW) is an annual department production that, in conjunction with Black History Month, celebrates the voices and visions of SIUE's diverse student population.
“Dance in Concert”
Artistic Director, Kristin Best-Kinscherff
February 20-23, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.
February 24, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.
Dunham Hall Theater
And exciting evening of new works choreographed by faculty members and by guest choreographers Geoffrey Alexander of Big Muddy Dance Company, Alicia Guy of Chapman University and Visiting Guest Artist Joy Davis of Boston Conservatory.
"Voices from the Front"
3 One-Act Plays
by Cassandra Medley
Directed by Kathryn Bentley
April 9-13, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.
April 14, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.
Metcalf Student Theater
SIUE welcomes award-winning playwright Cassandra Medley to campus for the presentation of her connected one-act plays: Daughter and Son. In Daughter, a mother tries to reckon with injuries suffered by her daughter while serving in the U.S. military in Iraq. In Son, on the occasion of his sister's wedding, a man struggles with haunting flashbacks to the war and the bomb he dropped on a wedding party. In addition, Ms. Medley has been commissioned to create a third, original play that will premiere at this SIUE production.
“Are U R?” a new play inspired by Karl Capek's RUR
Conceived and Created by Igor Crk, Chuck Harper and Eric Ruckh
April 24-27, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.
April 28, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.
Dunham Hall Theater
From Metropolis to The Matrix, from Brave New World to Westworld, humans are obsessed with the possibility of intelligent machines and the all the questions that they inspire – What is the mind? What is consciousness? And what will it look like when smart technology turns against its creators? Inspired by the classic 1920 Czech play, this SIUE original adaptation is an irreverent and provocative mash-up of humor and horror, philosophy and science/fiction, pop culture and faith that explores the nature of artificial intelligence and human consciousness.
