Theatre Events
Gare St. Lazare - The End
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
Alumni Recital HallArriving at the Redfern on a tidal wave of international acclaim, the Irish theatre company Gare St. Lazare Players Ireland presents a mesmerizing theatrical adaptation of The End, a short story by Samuel Beckett. Performed as a one-man show by the masterful storyteller Conor Lovett, The End portrays an intimate portrait of a nameless old man cast aside by his caretakers and struggling to find a measure of grace at the end of his life. Told with humanistic insight and wry Irish wit, The End is a remarkable story brought to life by the dazzling talents of its performer. As The Los Angeles Times raves, “One could hardly come up with a better human instrument to intone the sonorous waves of Samuel Beckett's blasphemous comic prose than Conor Lovett.”
Tickets will be available starting August 1, 2011!
Gioia De Cari - Truth Values: One Girl's Romp Through MIT's Male Math Maze
Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
Main TheatreNonbinary algorithms and sexism collide in Truth Values, a painfully funny production about one woman’s struggle to navigate the male math maze. Inspired by the actual experiences of actress-playwright and “recovering mathematician” Gioia De Cari, this hilarious one-woman show follows De Cari’s misadventures as a female Ph.D. candidate in the elite boys club of the M.I.T. math department. This “appealing, nimble-witted performer” (The Boston Globe) presents a comical, caustic, perceptive, yet eventually uplifting glimpse of what it takes to be a professional woman in a male-dominated arena.
Tickets will be available starting August 1, 2011!
The Phantom Limb Company - 69 Degrees South: The Shackleton Project
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
Main TheatreNearly 100 years after the legendary explorer Ernest Shackleton embarked on his iconic expedition to Antarctica, the miraculously talented performers of The Phantom Limb Company bring this gripping tale back to life in a strange and beautiful form. Drawing inspiration from Phantom Limb’s recent Antarctic voyage, 69 Degrees South recounts the Shackleton saga in an eerie new work that blends puppetry, performance, visual art, and film. Featuring a haunting score by the Kronos Quartet, the show conjures up an unforgettable world of ice and darkness, where the only force stronger than the elements is the endurance of the human spirit.
Tickets will be available starting August 1, 2011!
The Acting Company - The Comedy of Errors
Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
co-presented with the Colonial TheatreMistaken identities, infidelity, and demonic possession are the ingredients for The Comedy of Errors, William Shakespeare’s side-splitting farce performed with gusto by one of America’s most beloved theatre companies. When two sets of identical twins are separated at birth, the ensuing identity crises results in accidental seductions, daring heists and demonic possession. One of Shakespeare’s earliest works, The Comedy of Errors blends the Bard’s timeless wisdom with a high-spirited comical verve that never fails to entertain. The Redfern is proud to co-sponsor The Acting Company’s performance of The Comedy of Errors at the Colonial Theatre.
Tickets will be available starting August 1, 2011!
DEPARTMENT EVENT: Agnes of God
October 11-15 (times vary)
Wright TheatreQuestions of faith and morals consume the tormented trio at the heart of John Pielmeier's Agnes of God. Agnes, a novice in a convent, described by her mother superior as ''different, special, blessed with the voice of an angel,'' is found unconscious in her room with a dead body. The young woman claims to remember nothing of how the corpse got there and refuses to confront the reality of the event. Charges are being considered against Agnes, but not before the court psychiatrist, Dr. Martha Livingstone, completes her brutal, at times unprofessional investigation of the disturbed girl's psyche.
Tickets will be available starting August 1, 2011!
- DEPARTMENT EVENT: The Rocky Horror Show
November 16-19 (times vary)
Main TheatreThe Rocky Horror Show tells the story of engaged sweethearts Brad and Janet who, on the way to visit an old college professor, run into tire trouble and are forced to seek refuge in a castle full of the maddest, sexiest little monsters the world has ever seen. Follow the adventure as both of them meet Riff Raff, Magenta, Columbia and Dr Frank N. Furter as they embark on a night that they will never forget! This irresistible riot of a musical has seduced audiences all over the world for more than 30 years, featuring the timeless classics Dammit Janet and The Time Warp. Get ready for Rocky! BE WARNED, THIS SHOW CAN BE RUDE!
Tickets will be available starting August 1, 2011!
- DEPARTMENT EVENT: Rashomon
February 28 - March 3 (times vary)
Wright TheatreBased on the Japanese folk tales of Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Rashomon is an incisive meditation on the nature of human weakness, human virtue, and the illusory nature of truth. Infused with passion, insight, and wit, it is a play quite unlike any you have ever seen. When a Samurai is murdered, and his wife is assaulted by a roving bandit, a beguiling mystery begins to unfold. Though the bandit is quickly apprehended and brought to trial, the truth proves far more illusive, as wildly contradictory versions of what happened are brought to light. But which version contains the ultimate truth? All of them! Delicate yet powerful, sensitive yet brutal, Rashomon is a mesmerizing play packed with vibrant characters and relentless suspense. Murder mystery has seldom been as stylish, graceful, and thought-provoking!
Tickets will be available starting August 1, 2011!
STAY TUNED FOR MORE UPCOMING THEATRE EVENTS IN THE REDFERN'S 2011/2012 SEASON!
