March 18th 2013 | Posted in: Theater | Posted by: Nebraska Wesleyan University
The dead in an Illinois graveyard relay details from their lives. There’s a thread of reality in their stories, which tie to former residents of Lewistown and Petersburg, Ill.
Performance Dates:
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March 18th 2013 | Posted in: Theater | Posted by: Nebraska Wesleyan University
Anna, nicknamed “Mother Courage,” is determined to profit from the Thirty Years’ War as she works in the Swedish Army. Those profits come at a dire price. Mother Courage loses her three children in one of the most powerful antiwar dramas in history.
Performance Dates: April 25-27, May 2-4 at 7:30 PM and April 28, May 5 at 2:00 PM
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February 28th 2013 | Posted in: Theater | Posted by: Nebraska Wesleyan University
When an aging warrior king embarks upon his next foreign battle, he leaves behind his beautiful young queen to rule an unfamiliar kingdom and care for her handsome stepson. His departure unveils a series of curses, forbidden desires, secrets, temptations, and rumors in this contemporary retelling of an ancient Greek tragedy. (Recommended for mature audiences.)
March 1,2,8,9 at 7:30 PM
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February 4th 2013 | Posted in: Theater | Posted by: Nebraska Wesleyan University
The Tempest is set on a remote island, where Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place, using illusion and skillful manipulation. The eponymous tempest brings to the island Prospero's usurping brother Antonio and the complicit Alonso, King of Naples. There, his machinations bring about the revelation of Antonio's low nature, the redemption of Alonso, and the marriage of Miranda to Alonso's son, Ferdinand.
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February 4th 2013 | Posted in: Theater | Posted by: Pinewood Bowl, Inc.
Pinewood Bowl, Inc. proudly presents Hairspray this July 11-14 & 18-21,2013. This high energy show is set in 1960's Baltimore and is centered around an American Bandstand style dance show. Tickets will go on sale in late June at all Russ's Markets st
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