Subscriptions to the 2010–2011 Ithaca College Theatre season include tickets to five productions and are available for as little as $25. Call (607) 274-3224 to inquire about subscribing or for tickets to any of our productions. Single ticket sales for all 2010-2011 productions will begin in early September. Visit www.ithaca.edu/theatre.
"Electra," Euripides’ classic dramatic tragedy of murder and revenge launches Ithaca College Theatre’s 2010-2011 season. Electra says, “should no criminal who starts his race without a stumble vainly believe that he has outrun Justice.” She and her brother intend to deliver Justice of a most brutal kind to avenge the death of their father, but at what price?
Kander and Ebb's popular musical, "Chicago," takes us to that city during the Prohibition Era and mines our fascination with "celebrity criminals". Under the direction of celebrity lawyer Billy Flynn, the crimes are sensational, the criminals fascinating. Imbued with the style of Bob Fosse, who co-authored the book and choreographed the original production, the murderesses squish and pop, as "show biz" and "justice" intertwine.
The next play, Paula Vogel’s 1998 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, "How I Learned to Drive," gives voice to Li’l Bit, in a boundary-pushing drama that takes an unflinching look at a girl forever damaged by those who love her most. "How I Learned to Drive" is not included in subscription packages.
The annual collaboration between the Department of Theatre Arts and the School of Music will be a production of Claudio Monteverdi’s Italian opera, "L’Orfeo." "L’Orfeo" retells the classic mythological story of the newlywed Orfeo and his heroic venture to the underworld, risking his life in the hope of rescuing his dead wife, Euridice.
Adapted from Jamila Gavin’s award-winning children’s novel, "Coram Boy" is a dark adventure that sheds light on a hidden secret of the eighteenth century. Against a backdrop of infanticide and child slavery, “Coram Boy” reveals a passion for music and a love story, emerging from childlike curiosity and forged through great sorrow.
The spring musical, "Baby," brings us to a college town where three separate couples find themselves “expecting.” Though their situations are different, the couples share the strain the anticipated arrival puts on their relationship. Travelling between doctor’s offices and bedrooms, they sing about their mixed emotions and the love that makes them possible.
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