UMD Theatre Announces 2017-18 Season
DULUTH, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Duluth’s Department of Theatre has announced their 2017-18 season performances.
Season tickets are available for purchase August 1-31. For information on pricing visit www.tickets.umn.edu
Antigone
By Sophocles
Translated by Don Taylor
Directed by Jenna Soleo-Shanks
Sept 28-30 & Oct 3-7 @ 7:30 pm
Oct 1 @ 2 pm
This modern translation of one of the most enduring ancient tragedies puts universal questions of power, politics, and duty in the context of contemporary conflicts.
Marshall Performing Arts Center – Dudley Experimental Theatre
General admission seating
Noises Off
By Michael Frayn
Directed by Kate Ufema
Nov 2-4 & 8-11 @ 7:30 pm
Nov 5 @ 2 pm
Go upstairs/downstairs, backstage/onstage with a wacky theatre company that just can’t get it right. Be it personal or professional, this door-slamming group of theatre artisans keep trying in spite of themselves.
Marshall Performing Arts Center – Mainstage Theatre
Reserved seating
UMD Dance Concert: In a Jazz Way
Directed by Rebecca Katz Harwood
Nov 30-Dec 2 @ 7:30 pm
Dec 3 @ 2 pm
Blending the classical and the vernacular for its moves, and inspired by the collaborative, spontaneous spirit of jazz and popular music, join us to celebrate the rich variety of jazz dance!
Marshall Performing Arts Center – Mainstage Theatre
Reserved seating
Charlotte’s Web
Based upon the story by E.B. White
Dramatized by Joseph Robinette
Directed by Tom Isbell
Feb 1-3 & 8-10 @ 6:30 pm
Feb 3, 4 & 10 @ 2 pm
Wilbur the pig is headed to the butcher, and only the spider Charlotte can save his life. A magical, heartwarming tale of friendship and sacrifice, based on the beloved children’s book.
Marshall Performing Arts Center – Mainstage Theatre
Reserved seating
These Shining Lives
By Melanie Marnich
Directed by William Payne
March 1-3 & 13-17 @ 7:30 pm
March 18 @ 2 pm
Raised in Duluth, playwright Melanie Marnich spins this poetic love story/docudrama about strong women fighting for a safe workplace in the roaring 1920s and the Depression Era.
Marshall Performing Arts Center – Dudley Experimental Theatre
General admission seating
Into the Woods
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
Directed by Ann Bergeron
April 12-14 & 18-21 @ 7:30 pm
April 15 @ 2 pm
Take a magical romp where the lives of well-known characters from familiar fairy tales intertwine. But the woods are dark, and it’s discovered that even fairy tale characters are all too human.
Marshall Performing Arts Center – Mainstage Theatre
Reserved seating
