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ThursdayFebruary 28, 2013 |
Andrucki directs Shakespeare’s early ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’Bates presents Shakespeare’s “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” in performances March 7-11. |
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ThursdayFebruary 24, 2011 |
Learned Ladies celebrates French culture, Schaeffer Theatre's 50thThe Learned Ladies, says director Martin Andrucki, is “a wonderful Molière play. It’s got all the Molière hallmarks — the wit, the elegance, both broad and refined humor.” |
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WednesdayOctober 6, 2010 |
Schloss '12 directs dark comedy 'Fuddy Meers'Bates College junior Michelle Schloss directs Fuddy Meers, the story of an amnesiac who must learn the facts of her existence anew each day, in performances at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 15-16, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, in the Black Box Theater, Schaeffer Theatre, 305 College St. |
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ThursdayMay 6, 2010 |
Robinson Players present staged reading of professor's 'Nutcracker' adaptationStudent-run theater group the Robinson Players presents staged readings of a Bates professor’s adaptation of the Nutcracker story at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 15, and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 16, in the Black Box Theater, Pettigrew Hall, 305 College St. The readings are open to the public at no cost. For more information, please call 207-786-8294. |
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FridayFebruary 27, 2009 |
Bates to stage Ted Hughes adaptation of Euripides' 'Alcestis'Martin Andrucki, Charles A. Dana Professor of Theater, directs the Bates College theater department production of Alcestis, Euripides’ tragedy about a king, doomed to die, who offers up his wife in his place. Performances take place at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, March 6, 7, 13 and 14, and at 2 p.m. Sundays, March 8 and 15, in Gannett Theater, Pettigrew Hall, 305 College St. |
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TuesdayJanuary 13, 2009 |
Bates professor's play based on Mainer's WW II experiences opens in Damariscotta“Manny’s War,” a play written by a Bates College theater professor about a Jewish American soldier taken prisoner by the Germans, opens this week in a Lincoln County Community Theater production. |
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MondayMay 12, 2008 |
Bates to stage U.S. premiere of work by leading Hungarian playwrightHungary’s leading playwright, György Spiró, offers a talk called “Trends in Contemporary Eastern European Drama” at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, in Skelton Lounge, Chase Hall, at Bates College, 56 Campus Ave. |
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WednesdayFebruary 27, 2008 |
Bates' 'Measure for Measure' moves to 1970s New York CityMartin Andrucki, Dana Professor of Theater at Bates, directs the college theater department production of “Measure for Measure,” William Shakespeare’s dark comedy about sex, public morality and private hypocrisy. |
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TuesdayOctober 23, 2007 |
Ayotte '08 directs 'The Birthday Party,' Pinter's first full-length playBates College presents “The Birthday Party,” the first full-length play by the renowned Harold Pinter, in performances at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26 and 27, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, in Gannett Theater, Pettigrew Hall, 305 College St. |
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TuesdayMay 15, 2007 |
Alumna directs Dawn Powell's Prohibition-era play 'Big Night'Bates presents the play “Big Night,” a Depression-era satire by Dawn Powell, in performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, May 17-19, and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 20, in Gannett Theater, Pettigrew Hall. Admission is $6 for the general public and $3 for Bates faculty and staff, senior citizens and non-Bates students. For reservations call 207-786-6161. |

