The Pepperdine University Fine Arts Division announces several music and theatre performances, listed below, during the months of September through December 2018.
For more information, call Pepperdine's Box Office at (310) 506-4522 or visit arts.pepperdine.edu. For more information on the Art History Lecture Series, visit seaver.pepperdine.edu/finearts.
THEATRE
Falling
by Deanna Jent
Hollace Starr, Director
Falling boldly explores the complicated reality of a family with an autistic young man. When a relative comes to visit, the entire family is thrown out of equilibrium. This production bravely speaks a truth by asking, "How do you love someone who is difficult to love?" "Falling soars. The play packs a powerful punch" (NY Post). This production contains mature themes. Recommended for ages 15+. No late seating allowed. Join a talk back with the actors and director after each performance.
Tuesday, September 25-Friday, September 28, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 29, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
$15
Lindhurst Theatre
The Luciana and Daniel Forge Fall Musical
Curtains
Book by Rupert Holmes
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Original book and concept by Peter Stone
Additional lyrics by John Kander and Rupert Holmes
Kelly Todd, Director
With Pepperdine University Orchestra
Tony Cason, Director
It's the brassy, bright, and promising year of 1959. Boston's Colonial Theatre is hosting the opening-night performance of a new musical. When the leading lady mysteriously dies on stage, the entire cast and crew are suspects. Enter a local detective, who just happens to be a musical-theatre fan! Curtains is the final musical from the American musical theatre composing giants Kander and Ebb, who brought us such works as Cabaret, Chicago, and Kiss of the Spider Woman. The original Broadway production garnered eight nominations at the 2007 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
Friday, November 9-Saturday, November 10, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Matinee: Sunday, November 11, 2018, 2 p.m.
Thursday, November 15-Saturday, November 17, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
$20
Smothers Theatre
MUSIC
Free tickets to choir and orchestra concerts are available for Pepperdine students, faculty, and staff with ID.
Christopher Parkening Master Class
Saturday, September 15, 2018, 2 p.m.
Free
Raitt Recital Hall
Pepperdine Guitar Concert Series
Christopher Parkening, Director
Tuesday, October 9, 2018, 5 p.m.
Free
Payson Library
Pepperdine Wind Ensemble
Tony Cason, Director
Saturday, October 13, 2016, 1 p.m.
Free
Smothers Theatre
Alexander Treger Violin Master Class
Saturday, October 20, 2016, 2 p.m.
Free
Raitt Recital Hall
Pepperdine University Orchestra
Tony Cason, Director
Wednesday, October 24, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Free
Smothers Theatre
Pepperdine Chamber Choir
Ryan Board, Director
Friday, October 26, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Free
Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art
Pepperdine Guitar Concert Series
Christopher Parkening, Director
Tuesday, November 13, 2018, 5 p.m.
Free
Payson Library
Guitar Chamber Concert
Christopher Parkening, Director
Monday, November 26, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Raitt Recital Hall
Pepperdine Choir and Orchestra Christmas Concert
Ryan Board and Tony Cason, Directors
Friday, November 29, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
$10
Smothers Theatre
Pepperdine Jazz Ensemble
Vincent Trombetta, Director
Monday, December 3, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Free
Smothers Theatre
Chamber Music
Ryan Board, Director
Thursday, December 6, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Free
Raitt Recital Hall
ART HISTORY
The Art and Art History Lecture Series: Why Museums Sometimes Lie
Elizabeth Marlowe is an Associate Professor of Art History at Colgate University. She was a fellow of the American Academy in Rome and earned her PhD at Columbia University. She writes and teaches on ancient art, cultural property, and museum theory.
Thursday, September 13, 2018, 10-11:30 a.m.
Free
Weisman Museum
The Art and Art History Lecture Series: Out of Many, One? Exhibiting Asian Textiles at the USC Pacific Asia Museum
Rebecca Hall is Assistant Curator at the USC Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena, CA where she curated the exhibition Ceremonies and Celebrations: Textile Treasures from the USC Pacific Asia Museum Collection. She received her PhD in Southeast Asian Art History from UCLA in 2008 and has spent several years living and researching in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. Her research interests include an examination of the relationship between art and Buddhist practice and the visual expressions of belief related to the Buddhist cosmology.
Tuesday, October 2, 2018, 10-11:30 a.m.
Free
Weisman Museum
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