FRANKENSTEIN, I AND YOU and More Set for NDFTT's 2016-17 Theatre Season
By: BWW News Desk Aug. 19, 2016
The season will open with ND Theatre NOW! (September 29 - October 9), a special event in the mainstage season which annually features a production realized entirely by student artists. This year, FTT presents two new one-act plays written by students, The Pink Pope by Taeyin ChoGlueck and In Paradisum by Tori Babcock. In Paradisum explores the chilling consequences of an enforced Utopia, while The Pink Pope offers a satirical feminist take on the role of women in the Catholic Church. Developed through FTT's playwriting program, led by professor Anne García-Romero, both plays will be directed by senior FTT students - Mary Patano will direct The Pink Pope and Jean Carlo Yunén Aróstegui will direct In Paradisum.
Later in the fall, the Department will produce Frankenstein by Tim Kelly, adapted for the stage from the novel by Mary Shelley. The production (November 9-13) marks 200 years from the summer of 2016, when Shelley conceived the idea for her Gothic novel, in which a young scientist constructs and animates a living Creature - with catastrophic results. FTT welcomes Chuck Gessert as guest director.
The spring semester kicks off with Lauren Gunderson's I and You (March 1-5). Confined to her home with a serious illness, seventeen-year-old Caroline first encounters classmate Anthony as an unwelcome visitor, when he arrives at her bedroom door to deliver her English homework. But as they spar over Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass, they spark an unexpected connection - a connection that leads to a breathtaking twist in the play's final moments, revealing the extraordinary nature of their bond. I and You will be directed by FTT professor Carys Kresny.
Rounding out the season will be Christ's Passion: Medieval Mystery Plays, adapted by FTT Professor Emeritus Mark Pilkinton and directed by current FTT professor Anton Juan. Christ's Passion presents a Biblical journey from Creation to Doomsday, including the Fall of Lucifer, Garden of Eden, Noah's Flood, and the Nativity, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Christ.
Developed at Notre Dame in 1996 and originally produced in Washington Hall, FTT now presents Christ's Passion in the week leading up to Easter (April 5-12).
"What ties this season together," says Director of Theatre Kevin Dreyer, "is the idea of the creative impulse at its most fundamental. What does it mean to create something out of nothing, to breathe life into emptiness, to resurrect the dead? We're excited to explore these questions."
FTT's 2016/17 Theatre Season Schedule:
ND Theatre NOW:
In Paradisum by Tori Babcock '17
The Pink Pope by Taeyin ChoGlueck '14, MFA '17
September 29 - October 9, 2016 in the Philbin Studio Theatre
Frankenstein
By Tim Kelly
Adapted from the novel by Mary Shelley
November 9-13, 2016 in the PaTricia George Decio Theatre
Marking 200 years since the summer of 1816, when Mary Shelley conceived the idea for her classic novel.
I and You
March 1-5, 2017 in the PaTricia George Decio Theatre
Drawn together by a poetry assignment, two high school classmates spark an unexpected connection.
Christ's Passion: Medieval Mystery Plays
Adapted by Mark Pilkinton
April 5-12, 2017 in the Philbin Studio Theatre
Developed at Notre Dame in 1996 and originally produced in Washington Hall, presented now as a prelude to Easter.
Student $7, Faculty/Staff/Senior (65+) $12, General $15. Additional discounts available for groups of 10 or more. Buy a subscription ($22 student - $33 faculty/staff/senior - $44 general) and save 25-35%. Subscription packages include one ticket to all four shows and have added benefits.
Tickets may be purchased online at performingarts.nd.edu, by phone at 574-631-2800, or in person at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center ticket office. Ticket office hours are Monday-Friday, 12:00-6:00 pm.
Free parking is available daily after 5:00 pm in the Stayer Center parking lot, just north of the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, and (until November 1, 2016) in the gated lot just east of DPAC on the corner of Eddy Street and Holy Cross Drive. Patrons may now receive free event parking at thE Eddy Street Commons Parking Garage by bringing your event tickets and parking ticket to the DPAC Ticket Office to receive a pre-paid parking voucher.
An accessible lot for disabled patrons is available immediately adjacent to the center; a valid hangtag or license plate is required. There is a ten-minute parking zone on the north drive of the center for ticket pick-up; during inclement weather you are welcome to drop off guests in this area and proceed to parking.
The Notre Dame campus experiences increased traffic during home football game weekends. If you are planning to attend a performance during these weekends, we suggest allowing an extra 30 minutes to arrive and find parking.
Notre Dame's Department of Film, Television, and Theatre seeks to inspire intellectual inquiry and nurture creativity. We offer both a scholarly and a creative context for the general liberal arts student at Notre Dame as well as those students seeking intensive preparation for advanced study in these fields. The hands-on nature of our curriculum, coupled with a very high degree of student-faculty interaction, provides students with a singular educational opportunity at a university known for its teaching excellence. The FTT performance season is a direct outgrowth of the department's academic program and an integral component of our students' artistic development.
Follow FTT on Twitter @NDFTT. Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NDFTT.
Comments
Join Team BroadwayWorld
Are you an avid theatergoer? We're looking for people like you to share your thoughts and insights with our readers. Team BroadwayWorld members get access to shows to review, conduct interviews with artists, and the opportunity to meet and network with fellow theatre lovers and arts workers.
Videos