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Upcoming Open Auditions for
"Just Politics"
Join University Theatre for auditions for its fall 2008 production
of "Just Politics" on Monday, Sept. 15 and Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 8
p.m. in the Fine Arts Theater. This mystery, romance and
laugh-out-loud satire is not only awesome for election time but just
right for Halloween with ghosts, haunting and other creepy stuff!
Everyone is welcome to read a character or two listed below:
"Just Politics" Characters:
Juan, Ahsim, Anming -- Three mystical, female “illegal
aliens”
William MacVane-- Wants the Presidency bad enough to kill for
it
Brandi Shipman -- MacVane’s mistress & soul mate; will kill
to win
Sara Duncan MacVane -- MacVane’s wife, the President’s
daughter
Senator Ben Kwoh -- MacVane’s best friend & rival
Malcomb Duncan -- The President’s son, training to take over
the country
Keating -- A Security Soldier for the Military Industrial
Complex; was in
Skull and Bones with MacVane in college
President Duncan -- MacVane’s nemesis & father of Sara &
Malcomb
For more information about the show or the auditions, please contact University Theatre Artistic Director Franklin Himes at (920) 459-4417.
2008-09 Theatre Season
All tickets are $10 each for each show (includes adults, children and
seniors) and $5 for all UW-S students with ID. To order tickets, contact
Franklin Himes or call (920)
459-4417.
Just Politics
A Post-American play by Creed Lancer
Mystery, laughter, satire and romance make up this contemporary drama as
fresh as tomorrow’s headlines. Just Politics takes us on a quest to find
the meaning behind a President’s dying utterance. Through the
perceptions of three magical “illegal aliens,” the intertwined destinies
of an American President, his daughter and son; a senator and an intern
are caught up in the sordid life of Vice President William MacVane
through this wildly twisting tale of moral hypocrisy and corruption.
Performances
Friday, November 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 9 at 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, November 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 16 at 2:00 p.m.
The Fantasticks
A musical by Harvey Schmidt
and Tom Jones
The Fantasticks has continually captivated audiences around the world
for more than forty years. Schmidt and Jones’ musical
tells the story of a boy and girl who are neighbors. As a romance
blossoms, their fathers are delighted but skeptical and so use reverse
psychology to fabricate a feud, building a wall between their houses and
forbidding their children to talk to each other. When their plan works,
they enlist the mysterious El Gallo -- the proprietor of a traveling
carnival -- to use his charm and guile to bring the kids back together
for a solid relationship. The story is simple but the style of the show
is actually quite sophisticated through the conscious use of a variety
of ancient theatrical techniques and subtext. Two songs from The Fantasticks, "Try To Remember" and "Soon It's Gonna Rain," have become
part of the fabric of our culture.
Performances
Friday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 20 at 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 27 at 2:00 p.m.