Post by Cobalt-60 on May 20, 2008 0:14:43 GMT -8
This is the spring musical up here at Western! I'm in it! Come see!
(Don't worry silent, there's no naked people in this one, I promise )
[press release copied from the WWU homepage]
Western Washington University's Department of Theatre Arts will present the folk opera "The Human Comedy" May 21-31 in the Performing Arts Center (PAC) Mainstage Theatre.
"The Human Comedy," with lyrics by William Dumaresq and the music of Galt MacDermot is based upon William Saroyan's original novel. The action follows the lives of the Macauley family during World War II. Widowed mother Kate, her daughter, and her three sons experience the range of life's joys and sorrows in their small town of Ithaca, Calif. The opera focuses on 14-year-old Homer Macauley, who comes of age as he delivers telegrams bringing news of sons killed in action to his idyllic community.
Galt MacDermot, known widely as the composer of ‘Hair,' draws upon an eclectic mixture of influences for ‘The Human Comedy's' score. South African rhythms and aspects of American music from the mid-20th century including gospel, hymns, jazz, swing, and barber shop quartet combine to reinforce the drama. Elements of classic Greek theatre and references to Homer's Odyssey are woven into the opera as well.
Jim Lortz of WWU's Theatre Arts faculty directs, and Bill MacDonough conducts WWU students in this poignant tale painting a world full of love, death, money, and hope during World War II.
"The Human Comedy" will be staged at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, May 21-24, and Tuesday through Saturday, May 27-31, as well as at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 25, at the PAC Mainstage Theatre.
Tickets are $13 for general admission and $9 for students and seniors. They are available at the Western's Box Office, open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and one hour prior to the performance. For individual tickets or disability accommodations, contact the WWU Box Office, (360) 650-6146 or visit www.tickets.wwu.edu/.
For more information, please call the WWU Theatre Department at (360) 650-3876 or visit www.wwu.edu/depts/theatre.
(Don't worry silent, there's no naked people in this one, I promise )
[press release copied from the WWU homepage]
Western Washington University's Department of Theatre Arts will present the folk opera "The Human Comedy" May 21-31 in the Performing Arts Center (PAC) Mainstage Theatre.
"The Human Comedy," with lyrics by William Dumaresq and the music of Galt MacDermot is based upon William Saroyan's original novel. The action follows the lives of the Macauley family during World War II. Widowed mother Kate, her daughter, and her three sons experience the range of life's joys and sorrows in their small town of Ithaca, Calif. The opera focuses on 14-year-old Homer Macauley, who comes of age as he delivers telegrams bringing news of sons killed in action to his idyllic community.
Galt MacDermot, known widely as the composer of ‘Hair,' draws upon an eclectic mixture of influences for ‘The Human Comedy's' score. South African rhythms and aspects of American music from the mid-20th century including gospel, hymns, jazz, swing, and barber shop quartet combine to reinforce the drama. Elements of classic Greek theatre and references to Homer's Odyssey are woven into the opera as well.
Jim Lortz of WWU's Theatre Arts faculty directs, and Bill MacDonough conducts WWU students in this poignant tale painting a world full of love, death, money, and hope during World War II.
"The Human Comedy" will be staged at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, May 21-24, and Tuesday through Saturday, May 27-31, as well as at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 25, at the PAC Mainstage Theatre.
Tickets are $13 for general admission and $9 for students and seniors. They are available at the Western's Box Office, open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and one hour prior to the performance. For individual tickets or disability accommodations, contact the WWU Box Office, (360) 650-6146 or visit www.tickets.wwu.edu/.
For more information, please call the WWU Theatre Department at (360) 650-3876 or visit www.wwu.edu/depts/theatre.