An Unkindness of Ravens From the Writings of Edgar Allan Poe

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1 An Unkindness of Ravens From the Writings of Edgar Allan Poe October 12-13, 7 p.m. / October 14, 2 p.m. It was many and many a year ago in a kingdom by the sea The O Malley Theatre - Box Office (312)

2 Roosevelt UniVersity Chicago College of Performing Arts The Theatre Conservatory, Room S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Chicago, Illinois Permit No The Theatre Conservatory Presents its Season An Unkindness of Ravens October 12-13, 7 p.m. / October 14, 2 p.m. Adapted and Directed by Joel G. Fink Music and Sound Score by Richard Thomas Some of Poe s most powerful works, including the lyrical poem Annabel Lee and the classics of horror, The Mask of the Red Death and The Cask of Amontillado, will be included in this stage adaptation. With his themes of jealousy, revenge and murder, Poe created dramatic images that continue to haunt the imagination with their intensity and originality. The O Malley Theatre Box office: (312) th Floor - Enter at 431 S. Wabash Avenue CAPA040702

3 God s Country By Steven Dietz November 2-3, 7:30 p.m. / November 4, 2 p.m. These are not stories. These things exist. The O Malley Theatre - Box Office (312)

4 Roosevelt UniVersity Chicago College of Performing Arts The Theatre Conservatory, Room S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Chicago, Illinois Permit No The Theatre Conservatory Presents its Season God s Country November 2-3, 7:30 p.m. / November 4, 2 p.m. Directed by Steve Scott Adapted from court testimony, news accounts and first-person interviews, God s Country focuses on the white-supremacist movement in the 1980s and its spread in society and through different generations. In dramatizing the forces that led up to the murder of the Denver radio-show host, Alan Berg, the playwright Steven Dietz brings dark and violent aspects of American society clearly into the spotlight. The O Malley Theatre Box office: (312) th Floor - Enter at 431 S. Wabash Avenue CAPA040702

5 The Musical Review Starting Here, Starting Now By Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire December 7-8, 7 p.m. / December 9, 2 p.m. Did I think that you were springtime, It s all vanished in the blue, Cause I don t remember Christmas And I don t remember you! The O Malley Theatre - Box Office (312)

6 Roosevelt UniVersity Chicago College of Performing Arts The Theatre Conservatory, Room S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Chicago, Illinois Permit No The Theatre Conservatory Presents its Season Starting Here, Starting Now December 7-8, 7 p.m. / December 9, 2 p.m. Directed by Ray Frewen Musical Direction by Bonnie Shadrake Maltby and Shire collaborated to write the hit show Closer Than Ever, as well as the Broadway shows Baby and Big. Earlier in their careers, in 1977, they wrote the off-broadway review Starting Here, Starting Now. Although not a traditional book musical, the show chronicles every aspect of relationships from dating to divorce. Each of their songs is a mini-musical of its own and their music captures the range of emotions that go along with learning to live with or without all of our significant others! The O Malley Theatre Box office: (312) th Floor - Enter at 431 S. Wabash Avenue CAPA040702

7 Peer Gynt By Henrik Ibsen February 29 - March 1, 7:30 p.m. / March 2, 2 p.m. What should a man be? Himself, is my concise reply. The O Malley Theatre - Box Office (312)

8 Roosevelt UniVersity Chicago College of Performing Arts The Theatre Conservatory, Room S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Chicago, Illinois Permit No The Theatre Conservatory Presents its Season Peer Gynt February 29 - March 1, 7:30 p.m. / March 2, 2 p.m. Directed by Sean Graney Struggling with the problems of identity and life-choices, Peer Gynt travels the globe attempting to escape the confines of society and its attempts to define him. Like a medieval Everyman, Peer faces a series of adventures that take him around the world. But all of his dreams ultimately lead to nothing, and Peer, like an onion, is pared away only to discover there is nothing at his center. One of the greatest works by one of the world s greatest playwrights, Peer Gynt combines fantasy and philosophy in a magical evening of theatre. The O Malley Theatre Box office: (312) th Floor - Enter at 431 S. Wabash Avenue CAPA040702

9 Visions of Kerouac By Martin Duberman April 11-12, 7:30 p.m. / April 13, 2 p.m. Started life a sweet child believing everything beneath his father s roof; went from that to that mask of disgusted flesh called a face but not the face that love had hoped for... From Visions of Cody by Jack Kerouac The O Malley Theatre - Box Office (312)

10 Roosevelt UniVersity Chicago College of Performing Arts The Theatre Conservatory, Room S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Chicago, Illinois Permit No The Theatre Conservatory Presents its Season Visions of Kerouac April 11-12, 7:30 p.m. / April 13, 2 p.m. Directed by David Zak Jack Kerouac s life, from the 1940s until the 1960s, is brought to the stage through his relationships with the Beat Generation and many of the preeminent artists of his time: Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, Gregory Corso and Neal Cassidy. Kerouac s book On the Road captured many of these personalities, and in Visions of Kerouac, his own complex and compelling persona is puzzled together on the stage. Kerouac s writings, his sexuality, his friendships and his influence on several generations of artists all form a fascinating dramatic and moving tapestry. The O Malley Theatre Box office: (312) th Floor - Enter at 431 S. Wabash Avenue CAPA040702

11 The Musical! The Wild Party Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa Story adapted from the poem by Joseph Moncure March May 1-3, 7:30 p.m. / May 4, 2 p.m. Queenie was a blonde, and her age stood still, And she danced twice a day in vaudeville. The O Malley Theatre - Box Office (312)

12 Roosevelt UniVersity Chicago College of Performing Arts The Theatre Conservatory, Room S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Chicago, Illinois Permit No The Theatre Conservatory Presents its Season The Wild Party May 1-3, 7:30 p.m. / May 4, 2 p.m. [*Note: This production opens on a Thursday evening.] Directed by Luis Perez Musical Direction by Bonnie Shadrake Adapted from the book-length poem about the Jazz Era of the 1920s, The Wild Party is peopled with an unforgettable assortment of Roaring Twenties characters. The score by Andrew Lippa captures the sounds of the period and the voices of the party-goers, all living on the edge, but some not living by the next morning. Join us as we end The Theatre Conservatory s season with one wild party of a musical! The O Malley Theatre Box office: (312) th Floor - Enter at 431 S. Wabash Avenue CAPA040702