Music by
Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Concept by Jeffrey Moss
October 7th at 8 pm
October 8th at 8pm
October 9th Dinner and Show for Some Enchanted Evening
12:45pm ( dinner ) 2:30pm (show) $20 per ticket
October 12th 10 am.
October 13th, 14th at 8pm
October 15th at 2pm and 8pm
More than any other
songwriting team Rodgers and Hammerstein have provided
the American soundtrack. Theirs are the songs we sing in
the shower, the tunes we dance to and the melodies we
fall in love to. Thrill to your favorites and other
beautiful standards in this lush revue which has been
hailed as “romantic and amusing, sweet and poignant.”
Join us
in the Pridemore Playhouse
Fall Cinema Symposium
Wednesday October 19th at 7 pm
CENSORSHIP!!! How would
you like it if someone else decided what you should
“see” or “hear” at the movies? This illustrated talk by
Cinema Professor Ted McKosky examines some of the images
that brought about the Motion Picture Code, the changes
it sparked and reasons for its demise. Be advised this
is intended for mature audiences and presents material
that was at one time (and may still be?) considered
controversial. Also, be forewarned some of this is
pretty silly, so if you can’t handle silly…
Join us
in the Pridemore Playhouse
November 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th at 8:00pm
Sand Mountain
Matchmaking focuses on the courtship travails of a
serious-minded young widow while in Why the Lord Come to
Sand Mountain, two circuit-riding preachers, The Lord
and St. Peter, seek shelter with a mountain man, his
common law wife and their fourteen children. A few jugs
of moonshine later The Lord persuades his hosts to tell
him a story. Their simple tale is not only touching but
transforming. These two interrelated plays of life in
the Tennessee Mountains by Romulus Linney make for an
evening of warmth and laughter.
Join us
in the "Black Box" "The Studio" Theatre
By Moses Goldberg
December 3rd at 10:00am and 2:00pm
Hang on to your hats!
It’s Mister Toad that carefree dandy of the animal world
and his new motor car. There’s only one problem…he
doesn’t know how to drive. Jump on for a wild ride with
Toad and his chums Rat, Badger and Mole, involving a
“borrowed” police car, a brief stay in the “calaboose”
and a pack of rascally weasels. This free-wheeling
adventure in the Wild Woods will have you holding your
breath when you see what Toad’s next obsession will be!
Join us in the Pridemore Playhouse
Spring Cinema Symposium
Thursday January 19th at 7pm
Our Spring Cinema
Symposium returns to those thrilling days of yesteryear
to present Buster Keaton’s classic tale of life on the
Mississippi, Steamboat Bill Jr. Accompanying the film
with their original score is the musical group Boister.
Boister’s silent film scores have won widespread praise
from critics such as Roger Ebert and the Washington
Post’s Ann Hornaday. Seeing a silent film this way as it
was originally screened with live musical accompaniment
provides access to this art form in a way impossible by
any other means. This event is suitable for the entire
family and, of course, no one will want to miss one of
the most incredible stunts ever recorded on film!
Join us
in the Pridemore Playhouse
February 1st, 2nd and 3rd at 8:00pm
What if the Master of
Conversation himself were allowed to have the last word?
A seedy lecture hall in Paris, 1899, provides the stage
for this fictional final lecture by that renowned talker
and “first media star” Irish wit and dramatist, Oscar
Wilde. RU Theatre Professor Wesley Young portrays the
famed writer in this play which highlights the gems of
Wilde’s spoken words while unmasking the poignancy of
the man behind the scandal.
Join us in the Pridemore Playhouse
February 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th at 8:00pm
Harkening back to the
tradition of the ghost tales of Appalachia, this eerie
cycle of stories frames the investigation into a young
girl’s mysterious disappearance in the cave country of
North Carolina. The rapidly shifting perspectives of the
narrative weave a story both suspenseful and searing,
revealing the explosive impact of personal tragedy.
Join us
in the "Black Box" "The Studio" Theatre
April 11th at 8:00pm
April 12th at 10:00am
April 13th, 14th and 15th at 8:00pm
The Fourth may be past
but the fireworks are far from over when a group of
college friends gather at the Talley family farm against
the backdrop of the Independence Day celebration. Ken
Talley, a legless Vietnam veteran, is at the center of
this bittersweet reunion which includes his sister June,
her precocious teen-age daughter, a pill-popping
heiress, her husband and an eccentric aunt who has come
to scatter her husband’s ashes at the homestead. This
sharply funny play by American playwright Lanford Wilson
explores the pain of shattered dreams and the human
struggle to cope with loss.
Join us
in the Pridemore Playhouse
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