OTHELLO
By William Shakespeare
June 13 – 29, 2008
The most intimate of Shakespeare’s great tragedies,
Othello sweeps us away to
the exotic world of Venice and Cyprus with lightning-quick
storytelling and lush language. In this captivating tale of love, suspicion,
and betrayal, Othello, a powerful Moorish warrior, is the ultimate outsider
in Venetian society. Desdemona, the dutiful daughter of a powerful senator,
defies her family and falls deeply in love with Othello. Their happiness is
threatened by Othello’s most trusted confidante, Iago, who wages a covert
war against the Moor. Desdemona’s devotion is matched only by Iago’s
appetite for revenge. New Harmony Theatre’s production of this enduring
drama launches its commitment to producing Shakespeare’s four great
tragedies over four years.
CRIMES OF THE HEART
By Beth Henley
July 11 – 27, 2008
In this Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy, the Magrath sisters of
Hazlehurst,
Mississippi, reunite in the
kitchen of their family home to struggle through “a real bad day.” Babe has
been sprung from prison on charges of shooting her husband because she “just
didn’t like his looks.” Lenny is spending her 30th birthday
taking care of Babe and contemplating spinsterhood when her neighbor drops
in to tell her that her pet horse has been struck by lightning. Meg arrives
from California to reveal that
her dreams of a career in show business never took flight, so she has been
working in a dog food factory. Meg’s old flame, Babe’s intensely devoted
defense lawyer, and the sisters’ overbearing grandfather and busybody cousin
complete the cast of characters. According to
The New York Times,
this pitch-perfect portrayal of Southern sisterhood “[mines] a pure vein
of Southern Gothic humor worthy of Eudora Welty and Flannery O’Connor” that
“rings true enough to draw that dark, heart-deep laughter.”
MY FAIR LADY
Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner;
Music by Frederick Loewe
Adapted from George Bernard Shaw's Play and Gabriel Pascal's motion picture
'PYGMALION'
August 1 - 17, 2008
Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s play, Pygmalion,
My Fair Lady has been called the
greatest musical of all time. Its beloved songs like “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly,”
“The Rain in Spain,”
and “I Could Have Danced All Night,” will enchant audiences of all ages.
**Schedule is subject to change.**
University of Southern Indiana's professional
Equity theatre
8600
University Boulevard - Evansville, IN 47712-3596
