2009-10 Seminole State Theatre Season

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Metamorphoses: A Play

By Mary Zimmerman

Oct. 2, 3, 8, 9 and 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 4 and 11 at 2 p.m.

Winner of the 2002 Tony Award for Best Director and nominated for Best Play and Best Scenic Design, Metamorphoses is an adaptation of Ovid's Book XV of his Metamorphoses. Much of the play takes place in and around a pool of water. A series of vignettes, it begins with the creation of the world as told by the Woman by the Water, the Scientist and Zeus. The play ends with Zeus and Hermes disguising themselves as beggars on Earth in order to experience what it's like to be human.

 "...a delightful, enthralling, enchanting, humorous, moving, magical theatrical glory." - Roy Sorrels, www.culturevulture.net

Assassins (Musical)

Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by John Weidman
Based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr.

Nov. 13, 14, 19, 20 and 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 15 and 22 at 2 p.m. 

A winner of five 2004 Tony Awards, Assassins is a murderous carnival game that produces a revue-style portrait of men and women who attempted to assassinate presidents of the United States. The music varies to reflect the popular styles of the eras depicted. 

"Stephen Sondheim's 'Assassins' is a bold and provocative portrait of nine distorted American dreams." - Splash Magazine (Los Angeles)

A Tuna Christmas

By Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard

Dec. 10, 11 and 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 13 at 2 p.m.

Seminole State College and Southern Winds Theatre once again join together to bring you a holiday treat. This year it's A Tuna Christmas, the sequel to the hit comedy Greater Tuna. It's the day before Christmas, and the eccentric citizens of Tuna, Texas, are preparing for the annual yard decorating contest and this year's Christmas production of A Christmas Carol. Twenty-six characters are played by two actors in this fun-filled comedy.

"It's a rare kind of show: hysterically, bitingly, devastatingly funny and smart, and at the same time moving and substantive." - Eric D. Snider, "Snide Remarks," www.ericdsnider.com

Ticket prices for this production are as follows:

• General Public: $12
• Seniors (60+): $10
• Seminole State Faculty/Staff: Free
• Currently Enrolled Seminole State students: Free

Jitney

By August Wilson

Jan. 29 and 30; Feb. 4, 5 and 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 31 and Feb. 7 at 2 p.m.

The eighth play of August Wilson's chronicles is set in Pittsburgh, Pa., in the 1970s. A worn-down gypsy cab station is the gathering place for the neighborhood and is threatened with demolition for "city rejuvenation." The station owner, Becker, is also faced with the return of his son, who has spent 20 years in prison. The play resonates with hope as the audience watches these two strangers confront each other with past mistakes and future possibilities.

Dance Production

Feb. 26 and 27 at 8 p.m.
Feb. 28 at 2 p.m.

Yow Dance of Orlando will perform. Artistic Director Eric Yow has studied at Juilliard and performed with major dance companies, including the Martha Graham Ensemble. Yow has taught at the Orlando Ballet School, Dr. Phillips High School and In Motion Dance Project, and served as artistic director for Orlando's Voci Dance Group.

Comic Potential

April 16, 17, 22, 23 and 24 at 7:30 p.m.
April 18 and 25 at 2 p.m.

By Alan Ayckbourn

This comic farce shows us what a TV soap opera of the future would be like if the actors were replaced with robots (actoids). The laughter ensues when a former well-known film director attempts to direct the malfunctioning actoids under the tyrannical thumb of the studio head, and the conglomerate's nephew falls in love with one of the actoids.  

"...a simple, straightforward, farcical comedy, with no fancy dramaturgical gimmicks." - Michael Feingold, Village Voice

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