{"id":11290,"date":"2018-09-13T10:28:08","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T14:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=11290"},"modified":"2022-03-22T12:04:41","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T16:04:41","slug":"festival-playhouse-55th-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/festival-playhouse-55th-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Festival Playhouse 55th Season Tackles Assumption, Confusion"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kalamazoo College Festival Playhouse 55th<\/sup> season features the theme of Assumption and Confusion, highlighting the gap between what seems to happen and what really happens.<\/p>\n

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The Kalamazoo College Festival Playhouse features three professionally directed plays each academic year. “Intimate Apparel” concluded its 54th season. The 55th season will begin with “It Can’t Happen Here.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The fall production, \u201cIt Can\u2019t Happen Here,\u201d Nov. 1-4 will be a Michigan premiere. The story is a cautionary political tale based on Sinclair Lewis\u2019 1935 satire of what could happen if Fascism spreads to the United States. The stage adaptation focuses on political candidate Buzz Windrip, who no one takes seriously until he promises to return America to greatness and prosperity. After he wins the presidency, his administration devolves into confusion and danger.<\/p>\n

\u201cStudent Body,\u201d written by Frank Winters and directed by guest artist Bianca Washington, will run Feb. 21-24, 2019. Ten college students discuss what to do when they find a video of a sexual encounter recorded at a party. They debate whether it shows a sexual assault, who they should tell about it, and their responsibilities of reporting it.<\/p>\n

William Shakespeare\u2019s \u201cTwelfth Night or What You Will\u201d is scheduled for May 16-19, 2019. The production, directed by Theatre Arts Professor Karen Berthel, is known as one of Shakespeare\u2019s most provocative and complex examinations of love and gender identity. Viola, disguised as a man, woos Olivia on Orsino\u2019s behalf. However, Olivia falls in love with Viola\u2019s male identity, who in turn longs to be with Orsino.<\/p>\n

All three shows will be performed at the Nelda K. Balch Playhouse<\/a>. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors 65 and older, and $5 for students in the general public. Tickets are free to patrons who present a Kalamazoo College ID. As they go on sale, tickets will be available at festivalplayhouse.ludus.com<\/a> or by calling the box office at 269-337-7333.<\/p>\n

Visit the Festival Playhouse\u2019s website<\/a> for more information on the upcoming theater season and additional student productions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Kalamazoo College Festival Playhouse 55th season features the theme of Assumption and Confusion, highlighting the gap between what seems to happen and what really happens. The fall production, \u201cIt Can\u2019t Happen Here,\u201d Nov. 1-4 will be a Michigan premiere. 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Intimate Apparel 0251\" width=\"584\" height=\"389\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Kalamazoo College Festival Playhouse features three professionally directed plays each academic year. “Intimate Apparel” concluded its 54th season. The 55th season will begin with “It Can’t Happen Here.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The fall production, \u201cIt Can\u2019t Happen Here,\u201d Nov. 1-4 will be a Michigan premiere. The story is a cautionary political tale based on Sinclair Lewis\u2019 1935 satire of what could happen if Fascism spreads to the United States. The stage adaptation focuses on political candidate Buzz Windrip, who no one takes seriously until he promises to return America to greatness and prosperity. After he wins the presidency, his administration devolves into confusion and danger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStudent Body,\u201d written by Frank Winters and directed by guest artist Bianca Washington, will run Feb. 21-24, 2019. Ten college students discuss what to do when they find a video of a sexual encounter recorded at a party. They debate whether it shows a sexual assault, who they should tell about it, and their responsibilities of reporting it.<\/p>\n<p>William Shakespeare\u2019s \u201cTwelfth Night or What You Will\u201d is scheduled for May 16-19, 2019. The production, directed by Theatre Arts Professor Karen Berthel, is known as one of Shakespeare\u2019s most provocative and complex examinations of love and gender identity. Viola, disguised as a man, woos Olivia on Orsino\u2019s behalf. However, Olivia falls in love with Viola\u2019s male identity, who in turn longs to be with Orsino.<\/p>\n<p>All three shows will be performed at the <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/17945\">Nelda K. Balch Playhouse<\/a>. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors 65 and older, and $5 for students in the general public. Tickets are free to patrons who present a Kalamazoo College ID. 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