The Clark College Theatre Department is proud to announce its 2007-2008 season, hosting a regional premiere and two newly-interpreted classics to regional audiences.
"The Underpants" by popular actor-comedian-author Steve Martin, launched the season, which also features the timeless, classic musical "Jesus Christ Superstar" and the award-winning drama "A Streetcar Named Desire" by legendary playwright Tennessee Williams.
Tickets for these outstanding productions can be purchased through the Clark College Bookstore.
These productions join an impressive list of shows representing 30 years of theatrical excellence.
THE UNDERPANTS
by Steve Martin
November 2-17, 2007
In
"The Underpants," actor-writer Steve Martin adapted the 1910
social comedy by German playwright Carl Sternheim into a hilarious,
over-the-top farce centered on an unruly pair of knickers.
Louise is a pretty young housewife in turn of the century Germany, whose frilly pantaloons accidentally fall to her ankles while watching the Kaiser's parade, setting in motion a zany chain of events.
Martin's skewering insights and incomparable quips have evoked the rumbling laughter of recognition from audiences across the country. This play is chock-full of pure Steve Martin touches — broad-stroke physical comedy and exaggerated reactions — that sharpen the satiric edge and timeliness of Sternheim’s deliciously demented plot.
Steve Martin was of the recipients of the 2007 Kennedy Center Honors Award. Clark College was proud to host the Southwest Washington premiere of this play.
PRODUCTION STAFF
Producer/Director: Dan Anderson
Scene and Light Design: Mark Owsley
Costume Design: Patricia Rohrbach
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber
February 15-March 1, 2008
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Jesus Christ Superstar" first exploded onto the stage in 1971 and it was clear that the musical world would never be the same again.
"Jesus Christ Superstar" is a rock opera in two acts based on the last seven days in the life of Jesus of Nazareth.
In the years since its first appearance, "Jesus Christ Superstar" has been performed to standing ovations around the world.
PRODUCTION STAFF
Director/Choreographer: Tami Castillo Gray
Vocal Director: Anna Soderberg
Conductor: Dale Beacock
Producer: Dan Anderson
Scene and Light Design: Mark Owsley
Costume Design: Patricia Rohrbach
PERFORMANCE DATES:
February 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29 and March 1, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
**Due to the high volume of ticket sales, an extra show has been added on Thursday, February 21 at 7:30 p.m. That evening's performance will include the show only. (It will not include dinner).**
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
by Tennessee Williams
May 2-17, 2008
In 1947, playwright Tennessee Williams won his first Pulitzer Prize for his masterpiece, "A Streetcar Named Desire." The play was named into an Academy Award winning film in 1951.
The play follows faded Southern belle Blanche DuBois as she visits her pregnant sister, Stella, in a seedy section of New Orleans. Stella's boorish husband, Stanley Kowalski, not only regards Blanche's aristocratic affectations with disdain but also believes that Blanche is keeping inheritance money that rightfully belongs to Stella.
On the fringes of sanity, Blanche is trying to forget her past and start life anew. Attracted to Stanley's friend Mitch, she glosses over the less savory incidents in her life but soon discovers that she cannot outrun her own past. The stage is set for her final, brutal confrontation with her brother-in-law.
