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“Showtune,” A Jerry Herman Musical Revue

Showtune
A Jerry Herman Musical Revue

June 22–July 21 | University Theatre, FAU Boca Raton

Showtune is a popular Off-Broadway musical revue celebrating the words and music of Broadway composer Jerry Herman. Songs featured in Showtune come from the Herman Broadway musicals: Milk and Honey (1961), Hello, Dolly! (1964), Mame (1966), Dear World (1969), Mack & Mabel (1974), The Grand Tour (1979), A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine (1980) and La Cage aux Folles (1983).

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“Love’s Labour’s Lost” by William Shakespeare

Love’s Labour’s Lost
by William Shakespeare

June 29–July 21 | Studio One Theatre, FAU Boca Raton

William Shakespeare’s Love’s Labor’s Lost is considered his most intelligent and elevated comedy. In this upbeat and funny story, four young men resolve to give up wine, women and song. With the arrival of a princess from Paris and her entourage in Key West, however, each of the young men’s resolve is tested. While each tries to hide their infatuations from each other, in the end their trysts are too hard to keep quiet. The play ends as they are all revealed and join in a gigantic celebration and dance.

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“Hits of the Swing Era,” A Festival Rep Big Band Finale

Hits of the Swing Era
A Festival Rep Big Band Finale

Saturday, July 28 | University Theatre, FAU Boca Raton

FAU’s all-Florida College Jazz Band will close the summer season with an evening of hits from the 30s, 40s and 50s. Authentic music of Big Band sensations like Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman will fill the air. The greatest music of the Greatest Generation lives on for this special night.

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Please notify the Department of Theatre and Dance at (561) 297-3810, five working days in advance of event, if special accommodation for a disability is needed.

All shows, artists, dates and times are subject to change. Please note there are no refunds or exchanges.

   Past Productions

   2012

FAU Repertory Dance Theatre Ensemble

    FAU Repertory Dance Theatre Ensemble
    University Theater, FAU Boca Raton

   This program contains partial nudity which may not be appropriate for all audiences.

Wonder of the World
Wonder of the World
by David Lindsay-Abaire

Studio 1 Theatre, FAU Boca Raton

Unhappy Cass attempts to leave behind her deadly dull life and husband by fleeing to Niagara Falls. There she becomes entangled with various neurotics – a heartbroken tour-boat captain, a half-hearted would-be suicide nutcase, a pair of incompetent but heartless private eyes- all of whom, before the play is over, discover they are connected in a weird comical lattice of coincidence.

      Les Liaisons Dangereuses
  Les Liaisons Dangereuses
 (Dangerous Liaisons)
                 by Christopher Hampton


Studio 1 Theatre, FAU Boca Raton

Set in France shortly before the French Revolution, this story revolves around the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, two rivals who use sex as a weapon of humiliation and degradation, all the while enjoying their cruel games. The play reveals the excesses of power and the complexity of manipulation for sadistic pleasure.

     Dances We Dance Spring Fling

Dances We Dance: Spring Concert

Showcasing works by students, faculty and guest choreographers.

Dances We Dance Tickets:
  Adults, faculty, staff, students and alumni $10;
  children under age 12 $5.

   2011

Dance Theatre Ensemble

   FAU REPERTORY
      Repertory Dance Theatre Ensemble
      

       Main Stage, University Theatre
             On the Boca Raton Campus

ANTON IN SHOW BUSINESS


ANTON IN SHOW BUSINESS

      ~ By Jane Martin

A comedy about what goes on behind the stage in a world of theatre. The play tells the story of three struggling actresses and an ill-fated production of Anton Chekhov's The Three Sisters in San Antonio, Texas
      

       Main Stage, Studio One Theatre
             On the Boca Raton Campus

Duck Hunter Shoots Angel

DUCK HUNTER SHOOTS ANGEL
      ~ By Mitch Albom

Comedy about two Alabama duck-hunting brothers who think they accidentally shot down an angel. Themes of race, north vs. south and redemption are all explored.


       Main Stage, Studio One Theatre
             On the Boca Raton Campus

Dances We Dance

DANCES WE DANCE
      Spring Performance Showcase


       General Admission, University Theatre
             On the Boca Raton Campus

  "Hooray for Hollywood"
      by Bruce Linser

      Hooray for Hollywood
  University Theater- Boca Raton Campus


    "The 1940's Radio Hour"
      by Walton Jones
      1940's Radio Hour
    University Theater- Boca Raton Campus


    "Hooray for Hollywood"
      by Bruce Linser
      Mos'Art Theater


      Widows
  Widows by Ariel Dorfman

    Studio 1 Theatre, FAU Boca Raton

  Women of a small village in South America await the return of their husbands, sons and fathers from war.   With news that many of the men have died, the women begin to claim the bodies of men hat have washed   ashore onto the riverbanks of the village. The ensuing tension with local police produces startling results.


      Dances We Dance Holidays
  Dances We Dance:
        Celebrating the Holidays

    University Theater, FAU Boca Raton

  A celebration of the holiday season (Thanksgiving, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Christmas, the Winter Solstice   and the New Year) as envisioned by students, faculty and guest choreographers.

    CONTACT INFORMATION
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   Please notify the Department of Theatre and Dance at (561) 297-3810, five working days in advance of    event, if special accommodation for a disability is needed.

 

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