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Fall 2008-Spring 2009
Sponsored by the SUNY Plattsburgh Theatre Department with support from the Student Association through the Campus Arts Council. All dates and events are subject to change or cancellation. Please call (518) 564-2283 or (518) 564-2180 for more information. Tickets can be purchased at the Angell College Center or at the door unless otherwise noted.
SEPTEMBER
September 12, Friday, 7:30 p.m.
LOVE LETTERS
Written by A.R. Gurney
Dr. Timothy Palkovic with guest actor Leslie Hearn
A smash hit both on and off Broadway, Love Letters traces the lifelong correspondence between the dutiful lawyer Andrew Makepeace Ladd III and the free-spirited artist Melissa Gardner. Through their letters the story of their bittersweet relationship gradually unfolds-- from what is written, and what is left unsaid.
Hartman Theatre
General $5, Seniors & Students $4
SUNY Plattsburgh Faculty & Staff $4/Students $2
September 23, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.
Pendragon Theatre
WELCOME HOME, JENNY SUTTER
Written by Julie Marie Myatt
Directed by Anita Montgomery
A winner of the Kennedy Center Fund for New American Theatre, Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter premiered in February at The Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Upon her return from exhausting duty in Iraq, a wounded Jenny ends up in Slab City, a California desert community of displaced misfits. Her search for what she has lost, and what lies ahead, is filled with humor, compassion and hope.
This play contains strong language and mature themes.
Hartman Theatre
General $10, Seniors & Students $8
SUNY Plattsburgh Faculty & Staff $8, Students $2
Tickets at the door only.
OCTOBER
October 8-9, Wednesday-Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
Ken Roberts Audition Class
Hartman Theatre
NOVEMBER
November 6-8, Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
November 9, Sunday, 2:00 p.m.
Main Stage Production
THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940
Written by John Bishop
Directed by Karen Hildebrand
In December, 1940, a group of veteran Broadway backers and performers gather at a mansion in Chappaqua, NY to rehearse a new musical – and one of them is murdered.
The murderer must be found before others are done in. This murder-mystery farce enjoyed a long, critically hailed run both on and off-Broadway.
Hartman Theatre
General $10, Seniors & Students $8
SUNY Plattsburgh Faculty & Staff $8, Students $2November 13-14, Thursday-Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Story Dramatization
Hartman Theatre
DECEMBER
December 3-4, Wednesday-Thursday, 7:00 p.m.
Ringing Down the Curtain
A showcase of student works
Hartman Theatre
MARCH
March 4-7, Wednesday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
Main Stage Production
THE LARAMIE PROJECT
Written by Moisés Kaufman
Directed by Dr. Timothy Palkovic
This award winning play addresses the various issues relating to the tragic death of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man whose violent murder in 1998 has since become a symbol for America's struggle against intolerance. The play unfolds in a series of juxtaposed monologues based on hundreds of interviews conducted after the fatal attack.
Hartman Theatre
General $10, Seniors & Students $8, SUNY Plattsburgh Faculty & Staff $8, Students $2
MAY
May 6-7, Wednesday-Thursday, 7:00 p.m.
Ringing Down the Curtain
A showcase of student works
Hartman Theatre
Other Events on Campus
Questions, Comments, Suggestions?
If you would like more information about the Theatre program at Plattsburgh State, please contact
Dr. Tim Palkovic, Chairperson
Office: Myers Fine Arts 124D
Phone: (518) 564-2479
E-mail: palkovtj@plattsburgh.edu