2017-2018 THEATRE HANDBOOK

2017 - 2018 COLLEGE THEATRE SEASON September 28, 29, & 30 at 7:30 p.m. | October 1 at 2:30 p.m. | College Theatre | The Underground Reservations begin September 07 [title of show] is a musical about two nobodies named Hunter and Jeff who decide to write a completely original musical starring themselves and their attractive and talented lady-friends, Susan and Heidi. Their musical, [title of show] , gets into the New York Musical Theatre Festival, and becomes a hit. Then it gets an off-Broadway production at the Vineyard Theatre, and wins three Obie Awards! Then (drumroll if you've got a drum) it's announced that their musical is going to Broadway (hooray!) and people start seeing this blurb everywhere! They read that The New York Times called [title of show] "DELECTABLE ENTERTAINMENT! A postmodern homage to the grand tradition of backstage musicals like Babes in Arms , Kiss Me , Kate and A Chorus Line ." Fully intrigued, those people snatch up tickets and help make Hunter and Jeff's life-long dream come true! One day, [title of show] even makes its way to the stages of colleges everywhere, including the stage of Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama where it’s directed by a couple of rookies just like Hunter and Jeff! NOTE: [title of the show] will be performed using adult language. November 16, 17, & 18 at 7:30 p.m. | November 19 at 2:30 p.m. | College Theatre | Mainstage Reservations begin Thursday 26 October Opening Night Dinner | 16 th November | 6:00 p.m. | Norton Campus Center | Executive Dining Room Imagine a journey to an exotic netherworld of magic, wisdom, and frolicking fools. William Shakespeare’s mystical play The Tempest is a fantastical tale nested on a mysterious island. Here, we meet the powerful Prospero, performed by guest artist Rebecca Yeager, whose sorcery spans boundaries. The iconic enchantress tangos with betrayers, supernatural creatures, love, and redemption.