The Grapes of Wrath
Winter 2009
Based on the novel by John Steinbeck, adapted by Frank Galati
Directed by Professor Peter Hackett
Each term the Department of Theater produces a play performed in the Moore Theater, a 480- seat proscenium house. Directed by members of the theater faculty or guest professional directors, the productions are open to all students, not just theater majors. The department is committed to presenting a variety of theater experiences. Everything from classical Greek to contemporary pieces finds its way to the mainstage. This year's line-up for academic year 11-12 includes Breaking E.D.E.N., conceived by Christian Kohn and Jamie Horton, directed by Christian Kohn, and Hairspray, music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman & book by Mark O'Donnell & Thomas Meehan, directed by Carol Dunne, for winter 2012.
In spring 2010, the Theater Department created a new collaborative work, Viscera, a new work performed by the Dartmouth Dance Theater Ensemble, directed by Ford Evans, Professor of Dance, in collaboration with Peter Hackett, Professor of Theater in Directing, Lorie Loeb, Research Associate Professor in Computer Science, and Dan Kotlowitz, Professor of Theater in Lighting Design. Another new collaborative work was presented in spring 2011, Undue Influence, dealing with the issue of sexual assault on college campuses.
Auditions are the first week of each term. Productions are open to all Dartmouth students; one does not have to be a Theater major, or enrolled in Theater courses, to participate onstage or backstage. The call list is posted on the bulletin board in Shakespeare Alley. Information is also posted in on our Theater Department website.
A brief listing of past mainstage productions:
Fall 2011 Breaking E.D.E.N. conceived by Christian Kohn and Jamie Horton, directed by Christian Kohn
Winter 2012 Hairspray, music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman & book by Mark O'Donnell &Thomas Meehan, Directed by Carol Dunne
Spring 2011 Undue Influence by the Dartmouth Dance Theater Ensemble
Winter 2011 Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl
Fall 2010 Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare
Spring 2010 Viscera, a new collaborative work by the Dartmouth Dance Theater Ensemble
Winter 2010 The Lady from the Sea by Henrik Ibsen
Fall 2009 Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show
Spring 2009 pool (no water) by Mark Ravenhill (senior culminating experience)
Winter 2009 The Grapes of Wrath, based on the novel by John Steinbeck, adapted by Frank Galati
Fall 2008 Stop Kiss by Diana Son
Spring 2008 A Midsummer's Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (senior culminating experience)
Winter 2008 Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
Fall 2007 Hair, book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, music by Galt MacDermot
