2005-2006 Season
 | THE DISTANCE FROM HERE by Neil LaBute Directed by Mark Cohen Greene Theater Friday, October 14 8pm Saturday, October 15 2pm & 8pm Sunday, October 16 2pm Neil LaBute’s THE DISTANCE FROM HERE tells the story of three teenagers trapped in their lives, searching desperately and dangerously for purpose and direction. |
 | A NEW BRAIN by William Finn Directed by Stephen Terrell Musical Direction by José Delgado Semel Theatre William Finn’s musical exploration of art and life follows Gordon Schwinn at a cross road. A brain tumor challenges him to take a hard look at his life, the people present and absent and the choices he’s made. Directed by Stephen Terrell, Musical Direction by Jose Delgado. Thursday, October 27 8pm Friday, October 28 8pm Saturday, October 29 2pm & 8pm |
 | EXPERIMENTAL DANCE Greene Theater Thursday, November 3 8pm Friday, November 4 8pm Saturday, November 5 2pm & 8pm A concert of original pieces created and developed by Emerson students. Artistic Director Marlena Yannetti. |
 | SIDEWAYS STORIES FROM WAYSIDE SCHOOL by Louis Sachar Adapted by John Olive Directed by Robert Colby Cutler Majestic Theatre Welcome to the Wayside School! Wayside School was supposed to have 30 classrooms built side by side. Instead, they were stacked on top of each other. Architecture isn’t the only strange part of Wayside School, where students are turned into apples and pigtails talk. This fun, zany play is being produced by Emerson Stage. Friday, November 11 7:30pm Saturday, November 12 1pm & 5pm Sunday, November 13 1pm Friday, November 18 7:30pm Saturday, November 19 1pm Prices: $21/$14 for students and seniors (65+)/$9 for the Emerson community |
 | PA521: A THEATRICAL ADVENTURE This new theatrical piece is the culmination of Melia Bensussen’s class on theatrical adaptations. The play will loosely be based on Hawthorne's The Blithedale Romance, exploring the themes of utopia, romantic love, familial love and the love of an idealistic society that is the core of the transcendental frame of mind. Directed by Melia Bensussen Greene Theater Thursday, December 1 8pm Friday, December 2 8pm Saturday, December 3 2pm & 8pm |
 | UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY By Tom Stoppard Adapted from Arthur Schnitzler Directed by Kent Stephens Semel Theater Thursday, December 8 8pm Friday, December 9 8pm Saturday, December 10 2pm & 8pm Fin-de-siecle Vienna was a society priding itself on the sophistication of its culture, the prowess of its industry, and the gaiety of its leisure class. In Schnitzler’s play, adapted by Tom Stoppard, a hint of death shadows the characters living in this world. |
 | SPRING AWAKENING By Frank Wedekind Translation by Ted Hughes Directed by Masha Obolensky Greene Theater Thursday, February 2, 2006 8pm Friday, February 3, 2006 8pm Saturday, February 4, 2006 2pm & 8pm SPRING AWAKENING tells the stories of a group of teenagers coping with the awakening sexuality in a world that provides that little or no guidance. Though Wedekind wrote SPRING AWAKENING in 1892, the story resonates today. |
 | EMERSON DANCE Cutler Majestic Theatre Emerson Stage presents a program of new works and returning favorites featuring Emerson students and alumni performers. February17, 2006 8pm February 18, 2006 2pm & 8pm Prices: $21/$14 for students and seniors (65+)/$9 for the Emerson community Fees are not included |
| A LONG BRIDGE OVER DEEP WATERS By James Still Directed by Brent Jennings Semel Theater This New England premiere explores the role of faith--as both a uniter, and a divider. Thursday, February 23, 2006 8pm Friday, February 24, 2006 8pm Saturday, February 25, 2006 2pm & 8pm | |
 | MACHINAL By Sophie Treadwell Directed by Jeffry Gray Greene Theater Thursday, March 23, 2006 8pm Friday, March 24, 2006 8pm Saturday, March 25, 2006 2pm & 8pm Sophie Treadwell's 1928 expressionist masterpiece, MACHINAL, is a dark and provocative psycho-drama about the powerlessness of the individual against the dehumanization and mechanization of the Machine Age American society. |
 | NEWFEST 2006 ROD PARKER PLAYWRIGHT’S FELLOWSHIP WINNER Submissions Due October 11--contact Julie Hennrikus for more information! Directed by Joe Antoun Semel Theater Thursday, April 6, 2006 8pm Friday, April 7, 2006 8pm Saturday, April 8, 2006 2pm & 8pm The winner of Emerson College’s Annual New Play Contest (supported by Rod Parker, Emerson College ’51) will be directed by the winner of the first Rod Parker Fellowship, Joe Antoun, artistic director of Centastage. |
 | GREASE Directed and Choreographed by Stephen Terrell Cutler Majestic Theatre Book, Music and Lyrics by JIM JACOBS and WARREN CASEY Rydell High visits Emerson College when Emerson Stage and the Musical Theatre Society of Emerson College present the 1950’s musical, GREASE. This gritty musical,driven with that strong sense of rebellion that gave birth to rock n roll, features the star crossed story of Danny Zuko and Sandy Dumbrowski. Come see the T-Birds and Pink Ladies sing and dance their way across the stage of the Majestic Theatre. Friday, April 14 8pm Saturday April 15 8pm Thursday April 20 8pm Friday April 21 8pm Saturday April 22 2pm & 8pm Prices: $21/$14 for students and seniors (65+)/$9 for the Emerson community Fees are not included |
