2017-18 season BAD JEWS
WE THE PEOPLE
By Joshua Harmon • Directed by Timothy Ortmann Thu., Aug. 17, 2017 • 10:00 am (free community performance) Fri. & Sat., Aug. 18 & 19 • 4:00 & 7:00 pm Drama Performance Center
Devised and Developed by Niles North students Directed by Tyrone Phillips Thu., Nov. 16, 2017, • 10:00 am (free community performance) Fri. & Sat., Nov. 17 & 18, 2017 • 7:00 pm Drama Performance Center
Set in a small, cramped, studio apartment in New York, three cousins gather to mourn the loss of their beloved grandfather. Though their bloodline brings them together, their contention over their faith may tear them apart. Come watch as the time for mourning transforms into a heart wrenching battleground where the weapons are the family’s own history and legacy. Voted Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play in 2012 Nominated Best New Play by Broadway Alliance Awards in 2014
Who are we and what makes us American? In a time of social and political unrest, future generations have a unique opportunity to redefine what it means to be American in this time and place in history. Using the stage as their mouthpiece and their experiences as research, students will create a new piece of performance art that shows us what they think America is—in hopes that it will help us understand what it could be. Come see this brand new work!
THE MATCHMAKER By Thornton Wilder • Directed by Timothy Ortmann Thu., Oct. 5, 2017, • 10:00 am (free community performance) Fri. & Sat., Oct. 6 & 7 • 7:00 pm Auditorium A wealthy shop owner, his employees, and a meddling matchmaker each respectively decide to shed their daily responsibilities for a weekend of adventure and romance in New York. Love, independence, and mistaken identities collide between three very different couples. Which couple will truly find their “match”? Find out in Wilder’s classic farce. Written by one of the most acclaimed American writers in history…Thornton Wilder won two Pulitzer Prizes for drama (Our Town, Skin of Our Teeth), one Pulitzer for literature (The Bridge of San Luis Rey), and a U.S. National Book Award (The Eighth Day). The Matchmaker opened on Broadway in 1955 and later was turned into the musical Hello Dolly opening in 1964. Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom
IN THE HEIGHTS Play by Quiara Alegria Hudes Music & lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda Drected by Timothy Ortmann Thu., March 8, 2018 • 10:00 am (free community performance) Fri., March 9 • 7:00 pm Sat., March 10 • 2:00 & 7:00 pm Auditorium In his contemporary musical, Lin-Manuel Miranda (creator of Hamilton) explores the life, love, and spirit of a tight-knit Latino community through the sounds of salsa, merengue, reggaeton—and through the open arms of the Rosario family. Living in Washington Heights, the family strives to give their daughter a chance to be the first to go to college, while all the neighbors struggle just to make ends meet. Come experience the love, loss, and beauty of figuring out how to “make it” in America. Winner of the 2008 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Score, Best Choreography, and Best Orchestrations! The Producers
FESTIVAL OF ONE ACT PLAYS Directed by Niles North students Dec. 14, 15, & 16, 2017 • Times TBA* Drama Performance Center In this one-of-a-kind festival, students of the Directing class show off what they’ve learned as they select, cast, and direct their own one-act plays. The shows may range from mad-cap to mystery, comedy to drama, and are sure to be a delight. In true festival spirit, each performance will feature a different rotation of shows—come once and see a few or come every time and see them all!
THE LITTLE PRINCE By Rick Cummins and John Scoullar Based on the book by Antoine de Saint Exupéry Directed by Annaliisa Ahlman Thu., May 3, 2018 • 10:00 am (free community performance) Fri. & Sat., May 4 & 5, 2017 • 4:00 & 7:00 pm Drama Performance Center Adapted from the beloved 1943 novella by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince tells the story of a pilot stranded on a deserted island who befriends a young boy who fell from the sky. The unlikely pair’s time together reminds us of the joy of wonder, imagination, and childlike innocence.
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Developed by Niles North students from original stories Directed by Megan Baskin Wed., Feb. 14, 2017 • 4:00 & 7:00 pm Drama Performance Center
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Stories written by child authors will be developed by Niles North students into mini-plays. We then go to the young authors’ schools and present that’s my story!, an imaginative staging of their tales. (Only one day of performances at Niles North.)
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