Thursday, November 6, 2008
After partying last Friday night in scantily clad costumes and chugging cheap beer at the football game Saturday, maybe it’s time to think about adding a little culture and refinement to your weekend activities. Opera may sound intense, but the University Theatre and the Department of Music and Dance’s staging of Street Scene, an American opera, is fun and accessible for any music lover.
The script is based on the 1929 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Elmer Rice, and features lyrics by poet and former Lawrence resident Langston Hughes, with music by German composer Kurt Weill.
“It’s not strict opera like you would think,” says Charla Jenkins, director of public relations for the Department of Theatre and Film. “You think of traditional opera with the fat lady with the horns, and this is not that way it all. It’s more West Side Story, where there’s a real story and there’s a lot of dialogue. It kind of bridges the gap between opera and musical theater.”
Street Scene is performed on Stage Too! in the Crafton-Preyer Theatre in Murphy Hall. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15, and Nov. 9 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for students.
Banquet, performance honor 50 years
The departments of theatre and film and music and dance honor the ...
Chamber operas in short style
Students produce, perform, compose short operas based on folk tale and other ...
Opera opens on campus
The production premiered on Thursday and will continue until Feb. 2.
This weekend: 'Doubt'
The popular play will be at the Lawrence Community Theatre.
On Campus: Nov. 15, 2007
This is what's happening on campus for Nov. 15, 2007
On Campus: August 31, 2007
Here's what's happening on campus this weekend.
Sister Act
Some talents don't run in the family.
Tickets on sale for jazz quartet performance
"Tree of Life — Origins and Evolution” features students and faculty from ...
Free-time fillers for freshmen
Bowling, Kansas City, concerts and the theater are all prevalent in Lawrence ...
Student actors perform in ‘Macbeth’
Months of preparation, which began with auditions in August, culminate in tonight’s ...
KU Theater members sing and act in ...
The opera takes place in the early 20th century and depicts relationships ...
‘Tree of Life’ has roots in art, ...
Lied Center performance will unite culture and science with on-stage dance, theater, ...
Dance company returns member to his roots
Jun Kuribayashi, a Lawrence native and member of the dance company Pilobolus, ...
Dance group combines education and theater
Group dances to a multimedia performance of genetic research.
University dance students grace the stage at ...
The University Dance Company showcased the result of three months of dance ...
Get Some Culture: AnDa Union
It's not all about fast food and beer pong.
Weekly Choice
Dancers to perform after months of rehearsal
The University Dance Company will perform its Fall concert tonight and Friday ...
Year-ending opera to open Friday
Everyone loves a weekend Valentine’s day
Exhibits, concerts and theater performances among holiday happenings in Lawrence and KC
Spotlight event: Riverdance
Get ready for the beakend
Check out a spring concert, film series and art show this weekend.
Listen to some tunes before it’s too ...
Summers almost at an end, but students can still stay busy with ...
Get ready for the Beakend: November 30, ...
Here are some cool Lawrence events to catch this weekend.
Student’s script comes to life
Adam Burnett’s two-act play “The Death of Romance” is scheduled to hit ...
Playwrights compete in own Final Four
Four student plays will be performed at the English Alternative Theatre in ...
KUlture: October 26, 2007
KUlture: Oct. 26 For more than 142 years, Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts ...
Scene and Heard: To Kill a Mockingbird
New places. New faces.
Fundraiser will honor KU dance teacher and ...
The proceeds from the event will go toward scholarships to assist dance ...
Get Some Culture
It's not all about fast food and beer pong
Stage Presence: Oh! The Humanity
Feel free to swoon.
This Weekend: Bongo Love
Because those CSI marathons are getting old
Pilobolus dancer flips with hometown pride
KU alum returns with the non-traditional dance theatre to perform tonight at ...
Pickin' on Lawrence
“Never let the truth spoil a good story,” preaches Steve Mason, Lawrence ...
This weekend: Live dueling pianos
Because those CSI marathons are getting old.
St. Louis parties big for Mardi Gras
Students head to Missouri for the nation’s second-largest Fat Tuesday celebration.
University Dance Company set up for success
The University Dance Company wants to create a better of image of ...
Spitfire Grill gives musical adult twist
The University’s summer play contains adult content, yet has an emotional response.
Play explores race, gender, sexuality
This weekend, a Multicultural Theater Initiative production
‘Legally Blonde’ performs at Lied Center
The Tony-nominated musical starts tonight at 7:30 p.m.
From left: Kimberlee Hinkle, Libby Johnson and Hannah ...
1 comment
Kansas Jayhawk fans hold aloft a reproduction of ...
2 comments
Erin Saupe, a Ph.D. student from St. Cloud, ...
1 comment
0 comments
Armed robbers continue to threaten.
3 comments
Lecture from Greg Mortenson, co-author of New York ...
0 comments
Comments
Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.
Sign in to comment
Or login with:
OpenID