Calendar of Events Theater Arts Events          Spring 2010

Friday, February 5-Saturday, February 20

Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00 p.m.

Rutgers Theater Company

The Triumph of Love*

by Pierre Cartlet de Chamblain de Marivaux

Adapted by Stephen Wadsworth

Directed by Chris O’Connor

A sexual comedy worthy of Joe Orton or the Marx Brothers, The Triumph of Love  reminds us that our struggles to mate have been hilarious for centuries.  Pierre de Marivaux's masterwork vies with the best of Moliere in a gender-bending mixup of men, women and--something in between.

New Theater

P$25/E,A,O$20/S$15

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Wednesday, February 10-Saturday, February 13, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, February 13-Sunday, February 14, 2:00 p.m.

Preview performance Tuesday, February 9, 8:00 p.m.

The Jameson Project

Dead Man's Cell Phone

by Sarah Ruhl

Directed by David Ledoux

A stranger’s cell phone pulls a woman into a bizarre and dangerous world.  This necro-romantic comedy asks the questions: Is there no privacy anymore? Is there no dignity?

Jameson Theater

P$15/E,A,O$15/S$10

Preview performance $5


Friday, March 5-Saturday, March 13

Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00 p.m.

Rutgers Theater Company

In the Blood*

By Suzan-Lori Parks

Directed by Eric Ruffin

Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks' In The Blood wrestles with poverty and racism in a mesmerizing rethinking of Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter.  This African-American version of Hester Prynne lives under a bridge with five illegitimate children, struggling to survive in a society where the phrase "social safety net" has no meaning.

Philip J. Levin Theater

P$25/E,A,O$20/S$15


Wednesday, March 10-Saturday, March 13, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 13-Sunday, March 14, 2:00 p.m.

Preview performance Tuesday, March 9, 8:00 p.m.

The Jameson Project

Love Song

by John Kolvenbach

Directed by Maryna Harrison

Beane is an alienated oddball whose life turns upside-down when he finds a beautiful, fiery burglar in his apartment.  Enchanting and wonderfully touching, this offbeat comedy is a rhapsody to the power of love in all its forms. Jameson Theater

P$15/E,A,O$15/S$10

Preview performance $5


Friday, March 26-Saturday, April 3

Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00 p.m.

Rutgers Theater Company

Speech and Debate*

By Stephen Karam

Directed by Rutgers Emerging Artist Claudia Zahn

In this provocative dark comedy with music, three teenage misfits get caught up in a sex scandal that threatens to rock their town.

New Theater

P$25/E,A,O$20/S$15


Wednesday, March 31-Saturday, April 3, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 3-Sunday, April 4, 2:00 p.m.

Preview performance Tuesday, March 30, 8:00 p.m.

The Jameson Project

An Evening of One Acts

Directed by Matthew Singletary and Melissa Firlit

Jameson Theater

P$15/E,A,O$15/S$10

Preview performance $5


Friday, April 23-Saturday, May 1

Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00 p.m.

Rutgers Theater Company

Walking Shadows*

By Rutgers Emerging Artist William Burton Henline

What would you do after your brother assassinated the president?  A look at Edwin Booth, America's finest actor, as he struggles to survive the crimes of John Wilkes Booth.

Philip J. Levin Theater

P$25/E,A,O$20/S$15


Wednesday, April 28-Saturday, May 1, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, May1-Sunday, May 2, 2:00 p.m.

Preview performance Tuesday, April 27, 8:00 p.m.

The Jameson Project

An Evening of Original One Acts

Jameson Theater

P$15/E,A,O$15/S$10

Preview performance $5

 

Price Key:

P=General/E,A,O=Rutgers Employees, Alumni, Seniors/S=Students

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*indicates assigned seating