Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Coterie Theatre 2010-11 Season

Science Fiction Triple Feature
Sept. 21 – Oct. 17, 2010
Three masterpieces on stage based on a concept by Jeff Church: The Veldt (by Ray Bradbury): A virtual reality playroom comes alive. Flowers for Algernon (by Daniel Keyes): To enhance IQ, a surgical improvement turns intellectual disability into genius. By the Waters of Babylon (by Stephen Vincent Benét): A young priest's mission is to explore the forbidden Place of the Gods. Preteen / Young Adult Series

Sorority House of the Dead  
October 21 - 31, 2010
World Premiere.  It's the 1980s, and time for sorority initiations! And that means fresh, new blood.  New pledges that is. Who will survive the terrifying all-night lock down in the decaying mansion on Sorority Hill? What horrors await young girls who just want to have fun? Our lips are sealed! Coterie At Night Series. Only 13 and up admitted.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day - The Musical
Nov. 2 - Dec. 31, 2010
From the moment Alexander wakes up (with gum in his hair), everything that can go wrong seems to, in one epic day.  All kids experience this type of day and will be glad to find out in this terrific musical that they aren't alone! Family Series

Bridge to Terabithia
January 18 - February 27, 2011
Katherine Peterson's Newbery Award winning novel shows how two friends, Leslie and Jessie, together create Terabithia, a fantasy kingdom where they are safe from those who don't understand them. Preteen / Young Adult Series

The Greek Mythology Olympiaganza
March 4-6, 2011; On tour to schools: January 31 -March 3, 2011
Greek Mythology as you've never seen it before!  Complete with action figure puppets, a beauty pageant, warring narrators and general theatrical insanity, this fast-paced, free-wheeling play is wild, silly, and a complete blast for young adults. Preteen/Young Adult Series

Ben Franklin's Apprentice
April 4 - May 7, 2011
Dazzling special effects highlight this tale of an American hero's struggle to tame heaven's own power.  This thrilling play for families culminates on a stormy night with the crack of thunder, a blinding flash of lightning and a science experiment that changed history!  Family Series

Young Playwrights’ Festival 2011
May 12 - 13, 2011
The Coterie’s Young Playwrights’ Festival features a collection of new work by the city’s best young writers. The rich and varied theatrical writings which emerge from a year-long process are forged into an ambitious festival of script-in-hand stagings utilizing professional actors.  Preteen/Young Adult Special Event

The Wiz  
June 21 - August 7, 2011
A brand new version for all young people! The Tony Award winning musical! Celebrate the power of believing in yourself in this Tony award-winning musical based on the tale we all know by heart, with soaring songs: Ease on Down the Road, Brand New Day, No Bad News, Be a Lion!  Family Series

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