Burn This  by Lanford Wilson                                                     October 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 at 7:30 p.m., October 21 at 1:30 p.m., October 23 at 2:30 p.m. in Fitness Center (P.E.) 205

The Effect of Gamma Rays  on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds         by Paul Zindel                                                                                November 11, 12 17, 18, 19 at 7:30 p.m., November 18 at 1:30 p.m., November 20 at 2:30 p.m. inFitness Center (P.E.) 205

Director’s Showcase                                                        March 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 at 7:30 p.m., March 10 at 1:30 p.m., March 12    at 2:30 p.m. in Fitness Center (P.E.) 205

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare                                     April 26-29, at sunset, Shakespeare-on-the-Greene Festival, presented out-of-doors, LSUA campus [Preceded by Renaissance Fair, April 28 and 29]

 NOTE:  Another exciting Summer Dinner Theatre musical will be presented   in June 2006!  We’ll keep you posted.

ABOUT THE PLAYS:

In Lanford Wilson’s contemporary play, Burn This, the death of a young, gifted dancer and his lover sets in motion a dance all its own:  a dance of gut-wrenching grief, a dance of futile consolation, and finally a dance of salvation, when a lonely and displaced woman finds connection with the only person whose grief runs as deep as her own. One of our most humane playwrights, Wilson gives us a gorgeous, moody, surprisingly funny play in which loves grows out of grief, according to director Rhonda Shook.   

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds won a Pulitzer Prize for author Paul Zindel whose realistic family drama is rooted in the tradition of Tennessee Williams.  It focuses on a single-parent household where a disillusioned mother flaunts her power over two very different daughters, one a vulnerable girl and the other a “floozie.”  Jim Stacy will direct.

This year’s Directors’ Showcase will feature one-acts, directed by two seasoned ESP performers, Lisa Mayeux and Yolande Thornhill.  Student directors can be counted on for generating new energy and taking risks.

Romeo and Juliet, the beloved classic, will be the centerpiece for the 2006 Shakespeare-on-the-Greene Festival, performed under the sprawling oak trees on campus as night falls.  Filled with Shakespeare’s beautiful poetry of young love, the production will capture all the excitement, humor, and tragedy of the story of two youthful star-crossed lovers, under the direction of Richard Gwartney.  The weekend performances will be preceded by a fun-filled Renaissance Fair.