Productions @ Catholic University Department of Theater

La Perdida
Book and Lyrics by Kathleen Cahill
Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma
Directed by Elena Velasco, MFA Directing Candidate

Set in pre-Revolutionary Mexico, where powerful Dons ruled like Kings, Shakespeare’s passionate drama about love, jealousy and redemption is retold in the Latino style of magical realism. A full-length musical, inspired by traditional Mexican folk music, the story enchantingly unfolds through song, words, and dance.

 

November 20^th, 21^st, and 22^nd at 7:30pm

November 22^nd and 23^rd at 2pm

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Conversations I’ve Never Had

By Kathleen Burke, MFA Playwriting Candidate

Directed by TBD

 

Part of CUAdrama’s MFA Playwriting Repertory

 

Newlyweds Ruth and Brad’s seemingly happy life is disrupted by the arrival of a mysterious stranger from Ruth’s past. With the help of Ruth’s sister, the couple endeavor to find a way to save their marriage and each other.

 

February 14^th, 18^th, and 20^th at 7:30pm

February 15^th and 21^st at 2pm

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The Mage Knights of Eternal Light

By Amanda Zeitler, MFA Playwriting Candidate

Directed by Kate Bryer

February 14-21, 2015

 

Part of CUAdrama’s MFA Playwriting Repertory

 

After the premature death of her father, the power of young Dawn’s grief gives physical life to fantasy characters, both heroes and villains, from her dad’s favorite book. Dawn’s already crumbling relationship with her family and friends is tested further by emergence and ensuing conflict between these make-believe-made-real characters.

 

February 13^th, 19^th, and 21^st at 7:30pm

February 14^th and 22^nd at 2pm

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The Revolutionists

By Lauren Gunderson

Directed by Eleanor Holdridge

April 23-26, 2015

 

This new work by award-winning playwright Lauren Gunderson is a brutal comedic quartet about four very real women, a playwright, an assassin, a free woman of color, and a former queen who lived very boldly in France during the French Revolution. This grand, dark comedy about violence and legacy, terrorism and feminism follows these heroines as they try not to lose their minds and their heads amid the insanity of the Reign of Terror.

 

April 23^rd, 24^th, and 25^th at 7:30pm
April 25^th and 26^th at 2pm