[NEohioPAL] Oberlin College Theater: Mainstage Season 2013-2014

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Fri Nov 8 04:31:01 PST 2013


*OBERLIN COLLEGE THEATER PRESENTS2013-2014 Mainstage Season*

*THE PROMISE*
by Aleksei Arbuzov
translated by Ariadne Nicolaeff
directed by Paul Moser
December 5, 6 & 7, 2013 | 8pm

1942. Leningrad under Nazi Siege. A girl and two teenage boys huddle
together in a desolate apartment. 1946. Victory against the Nazis. The two
men return from the war, full of stories and promises. 1959. The Big Thaw
and the dawn of a new era. Reunited once more, the friends raise three
wine-glasses in a toast: “Let's not ever betray the winter of '42.” “Or
ever come down to earth.” This is The Promise, written by Aleksei Arbuzov,
a vibrant story of young love amidst the ever- changing landscape of Soviet
Russia. Arbuzov draws on the tradition of Russian Realism, finding both
humor and humanity in tragedy. The play follows Lika, an aspiring
scientist, and the two friends hopelessly in love with her—Marat, the
would-be hero, and Leonidik, the eccentric writer—through seventeen years
of their lives. But as the war and the world change them, their childhood
bond cannot stay the same.


*FOLLOW ME TO NELLIE'S*
by Dominique Morriseau
directed by Justin Emeka
February 6, 7 & 8, 2014 | 8pm

The dynamic voice of emerging playwright Dominique Morisseau brings the
early civil rights movement to vivid life in this tale of Madame Nellie’s
house in 1955 Natchez. Inspired by a family memoir, Ms. Morisseau recounts
a dramatic story “of an aspiring blues singer who is looking for a way out,
a voting rights activist looking for shelter, a brothel of wounded women
looking for change. ” Rich in atmosphere and character, *Follow Me to
Nellie’s* scintillates with unfulfilled desires illuminated by hope “during
the reign of segregation and under the watchful eye of Miss Nellie Jackson.
”


*GHOSTS*
by Henrik Ibsen
translated by Rolf Fjelde
directed by Matthew Wright
April 17, 18 & 19, 2014 | 8pm

In one of the great masterpieces of western drama, Ibsen lays bare the soul
of a woman struggling to free herself from the stifling oppression of
regret, dead beliefs, and the consequences of choices made in youth. Helene
Alving’s artist son has returned home, frail and heartsick from his
bohemian life, just as a monument to her late, admired husband is to be
dedicated in their town. This jubilant occasion opens old wounds, and
specters of past mistakes collide with present horrors, as Mrs. Alving
fights for true understanding and the courage to act with her heart.


*Location:* Hall Auditorium, Oberlin College, Oberlin OH (general
admission, directions <http://www.oberlin.edu/artsguide/directions.shtml>)

*Ticket Information:*
General Admission: $11 public; $8 seniors, college alumni and staff; $5
students
All tickets are $3 more when purchased at the door.
Tickets can be ordered online at http://www.oberlin.edu/artsguide/tickets/
Phone: 440-775-8169 or 800-371-0178

Central Ticket Service is located in the lobby of Hall Auditorium
Open Noon to 5 p.m., Monday–Friday

*Media Contact:*
Julia Perez
Publicity Office Manager
Oberlin College Theater & Dance Programs
Email: theater.dance at oberlin.edu
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