The Crucible
By Arthur Miller
Directed by John O'Hagan
September 29-October 4, 2009 Fine Arts Main Stage
(Tuesday-Saturday 7:30p.m. Sunday Matinee 2:00p.m.)
WINNER, 1953 Tony Award for Best Play
This gripping drama is a timeless tale of fear, greed, and power written by one of the greatest American playwrights. Widely regarded as Arthur Miller’s response to the unseemly “House Un-American Activities Committee” hearings in the 1950s and based on historical people and events, THE CRUCIBLE is a searing portrait of the mass hysteria that led to the tragic witch-hunts and trials in 17th century Salem, Massachusetts.
Seagulls in a Cherry Tree
A comedy written and directed by William Missouri Downs
October 20 - 25, 2009, 7:30 p.m.UW Fine Arts Building Studio Theatre
WINNER, 2005 LARRY CORSE PRIZE FOR PLAYWRITING
You don’t have to know a thing about famed Russian playwright Anton Chekhov to enjoy this new comedy by William Missouri Downs. The fun begins when two Hollywood screenwriters are hired by Disney to adapt the classic play THE CHERRY ORCHARD into a new movie for Mel Gibson. Looking for inspiration or just an escape from L.A.’s smog, the pair treks to an isolated arts colony just outside Moscow, Idaho. Little do they know they are about to be thrust squarely into their own hilarious Russian comedy.
Tickets can be purchased in person at the Fine Arts Box Office in the Fine Arts Lobby (10am-4pm M-F), online at www.uwyo.edu/finearts, or by callin g 307-766-6666
Individual Ticket Prices: $14 General Public, $11 Seniors, $7 Students.
Season Ticket Prices: $78 General Public, $60 Seniors