2012-2013 Linfield Theatre Season
Join us for Linfield Theatre's 93rd Season of Producing Plays and
10th Season in the Marshall Theare in Ford Hall
Old Saybrook
by Woody Allen
The Annual Student Icebreaker
A farce about infidelity that portrays “men and women grappling comically, frantically, and with glorious imagination in the spiky search for happiness.”
Directed by Chris Forrer '13
September 20, 21, and 22 at 7:30 p.m.
World Premiere
Kickin' Sand and Tellin' Lies
by Jackson B. Miller and Chris Forrer
A fictional tale inspired by stories from the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project
Directed by Professor Janet Gupton
November 1, 2, 3, and 8, 9, 10 at 7:30 p.m. and November 4 at 2:00 p.m.
November 17 at the Kiawanda Community Center in Pacific City, Oregon at 7:00 p.m.
UMW
A World Premiere
by Rob Urbinati
Commissioned by the Lacroute Arts Series at Linfield College and the Linfield Theatre Program
A racist video posted by a student at a small, "mostly white" university brings hidden bigotry to the surface in the world premiere of this sharp, up-to-the minute satire about stereotyping.
Directed by Michelle Seaton '94
March 19, 20, 21, and 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Spring Awakening
co-produced with the Linfield Department of Music
Book & Lyrics by Steven Sater
Music by Duncan Sheik
Based on the play by Frank Wedekind
Winner of 8 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Spring Awakening is a rock musical adaptation of Frank Wedekind's 1891 expressionist play about the trials, tribulations, and exhilaration of the teen years.
Stage Direction by Professor Janet Gupton
Musical Direction by Professor Christopher Engbretson
May 2, 3, 4, and 9, 10, 11 at 7:30 p.m.
May 5 at 2:00 p.m.
Produced through special arrangement with Music Theatre International