2013-2014 Linfield Theatre Season
Join us for Linfield Theatre's 94th Season of Producing Plays at Linfield College
Legacies of War Onstage
Bradass87 by Claire Lebowitz
No Sir! by Jerry Goralnick and The Living Theatre
Legacies of War: A Dialogue
A Linfield PLACE Event
September 20 and 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Presented by Linfield Theatre and the Lacroute Arts Series at Linfield
Featuring Jerry Goralnick and Claire Lebowitz of The Living Theatre Workshops and Linfield Students
Claire Lebowitz and Jerry Goralnick of The Living Theatre Workshops will be in residence at Linfield from September 15th – September 21st. Working with Linfield students they will present Bradass87, No Sir!, and a guided discussion about the legacies of war.
Created by Claire Lebowitz for Whistleblowers Theatre, Bradass87, a compelling political drama, explores the motivations of WikiLeaks whistleblower, Private First Class Bradley Manning. The play has been composed from documentary sources: chat logs of Manning's own words, trial transcripts and journalistic interviews. Set in solitary confinement at Quantico Marine Corp Brig and on the Internet, Bradass87, a highly physical and multimedia play, also examines the court martial that has serious consequences for freedom of the press in the United States.
No Sir! probes the controversial topic of military recruitment in protest of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is presented in front of a commercial made by the U.S. government for military recruitment and was originally performed as street theatre at the giant screen at the armed forces recruitment station in Times Square.
Ajax in Iraq
by Ellen McLaughlin
Directed by Janet Gupton
A Linfield PLACE Event
November 7–9 and November 14–16 at 7:30 p.m.
November 10 at 2:00 p.m.
Past and present collide in Ellen McLaughlin's mash-up of Sophocles' classic tragedy Ajax with the modern-day war in Iraq. The play follows the parallel narratives of Ajax, an ancient Greek military hero, and A.J., a modern female American soldier, both undone by the betrayal of a commanding officer. Athena, goddess of war, coolly presides over the whole. Inspired by material collected from interviews with Iraq war veterans and their families, Ajax in Iraq explores the timeless struggle soldiers face in trying to make sense of war.
Times for Post-Show Discussions focused on themes explored in the play will be announced.
The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde
Directed by Janet Gupton
April 16–18 and 23–26 at 7:30 p.m.
The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People by Oscar Wilde was first performed in February 1895 at St. James's Theatre in London. It is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personæ in order to escape burdensome social obligations. Working within the social conventions of late Victorian London, the play's major themes are the triviality with which it treats institutions as serious as marriage, and the resulting satire of Victorian ways. Its high farce and witty dialogue have helped make The Importance of Being Earnest Wilde's most enduringly popular play.
Springfest: Student-Directed Theatre Shorts
May 14-17 at 7:30 p.m.
Theatre majors invited to participate in the advanced directing course will showcase their talents in Springfest: Student-Directed Theatre Shorts. Play titles will be announced in late January.