“Chitra”
“Chitra” is an adaptation of an ancient Indian text showing the relationship of a woman, Chitra, and a man, Arjuna. Chitra’s unparalleled beauty captures Arjuna’s heart, but she realizes that he only loves the idea of her. The rest of the play is a look into the estranged relationship of the two.
Moreover, the play is about a woman’s search for identity. The play surrounds her quest for self-definition and breaking out of the traditional roles that she’s been cast in.
Director Scott Sheldon said “Chitra” is relevant in today’s society.
“Media images continue to uphold unhealthy and impossible standards of physical perfection in our American culture,” he said. “By the play’s end Chitra comes to accept her true self, flaws included.”
“Company”
University Theatre brings Stephen Sondheim’s play “Company” to the University next weekend. The play explores the institution of marriage and the oddities surrounding it. Tony, Grammy and Oscar winning Sondheim portrays 35-year old Bobby’s search for a life-partner as a humorous look into wedlock. Hailed as a true Broadway classic, “Company” is being revived all over the U.S.
Jack Watson, director of “Company,” said he is excited to be directing this play.
“I wanted to do (“Company”) because it’s the smartest, most intelligent musical I know,” he said.
“The Arabian Night”
This performance tells the story of five strangers who are drawn together on a summer night. Dreams and memories are the main feature in this artistic and dream-like play. Taking place in an old apartment building, five characters are drawn together through visions that alter their lives forever.
Director Bobby Vrtis said story telling is different in “The Arabian Night”
compared with traditional plays.
“The atypical interaction of the characters is one of the most compelling elements of the show. The characters move seamlessly from conventional dialogue, inner monologue, and narration of their own actions,” he said.
Fall Theater Roundup
Daily Emerald
October 25, 2006
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