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Campus calendar
By
Catherine Elcik
October 15, 2008
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Tomorrow- Oct. 26
Power of 'Proof'
"Proof" David Auburn's Pulitzer Prize-winning play explores the power of the human mind through the lenses of genius and mental illness. The "Proof " cast is Greg Davis, Ryan Edlinger,Kaitlin Eggers, and Kasey McNulty. Thu-Sat, 8 p.m. $15; $10 seniors and non-SSC students. Salem State College, Callan Studio Theatre, Salem. 978- 542-6290. www. salemstate.edu/artsDig out your opera glasses and get your toe ready to tap: This week Broadway is coming to a campus near you. Not sure which of the six productions you want to take in? Challenge yourself to see them all: That paper due on Tuesday can wait until the final curtain falls . . . six times over.
Tonight-Saturday
"Fat Men in Skirts" Director Ron Spangler and four students from the Keene State College Theatre and Dance Department present Nicky Silver's dark comedy. In "Fat Men in Skirts," Silver uses the shock and horror evoked by extreme situations to ask cutting societal questions, yet still we laugh, albeit nervously. Wed-Sat, 7:30 p.m.; Sat 2 p.m. Keene State College, Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond, Keene, N.H. $10; $5 for Keene State College students and senior citizens. 603-358-2168. www.keene.edu/racbp
Tonight-Nov. 2
"The Glass Menagerie" The Boston University College of Fine Arts launches its new performing arts initiative, the Boston Center for American Performance (BCAP), with a production of Tennessee Williams's haunting and (loosely) autobiographical tale of a fragile Southern family. "The Glass Menagerie" will be directed by Jim Petosa, the director of the BU School of Theatre and artistic director of the Olney Theatre Center. $20; $10 students, seniors, groups, and members of the BU community. CFA TheatreLab@855, 855 Commonwealth Ave., First Floor, Boston. 617-933-8600. www.boston theatrescene.comTomorrow-Saturday
"The Winter's Tale" Actors from the London Stage touring Shakespeare company bring "The Winter's Tale" to Wellesley College Theatre. Critics aren't sure what to think of this play. Was it one of his first or one of his last? Is it a comedy or a romance? But audiences can depend on this company to bring the Bard of Avon to life before your eyes. Thu-Sat, 7:30 p.m. Free. Wellesley College, Alumnae Hall, Barstow Stage, Wellesley. 781-283-2000. www.wellesleysummer theatre.comTomorrow and Saturday
"Godspell" Yes, Godspell is the Gospel according to St. Matthew as only Broadway could imagine it, but something in John-Michael Tebelak's score keeps the show fresh generation after generation. With cabaret numbers like "Turn Back O Man" about forswearing foolish ways and a raucous solo from Jesus about the hypocrites in power, this show feels contemporary. Eastern Nazarene College's communication arts department uses new lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and sets its production in an ancient circus tent. The clown metaphor underscores the innocence of faith. Thu-7:30 p.m.; Sat, 4 and 7:30 p.m. $12; $10. Eastern Nazarene College, Cove Fine Arts Center, 23 East Elm St., Quincy. 617-745-3715. www.enc.eduTomorrow-Oct. 26
"Saturday Night" Sondheim aficionados, alert! Eric Hill directs "Saturday Night" at Brandeis University this weekend and next. The show is a light-hearted musical about ambitious yet dateless men in 1929. Thu-Sat, 8 p.m. $16-$20. Brandeis University, Spingold Theater Center, Laurie Theater, Brandeis University, 415 South St., Waltham. 781-736-3400. www.brandeis.edu/btc
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