STAGED Reading Series
Salome
by Oscar Wilde
November 7-9, 2008
Friday & Saturday, 8:00 pm
Sunday, 1:30 pm
$10 admission,
$8 senior/student
Salome, a classic tragic tale of desire and revenge, is the Biblical story of Salome, stepdaughter of the tetrarch Herod Antipas, who, to her stepfather's dismay (but to the delight of her mother Herodias), requests the head of John the Baptist on a silver platter as a reward for performing the Dance of the Seven Veils.
The Women
by Clare Booth Luce
February 20-22, 2009
Friday & Saturday, 8:00 pm
Sunday, 1:30 pm
$10 admission,
$8 senior/student
The Women is an acidic and biting commentary on the pampered lives and power struggles of various wealthy Manhattan socialites and the gossip that propels and damages their relationships. While men frequently are the subject of their lively discussions, they are strictly characters mentioned but never seen. The plot involves the efforts of a group of women in an artificial society that consists of vain show, comedy, tragedy, hope and disappointment.
Jane Doe
by Jane Fendelman,
adapted to the stage
by Ken Kahle
April 24-26, 2009
Friday & Saturday, 8:00 pm
Sunday, 1:30 pm
$10 admission,
$8 senior/student
“Breast cancer saved my life…” During the year prior to her 2005 Breast Cancer diagnosis, Jane Fendelman and her (then) husband experienced a devastating miscarriage... three months later he left her for her best friend, then Jane's father died suddenly... two months after that, she was diagnosed with an aggressive, grade three lump in her left breast.
Deeply heartbroken, Jane decided dying didn't sound so bad and she started talking to her video camera. Jane could never have predicted what happened next. Jane Doe is a new stage adaptation of the extremely personal, awe-inspiring video diary of Jane’s odyssey.