Past Seasons

The current performance schedule is available here.

FALL 2007

THE ROPE by Albert Camus

Translated and directed by Nico Izambard.
Sept 28, 29, and Oct 4, 5, 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Matinee on Sept 30 at 2:00 p.m.
Studio Theater, LH 115
Admission $5.00; students $3.00 at the door

Les Justes tells the true story of a group of terrorists in 1905 Russia, their attempt and success in killing the Grand Duke Serge and the consequences of their actions, along with the forbidden love story between main characters Yanek and Dora. Camus explores the motivations behind killing people in the name of revolution and the debate on how to eradicate misery. Albert Camus received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957.

Izambard, who is French, is a graduate International Student at PSU. His translation and direction of THE ROPE is in partial fulfillment of his candidacy for the Master of Arts in Theater Arts.

GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS by David Mamet 

Director: Devon Allen
Designers: Glenn Gauer . Bruce Keller . Sandra Zodnik
Preview: Thursday, Nov 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Performances: Friday - Sunday Nov 9-11, Fri-Sat at 7:30 p.m., Sun. at 2:00 p.m.; Wednesday - Saturday, Nov 14-17 at 7:30, Lincoln Performance Hall

*David Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize-winning dark comedy exposes a dog-eat-dog world, where a few small-time, ruthless, real-estate salesmen scramble for their fair share of the American Dream. At once hilarious and disturbing, the play presents a Darwinian battle between men who scheme, cheat, curse, plead, steal, despair and connive in an attempt to get "on the board", each revealing a seamy side of human nature. The board is the office chart that marks who is ahead in the sales race, peddling vacation property. Number one gets a Cadillac, and someone might get the ax. Premiered in London, it was the winner of the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and 4 Tony Awards, and in 2005, it won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play.
"Wonderfully funny...A play to see, remember and cherish." - N.Y. Post.

*Mature language.

FESTIVAL OF NEW WORKS

A staged reading of NOBIS by Josh Gross.

Monday, November 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the Studio Theater. FREE

CHOREOGRAPHY SHOWCASE

_{Student choreography projects in performance, in collaboration with students in lighting design and music classes. The concert will inlude a wide range of dance styles and genres. Under the direction of Judy Patton. Lincoln Performance Hall, Monday, December 3, 2007, 7:30 p..m. FREE}

_{Choreographers: Courtney Catelli, Lauren Edison, Celine Geday, Rose Kness, Katelyn Kollinzas, Bruce Leomiti, Shauna Marx, Ara Nelson, Chris Rivera, Nicole Sherrell.}

 

 

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WINTER 2008

SAVAGE IN LIMBO by John Patrick Shanley

Directed by Georgette Dashiell
Scenic Design by Laura Rogers
January 11 - 12, and 17 - 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Matinee on Sunday, January 13 at 2:00 p.m.
Studio Theater, LH 115
Admission $5.00; students $3.00 at the door

Limbo: a state of oblivion, confinement, or transition. Five long-lost Catholic school friends meet unexpectedly in a Bronx bar, now at 32, in his and her own state of limbo. "Savage in Limbo" is a smart, witty look at the lives of five Irish and Italian Americans who grew up in the Bronx, and their search to break free of the limitations of their respective cultures and upbringings. A virgin, a promiscuous mother, and an alcoholic would-be nun collide with an "Italian stallion" who wants to date ugly women, and a man named Murk in a world that is ready to burst open at the seams. Famous for his 1987 Academy Award winning screenplay "Moonstruck" and his 2005 Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Doubt," John Patrick Shanley delves deep into the hopes, desires, and disappointments of life in the Bronx.
Georgette Dashiell's direction of Savage in Limbo is in partial fulfillment of her candidacy for the Master of Arts in Theater Arts.

HAROUN & THE SEA OF STORIES by Salman Rushdie

Director: Karin Magaldi
Designers: Glenn Gauer . Bruce Keller . Sandra Zodnik
Movement Director/Choreography: Carolyn Holzman
Puppet Design: Shae Uisna
Music: Sylvia Hackathorn
Preview: Thursday, February 21, at 7:30 p.m.
Performances: Friday - Sunday; February 22-23 Fri-Sat at 7:30 p.m., Sun. at 2:00 p.m.; Wednesday - Saturday, February 27 - March 1 at 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Performance Hall

The stage version of Salman Rushdie's acclaimed novel is an absorbing theatrical experience that will entertain and enchant. Rushdie, in hiding and with writer’s block after a fatwah was placed upon him, started writing Haroun and the Sea of Stories as a bedtime story for his 10 year-old son, but in doing so he created a stunning allegory for story lovers of all ages. As Rushdie explains it: "A terrible thing happens to a father, the child blames himself and wishes to rescue the father." Set in 'a city so ruinously sad that it had forgotten its name', it is the magical tale of a master storyteller who loses the ability to tell stories and whose son, Haroun, embarks on extraordinary adventures to restore his father's special talent. Adapted by Tim Supple and David Tushingham for the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain in 1998. Photo: ©Royal National Theatre.

FESTIVAL OF SHORT PLAYS

Student Projects From Directing II (Free) at Noon in the Studio Theatre (LH115)

Monday, February 25th:
"Abortive" by Caryl Churchill, directed by Bekki Rasmussen
"Mountain Language" by Harold Pinter directed by Dug Martell

Tuesday, February 26th:
"After" by Carol K. Mack and "After You" by Steven Dietz, directed by Rebecca Swearingen
"The Wedding Story" by Julianne Homokay, directed by Tyler Brackhan
"Naomi in the Living Room" by Christopher Durang, directed by Dallas Bryant

Wednesday, February 27th:
"Abortive" by Caryl Churchill, directed by Bekki Rasmussen
"Mountain Language" by Harold Pinter directed by Dug Martell

Thursday, February 28th:
"After" by Carol K. Mack and "After You" by Steven Dietz, directed by Rebecca Swearingen
"The Wedding Story" by Julianne Homokay, directed by Tyler Brackhan
"Naomi in the Living Room" by Christopher Durang, directed by Dallas Bryant

Friday, February 29th:
"Listeners" by Jane Martin, directed by Anna Zimmerman
"Throwing Your Voice" by Craig Lucas, directed by Alanna Newman
"Let's Go Out Into the Starry Night" by John Patrick Shanley, directed by Patricia Duffin

Monday, March 3rd:
"After" by Carol K. Mack and "After You" by Steven Dietz, directed by Rebecca Swearingen
"The Wedding Story" by Julianne Homokay, directed by Tyler Brackhan
"Naomi in the Living Room" by Christopher Durang, directed by Dallas Bryant

Tuesday, March 4th:
"Listeners" by Jane Martin, directed by Anna Zimmerman
"Throwing Your Voice" by Craig Lucas, directed by Alanna Newman
"Let's Go Out Into the Starry Night" by John Patrick Shanley, directed by Patricia Duffin

Wednesday, March 5th:
"Listeners" by Jane Martin, directed by Anna Zimmerman
"Throwing Your Voice" by Craig Lucas, directed by Alanna Newman
"Let's Go Out Into the Starry Night" by John Patrick Shanley, directed by Patricia Duffin

Thursday, March 6th:
"Abortive" by Caryl Churchill, directed by Bekki Rasmussen
"Mountain Language" by Harold Pinter directed by Dug Martell

SPRING 2008

MEMORY HOUSE by Kathleen Tolan

One winter night a mother bakes a pie as her daughter tries to finish her college essay. As the deadline looms, unexamined issues of the daughter's adoption from Russia, the rupture of her parents' divorce, and the fear of leaving home break through the surface as her mother cajoles, deflects, and maneuvers around her own feelings of sadness and loss. Unfolding in real time, Memory House is about a young and an older woman who are forced to grapple with the past as they face an uncertain future. A funny and moving story about the complexity of living in the world today.

Studio Theater (LH 115)
April 11-13 and 17 - 19 at 7:30 p.m.
April 14 at 2:00 p.m.

Admission: $5.00; students $3.00 at the door

FESTIVAL OF NEW WORKS

Student dramatic writing projects in day and evening workshop performances, November, February and May in the Studio Theater, 7:30 p.m., FREE

DANCING AT LUGHNASA by Brian Friel

Director: William Tate
Scenic Designer: Glenn Gauer
Costume Designer: Sandra Zodnik
Preview: Thursday, May 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Performances: Friday-Sunday, May 23-25; Fri-Sat at 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2:00 p.m.; Wednesday - Saturday, May 28-31 at 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Performance Hall

In the turbulent times of 1936, the five unmarried Mundy sisters live on a rugged farm outside a small town in Donegal, their lives revolving around Michael, the 8-year old love child of the youngest sister, and the music emanating from their first radio. Dancing at Lughnasa is told from Michael's memories, summoning us back to the summer eve of celebration to the pagan harvest deity Lugh, god of music and light, as the sisters reacquaint themselves with their older brother, Jack, a priest returning home from 25 years as a missionary in Africa. The male presence is compounded when Michael's father unexpectedly arrives for a short sojourn before joining the International Brigade against Franco. In the brief interlude, father forges an awkward bond with son, the hidden wisdom of Jack is revealed, and events spark a celebration of life before it is irrevocably changed forever. This haunting play is Friel¹s tribute to the spirit and valor of the past and its people.

Winner in 1992 of the Tony Award for Best Play, the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Broadway Play, and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play. Chosen by Time magazine as one of the ten best plays for 1991, the citation called it is the "most elegant and rueful memory play since The Glass Menagerie."

"...this play does exactly what theater was born to do, carrying both its characters and audience aloft on those waves of distant music and ecstatic release that, in defiance of all language and logic, let us dance and dream..." - New York Times

Dance and Movement Performances

Student Projects From Movement Performance and Choreography in June in the Studio Theater, TBN, Evenings, 7:30 p.m. Free

SCAPIN by Bill Irwin & Mark O'Donnell

THE LINCOLN PERFORMANCE HALL SEASON IS PRESENTED IN COOPERATION WITH ASPSU - DRAMA PRODUCTIONS.

Ticket Information

PSU BOX OFFICE: 503-725-3307

Ticket Prices for Mainstage Productions:
Low-cost Preview: $3.50
PSU Students: $4.00 at the LPH Box Office (1/2 hr before performance)
*Students/Seniors/PSU Staff: $8.50
*Adults: $9.50
(*Includes Service Charge)

Parking free in PSU Lots after 7 p.m. and on Sundays

Festival of Short Plays, Festival of New Works, and Dance/Movement Performances Series: Free of Charge

Lincoln Hall Performance Schedule 2006-07

FALL 2006

THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA by William Shakespeare

Direction by Karin Magaldi
Scenic & Lighting Design by Bruce Keller
Costume Design by Sandra Zodnik
Stage Manager: Georgette Dashiell

Cast: Megan Carver, Skye Champagne, William Goblirsch Jr., Jeremy Griffin, Nico Izambard, Rod Johnson, Jaclyn Krowen, Michaelyn Perdue, Tim Pirnie, Rollie Walsh.

NEW PLAY WORKSHOP SERIES

Dramatic Writing projects in day and evening workshop performance, November 13 and 14, February 18 and 19, and June 4 and 15. FREE in the Studio Theater. Curtain: 7:30 pm

THE ROPE by Albert Camus

A staged reading of a new translation by international graduate student in Theater Arts, Nico Izambard. Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 13 and 14, 2006 at 7:30 pm in the Studio Theater, Room 115. Doors open at 7 pm. FREE

CIELO, by Michael Thomas Cooper

A full-length staged reading of "Cielo" By Michael Thomas Cooper on Sunday and Monday, February 18 and 19, 2007 in Lincoln Hall Studio Theater, Room 115 at 7:30 p.m.

PRINCESS OOH-RAH by Hannah Martin

A full-length staged reading of "Princess Ooh-Rah" by Hannah Martin, directed by Joshua Spencer on Monday, June 4, 2007 at 7:30 p.m in Lincoln Hall Studio Theater, Room 115.

LIPSTICK AND OTHER COSMETICS by A. R. Jackson

A full-lenght staged reading of "Lipstick and Other Cosmetics" written and directed by A. R. Jackson on Friday, June 15, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. in Lincoln Hall Studio Theater, Room 115.

WINTER 2007

HEDDA GABLER by Henrik Ibsen, Adapted by Jon Robin Baitz

Direction by Glenn Gauer
Scenic Design by Glenn Gauer
Costume Design by Sandra Zodnik
Lighting Design by Robin Greenwood
Stage Manager: Jason Stanley

Cast: Shana Carr, Hilary Colgan, Georgette Dashiell, Nico Izambard, Rod Johnson, Ben Larson, Shae Uisna.

 

SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL 2007
Tuesday March 6th through Friday, March 13th

 

"Time Flies" by David Ives, directed by Michael Thomas Cooper
"Fight Dreams" by Alison Weiss, directed by Tim Pirnie
Selections from "365 Plays/365 Days" by Suzan Lori-Parks, directed by Bekki Rasmussen
"Antigone’s Red" by Chiori Miyagawa, directed by Georgette Dashiell
"Kuwait" by Vincent Delaney, directed by Hannah Martin
"Rosie in the Shadow of the Melrose" by Craig Fols, directed by A. R. Jackson
"Una Corrona" by Erik Ehn, directed by Sarah Christensen
"The Sandalwood Box" by Mac Wellman, directed by M. E. Regan
"Three More Sleepless Nights" by Caryl Churchill, directed by Joshua Spencer
"Goblin Market" by Christina Rossetti, directed and adapted by Shae Uisna

FREE and in Lincoln Hall Studio Theater, Room 115

SPRING TERM

Vinegar Tom, by Caryl Churchill

Direction by Devon Allen
Scenic & Lighting Design by Glenn Gauer
Costume Design by Sandra Zodnik
Original music and Music Direction by Valery Saul
Stage Manager: Jason Stanley

Cast: Noelle Eaton, Hans Eleveld, Hannah Martin, Monica Peltomaki, Tim Pirnie, Rebekkah Rasmussen, Michael Rosenberg, Jennifer Rowe, Josh Spencer, Jenny Sullivan, Rollie Walsh, Clara Weishahn

Lincoln Hall Performance Schedule 2005-06

FALL 2005

Direction by William Tate
Scenic & Lighting Design by Glenn Gauer
Costume Design by Denise Damico
Fight Choreography by John Armour
Stage Manager: Craig Annsa

Cast: Hans Eleveld, Mikola R. Fuller, Jeff Gardner, Shaundra Cho Heide, Phillip A. Kennedy, Holly Nicole Marsh, Atticus Welles Mowry, Angelique Powell, Mikhaila Scoville, Angela Steichen.

WINTER 2006

Direction by Glenn Gauer
Scenic & Lighting Design by Bruce Keller
Costume Design by Susan Bonde
Musical Direction by Fred Hammack
Stage Manager: Berl Dana’y

Cast: Scott Anthony, Shana Carr, Nichole Cooper, Hans Eleveld, Alexis Eytinge, Jeff Gardner, Alex Hetlinger, Pat Janowski, Steven Martin, Coleman McNear, Ryan Morey, Jonathon Swartout, Adam Vavrous, Rollie Walsh, Clara Weisahn.

Featuring Remi Newhouse, in partial fulfillment of candidacy for the MS in Theater Arts
Direction & Lighting Design by BeRL Dana'y

Performances: Thursday - Saturday, March 2-4 7:30 p.m.
Studio Theater (1st Floor Lincoln Hall)
Tickets $3.00 (at door).

SPRING 2006

PSU Department of Theater Arts announces the upcoming residency of ACTORS FROM THE LONDON STAGE (AFTLS).

During the week of March 14-18, 2006, five professional actors from Great Britain will be joining the Department of Theater Arts in regular classes, master classes and student meetings, and for three public performances of Shakespeare's brilliant parable on the consequences of religious hatred, "The Merchant of Venice".

Wednesday, March 15, Lincoln Performance Hall 8:00 p.m.
General Admission $15.00 Fac, Staff, Sr, Other Students $11.00
PSU Students $7.00 Reserved Seating

Friday, March 17, Lincoln Performance Hall 8:00 p.m.
General Admission $19.00 Fac, Staff, Sr, Other Students $15.00
PSU Students $9.00 Reserved Seating

Saturday, March 18, LH 75 8:00 p.m.
General Admission $12.00 Fac, Staff, Sr, Other Students $8.00
PSU Students $6.00 General Admission

SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL 2006

February 28 - March 16
Go Look, by Christopher Graybill, directed by Skye Wheeler
The Spirit is Willing, by Nicole Quinn, directed by Matthew Johnston
Annunciation, by Carl Morse, directed by Michael DeMaio
Hard to Be Happy, by Julianne Homokay, directed by Jennifer Rowe
Love Poem #98, by Regina Taylor, directed by Aime' Kelly
Dancing on Checkers' Grave, by Eric Lane, directed by Berl Dana'y
Springtime, by Maria Irene Fornes, directed by Nico Izambard
The Find, by Susan Sandler, directed by Greg Ray
The Rules of Love, by Joe Pintauro, directed by Robin Greenwood

Direction: Devon Allen
Scenic & Lighting Design: Glenn Gauer
Costume Design: Sandra Zodnik
Choreography: Carolyn Holzman
Stage Manager: Berl Dana’y

Cast: Carolyn Delorenzo, Tyler Doherty, Ian Karmel, Aimé Kelly, Dennis Kelly, Phillip M. Meyer, Scott Parker, Maja Ragen, Zach Schreckenberger, Jayne Stevens, Monika Weitzel.

Scenes from the Tony Award Winning Play adapted and directed by Mary Zimmermann.
Direction by Carolyn Holzman and featuring students from TA 399 Movement Performance.
Thursday and Friday, June 9 & 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Studio Theater, LH115. FREE

Lincoln Hall Performance Schedule 2004-05

FALL 2004

Direction by Julie Akers
Scenic & Lighting Design by Glenn Gauer
Costume Design by Susan L. Bonde
Music composed by Scotty Iseri and performed live by Blitzen Trapper (Brian Koch, Eric E. Early and Michael Van Pelt)
Stage Manager: Heather Oakes

Cast: Ian Anderson-Priddy, Tarin Cochran, Chase Fulton, Paul Glazier, Noelle Guilford, Frederic Henriot, Clara-Liis Hillier, Nico Izambard, Aimé Kelly, Gwen Lahti, Julie Ann Lasher, Karin Magaldi, Coleman McNear, Ryan Morey, Andrew Slac, Corinna Van Liew.

 

WINTER 2005

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare

Direction by Karin Magaldi
Scenic Design by Glenn Gauer
Lighting Design by Robin Greenwood
Costume Design by Sandra Kaufman
Stage Manager: Heather Oakes

Cast: Ian Anderson-Priddy, Steven Brian, Luke Bruckert, Carolyn DeLorenzo, Andrew Ellmaker, No-L Guilford, Megan Heffernan, David Holloway, Elizabeth Jellison, Aimé Kelly, Coleman McNear, Phillip M. Meyer, Remi Newhouse, Schuyler Schmid, RaChelle Schmidt, Andrew Slac, Ina Strauss.

 

 

 

 

SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL 2005

This is our annual series of student-directed one act plays chosen this year from the works of such playwrights as Durang, Pinter, Wiechmann, Ives, and many more. It all begins Feb. 8 with "Train Story." Student directors, actors and designers have created some excellent lunch and suppertime drama, so don't miss this series! All performances are FREE, in the Lincoln Hall Studio Theater (LH115).

Lunchbox: February 8 - March 10, Tuesdays & Thursdays at Noon, Wednesdays at 12:15
Supperbox: February 11 - 26, Friday & Saturday nights at 7:30

SPRING 2005

Direction by William Tate
Scenic and Special Effects by Glenn Gauer
Lighting Design by Aaron Huitt
Costume Design by Sandra Zodnik
Stage Manager: Colleen Patterson

Cast: Marc Carpenter, No-L Guilford, Clara-Liis Hillier, Liz Oldham, Schuyler Schmid, Jayne Stevens, Corinna Van Liew.

New Plays Festival: Tuesday, April 19 through Thursday, June 2

Thursday, April 21, 1400-1630, Studio Theater, LH 115
Tuesday, May 30, 1400-1630, Studio Theater, LH 115
Thursday, June 2, 1400-1550, Studio Theater, LH 115

New Play Slam: Tuesday, June 7

72 hour play project, brought to you by Dramatic Writing students. Starts at 7:30 p.m., location TBN

Lincoln Hall Performance Schedule 2003-04

FALL 2003

Direction: Michael Griggs
Scenic & Lighting Design: Glenn Gauer
Costume Design: Sandra Zodnik

Low Cost Preview: Tuesday, November 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Performances: Wednesday - Sunday, Nov. 12 - 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 16 at 2:00 p.m.

Performances: Thursday - Saturday, November 20-22, at 7:30 p.m.

WINTER 2004

Direction: Glenn Gauer
Scenic & Lighting Design: Bruce Keller
Costume Design: Sandra Kauffman

Low Cost Preview: Thursday, February 19, 7:30 p.m.
Performances: Friday - Saturday, February 20-21, 7:30 p.m.
Matinee: Sunday, February 23, 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday - Sat., February 25-28, 7:30 p.m.

SPRING 2004

In a new translation by "Angels in America" author Tony Kushner, with music by Portland composer Jon Newton.

Direction: William Tate
Scenic & Lighting Design: Glenn Gauer
Costume Design: Sandra Kauffman

Low Cost Preview: Thursday, May 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Performances: Friday - Saturday, May 28-30;
Matinee: Sunday, May 30, 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday - Saturday, June 2-5, 7:30 p.m.