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August 16, 2002
Music, ISU Theatre prepare for new seasons
by Debra Gibson
If the thrice-weekly Big Brother TV episodes have you yearning for
real entertainment, hang on. ISU music and theatre fall productions are on
the horizon.
The fall semester season for ISU Theatre includes both the current and the
classic. On tap to kick off the student-acted season is The Laramie
Project, a Moses Kaufman script based on the 1998 Wyoming murder of
21-year-old college student Matthew Shepard. The play will be performed at
7:30 p.m. Oct. 4, 5, 11 and 12, and at 2 p.m. Oct. 6 and 13.
A collaboration among ISU Theatre, ISU Dance and Grinnell College Music will
be highlighted in Stained Glass, an original concept-based work exploring
the boundaries among dance, theatre, visual art and music. Focused on a
character's lifelong quest to cleanse himself of self-absorption, the
production, sans dialogue, is set to Rachmaninoff's "Vespers." Performance
dates are at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1 and 2, and 2 p.m. Nov. 3.
Rounding out ISU Theatre's fall schedule will be A Christmas Carol,
Charles Dickens' classic story of the miser Ebenezer Scrooge. Shows are
scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6, 7, 13 and 14, and 2 p.m. Dec. 8 and 15.
All ISU Theatre performances will be held in Fisher Theater. Tickets are $11
for adults, $10 for seniors and $5 for students and children, and can be
purchased at the Iowa State Center Ticket office, or by calling 4-3347.
The department of music will offer a full repertoire of events during fall
semester as well. Highlights, all of which will be held in Stephens
Auditorium, include:
- Collage of Choirs: More than 300 students from four of Iowa State's
choral ensembles will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22.
- Celebrate America: Opera star and Iowa State distinguished faculty
member Simon Estes will join the ISU Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble and
Jazz Ensemble for an evening of spirituals, jazz and marches on Saturday,
Oct. 5, at 7:30 p.m.
- ISU Band Extravaganza: More than 500 of Iowa State's musicians will
perform in this annual event, including the only indoor performance of the
ISU Marching Band, at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10.
- An Afternoon at the Opera: The ISU Symphony Orchestra and the ISU Opera
Studio will perform scenes from Carmen and Porgy and Bess on
Sunday, Nov. 17, at 3 p.m.
- Holiday Choral Festival: The Iowa State Singers, the Iowa Statesmen
Men's Choir and Cantamus and Lyrica Women's Choirs will perform both
traditional and new holiday music on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 3 p.m.
The events listed here all require tickets, which may be purchased at the
Iowa State Center ticket office, TicketMaster locations or by calling
233-1888. Prices generally are $9 for adults and $5 for students; the
exception is the Collage of Choirs ($5 for adults and $3 for students).
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