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Welcome to the Callagy Box Office online.  Thank you for your interest in our performances and events. 

We hope you'll join us and we look forward to seeing you at the Davis Performing Arts Center in the Gonda and Devine Theatres or any of our other performing arts venues at Georgetown University. 

On behalf of the Department of Performing Arts and the Davis Performing Arts Center,

Director of Patron Services

By Phone:

In Person at the Callagy Box Office:

Arena Stage/Georgetown University Theater & Performance Studies Program Partnership

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Venues

The Callagy Box Office is located in the Davis Performing Arts Center, home of the Gonda and Devine Theatres. 

To get to the Callagy Box Office, start from the University’s main gates on 37th & O Streets. Head directly into campus between Healy and Coply halls to the right of the statue of John Carroll, there you will find the Davis Center. The Davis Center, with its season banners, is clearly visible from the main gates of the University.

The Davis Center is building #35 on the campus map.

Poulton Hall, Walsh Black Box, Gaston Hall, McNeir Auditorium, and Dahlgren Chapel are some of the other venues where performances take place.

Poulton Hall is located on the corner of 37th and P Streets.

Walsh Black Box is located on 36th street between N and Prospect Streets.

Gaston Hall is located on the 3rd floor in Healy Hall just off the circle at the University's main gates on 37th and O Streets.

McNeir Auditorium is located in the New North building.  Start from the University’s main gates on 37th & O Streets. Head directly into campus between Healy and Coply Halls to the right of the statue of John Carrol.  Follow the pathway past the Davis Center around to the left through the tunnel.  Take the stairs down one flight immediately to your right as you exit the tunnel.

Dahlgren Chapel is located in the Dahlgren Quadrangle.  Start from the University’s main gates on 37th & O Streets. Head directly into campus between Healy and Coply Halls to the right of the statue of John Carroll.  Follow the pathway past the Davis Center around to the left through the tunnel.  Take the pathway to your left as you exit the tunnel.  The Chapel will be on your right.

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Parking

Two hour street parking is available, both metered and unmetered, off the main gates of Georgetown University on 37th and O Streets until 9 p.m. After 9 p.m. there is no hourly limit.

Additional parking can be found on the Georgetown Campus. Parking garages are located at the Leavey Center and in the Southwest Quadrangle off the entrances to campus on Reservoir Road and Canal Road respectively.

Parking on campus is free on weekends. Please be sure to mention you are attending a performing arts event or show your ticket confirmation to the parking attendant.  The daily parking rate on weekdays is $15 before 3 p.m., $10 until 7 p.m., and $5 after.  The hourly rate is $3.

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Public Transportation

The campus is accessible using metro rail and metro bus services.

From the Red, Orange, and Blue Lines there are buses that can get you to campus from the Dupont Circle and Rosslyn stations.

From Dupont Circle the G2, D2, D6, and D3 buses run within blocks of the University's main gates, with the G2 bus delivering you directly to the main gates.  The closest stop from D2, D6, and D3 buses is on 35th and Q Street which is about 4 blocks from the main gates.

From Rosslyn the 38B and 31 buses will get you across Key Bridge to 34th and M Street and Wisconsin Ave and Dumbarton Ave respectively.  From either stop it is about 6 blocks to the main gates.

Use Metro's Trip Planner to plan your trip.  Enter Georgetown University as your Travel To Location.

Free weekday shuttle service is available via the Georgetown University Transportation Shuttles or GUTS buses from both Rosslyn and Dupont Circle.  GUTS services are limited on the weekends.

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Contact Us

Open: Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Callagy Box Office
Davis Performing Arts Center
37th & O Streets NW
Washington DC 20057

Phone: (202) 687-ARTS (2787)
E-mail: callagyboxoffice@georgetown.edu

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THE 2009-2010 THEATER AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES PROGRAM SEASON

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Six Characters in Search of an Author
By Luigi Pirandello
World Premiere Adaptation
Adapted and Directed by Derek Goldman
October 15-17, 2009 at 8 p.m.
October 18, 2009 at 2 p.m.
October 21-24, 2009 at 8 p.m.
Davis Performing Arts Center, Gonda Theatre

Tickets:
Fri/Sat Evening Only:           

General: $18                

Faculty/Staff: $15              

Alumni/Senior (65 or older): $15       

Student: $ 10               

All Other Performances:

General: $15

Faculty/Staff/Alumni/Senior: $12

Student: $ 7

In Pirandello's masterpiece, newly re-imagined for the Georgetown stage, six mysterious strangers appear unannounced at a rehearsal, declaring themselves fictional characters on a quest to find an author for their experiences. As their compelling narrative unfolds, reality and fiction become increasingly blurred, as violence and madness come to the surface. One of the richest explorations ever conceived of the limits and possibilities of theatrical art, this new version will leave audiences dizzied and moved as they try to untangle the invented from the real.

Due to the nature of this performance, there will be absolutely NO LATE SEATING for "Six Characters in Search of an Author," and no re-entry if you need to leave the theater.  The running time is approximately one hour and 45 minutes. There is no intermission.

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Caroline, or Change

a co-production with Mask and Bauble Dramatic Society, Black Theatre Ensemble and the Theater & Performance Studies Program
Book and Lyrics by Tony Kushner
Music by Jeanine Tesori
Directed by Kari Fox, COL ‘10
Produced by Katie Pak, COL ‘12
Musical Direction by Professor C. Paul Heins
November 12-14 and 18-21, 2009 at 8 p.m.
November 15, 2009 at 2 p.m.
Davis Performing Arts Center, Gonda Theatre

Tickets:
Fri/Sat Evening Only:           

General: $18                

Faculty/Staff: $15              

Alumni/Senior (65 or older): $15       

Student: $ 10               

All Other Performances:

General: $15

Faculty/Staff/Alumni/Senior: $12

Student: $ 7

Set against the backdrop of the Kennedy assassination and the Civil Rights Movement during the final tumultuous months of 1963, this Tony-nominated, semi-autobiographical musical by Tony Kushner (Angels in America) explores the clash between two families’ American experiences.  Caroline Thibodeaux, an African-American maid in a Jewish family’s wealthy Louisiana household, discovers money in the laundry of eight-year old Noah, forcing her into an ethical dilemma that ultimately leads to a new appreciation for the power of change. Composer Jeanine Tesori’s (Thoroughly Modern Millie) exhilarating score weaves gospel, pop, blues, jazz, and traditional Jewish melodies together to support this powerful show the New York Times called “extraordinary.”

 

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Madness and Civilization
World Premiere
Inspired by the book by Michel Foucault
Created for the stage by Prof. Natsu Onoda Power and the Ensemble
February 11-13, 2010 at 8 p.m.
February 14, 2010 at 2 p.m.
February 17-20, 2010 at 8 p.m.
Davis Performing Arts Center, Gonda Theatre

Tickets:
Fri/Sat Evening Only:           

General: $18                

Faculty/Staff: $15              

Alumni/Senior (65 or older): $15       

Student: $ 10               

All Other Performances:

General: $15

Faculty/Staff/Alumni/Senior: $12

Student: $ 7

Do you hear voices?  Do your hands sweat?  Is it a sign of genius, or a symptom of illness?  Is it eccentricity or disorder?   Inspired by Michel Foucault's 1961 classic and deeply influential non-fiction work examining the archaeology of madness in the West from the Middle Ages forward, this mind-altering, multimedia, ensemble-based production explores madness through ideas, visual images, literature, and art.

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The Grace of Mary Traverse
DC Premiere
By Timberlake Wertenbaker
Directed by Maya Roth
April 8-10, 2010 at 8 p.m.
April 11, 2010 at 2 p.m.
April 14-17, 2010 at 8 p.m.
Davis Performing Arts Center, Gonda Theatre

Tickets:
Fri/Sat Evening Only:           

General: $18                

Faculty/Staff: $15              

Alumni/Senior (65 or older): $15       

Student: $ 10               

All Other Performances:

General: $15

Faculty/Staff/Alumni/Senior: $12

Student: $ 7

A boldly inventive historical drama which resonates powerfully with contemporary life, The Grace of Mary Traverse chronicles a young woman’s Faustian quest for identity, power, and grace. With dizzying wit, intellect and speed, the play follows Mary’s brutal and often darkly comic spiral within male-dominated realms of sex, gambling, politics, and religion in 18th-century London. Internationally acclaimed British playwright and recent GU Visiting Faculty member Timberlake Wertenbaker (Our Country's Good, Love of the Nightingale) returns to Georgetown's campus for the area premiere of this award-winning work, celebrating its 25th anniversary.

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ARENA STAGE/GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY THEATER & PERFORMANCE STUDIES PARTNERSHIP

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A Celebration of the Life and Work of Studs Terkel
Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Death, Rebirth, and Hunger for a Faith
Monday, December 7 at 8 p.m. in Healy Building, Gaston Hall
Adapted from Studs Terkel’s book by Prof. Derek Goldman
featuring
Theodore Bikel (Academy Award Nominee for The Defiant Ones)
Cheryl Lynn Bruce (Helen Hayes Award winner for From the Mississippi Delta)
Kathleen Chalfant (Tony Award Nominee for Angels in America: Millennium Approaches)
Rick Foucheux (Helen Hayes Award Winner for Edmond at Source Theatre Company)
Edward Gero (Helen Hayes Award Winner for Macbeth, Richard II, Henry IV)
Ted van Griethuysen (Helen Hayes Award winner for Major Barbara; Timon of Athens)
Cheryl Hamada (Losing Isaiah, Goodman Theatre’s A Christmas Carol)
Keith Randolph Smith (Broadway’s Come Back, Little Sheba)
David Strathairn (Academy Award Nominee for Good Night and Good Luck)
Clark Young (GU class of 2008; Woolly Mammoth’s Full Circle)
plus additional GU students and alumni
with introduction by Peabody Award-winning radio journalist Bob Edwards

Georgetown’s Theater and Performance Studies Program and Arena Stage commemorate the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning author, broadcaster and activist Studs Terkel, who died on October 31, 2008 at age 96. First developed and presented in several celebrated renditions by Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago, Will the Circle Be Unbroken? is a poignant evening of song, story and celebration. In this concert-style reading of the life-affirming adaptation of Terkel’s book of interviews on death and dying, the subjects range from everyday citizens — parents, medics, patients, teachers, and clergy — to recognizable figures such as author Kurt Vonnegut, actress Uta Hagen, musician Doc Watson, and Studs Terkel himself. The result is a vibrant tapestry of life’s full process that the Chicago Sun-Times called “unforgettable.”

$30 general / $25 senior, alumni / $15 faculty, staff / $5 student

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THE 2009-2010 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY DANCE COMPANY SEASON:

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GU Dance Company Fall 2009 Concert
Faculty Artistic Director, Miya Hisaka Silva
Student Director, Amanda Silva (COL ’10)
Walsh Building, Walsh Black Box Theatre (corner of 36th & Prospect Street NW across from the Tombs)
November 20-21, 2009 at 8 .pm.

Tickets:

General: $10
Faculty/Staff/Senior (65 or older): $8
Student $8

Proven by sold out performances, season after season, come experience one of GU’s most popular performing arts groups! Georgetown University Dance Company’s Fall Performance will feature a diverse range of dances ranging from hip-hop to classical ballet by special guest and student choreographers. This high energy, pre professional repertory dance company is one you do not want to miss! Seating is limited so make sure to buy your tickets in advance.

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GU Dance Company Spring 2010 Concert
Faculty Artistic Director, Miya Hisaka Silva
Student Director, Amanda Silva (COL ’10)
Davis Performing Arts Center, Gonda Theatre
April 30, 2010 at 8 p.m.
May 1, 2010 at 8 p.m.

Tickets:

General: $10
Faculty/Staff/Senior (65 or older): $8
Student $8

Proven by sold out performances, season after season, come experience one of GU’s most popular performing arts groups! Georgetown University Dance Company’s Spring Performance will feature a diverse range of dances ranging from hip-hop to classical ballet by special guest and student choreographers. This high energy, pre professional repertory dance company is one you do not want to miss!  Seating is limited so make sure to buy your tickets in advance.

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BALLET FOLKLORICO MEXICANO DE GEORGETOWN AND RITMO Y SABOR

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Annual Winter Performance: Posada
Written, Conceived and Adapted by the Students of Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Georgetown & Ritmo y Sabor
Walsh Building, Walsh Black Box Theatre (corner of 36th & Prospect Street, across from the Tombs)
December 8, 2009 at 8:00 pm

Tickets:

General: $4
Student: $3

Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Georgetown’s annual winter showcase, Posada, celebrates the coming Christmas season with dances from across Mexico. The show will incorporate traditional Folkloric Mexican dances, a guest performance from Ritmo y Sabor, and collaborations between Ritmo and Ballet.

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THE 2009-2010 BLACK MOVEMENTS DANCE THEATER SEASON

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Fall 2009 Dance Concert
Faculty Artistic Director Alfreda Davis
Walsh Building, Walsh Black Box Theatre (corner of 36th & Prospect Street, across from the Tombs)
November 13, 2009 at 8 pm
November 14, 2009 at 8 pm

Tickets:

General: $10
Student: $8

Black Movement Dance Theatre opens an exciting season of dance with their fall concert. BMDT will present a full evening concert featuring contemporary modern dance- theatre. The program includes signature company works along with new works by student and professional guest choreographers and performers. Videotaping and flash photography prohibited.

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Spring 2010 Dance Concert
Faculty Artistic Director, Alfreda Davis
Davis Performing Arts Center, Gonda Theatre
February 26, 2010 at 8 p.m.
February 27, 2010 at 8 p.m.
 
Tickets:

General: $10
Student: $8

Black Movement Dance Theatre takes the stage for the exciting conclusion to their 2008-2009 dance season.  BMDT presents a full evening dance concert featuring contemporary modern dance- theatre. The program includes signature company works along with new works by student and professional guest choreographers. Videotaping and flash photography prohibited.

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THE 2009-2010 GROOVE THEORY SEASON

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Groove Theory's Hip Hop Showcase
Healy Building, Gaston Hall (3rd floor)
February 25, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets:

General: $7
*TO AVOID LONG LINES IN GASTON, PATRONS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO PICK UP TICKETS SOLD ON-LINE IN ADVANCE OF THE SHOW AT DAVIS CENTER BOX OFFICE! BOX OFFICE HOURS: M-F 11a-3p.

From its first conception, Groove Theory never thought the day would come when they would get the chance to host their own event. Now the day has come! This is Groove Theory’s first annual showcase. As a performance that was put together to celebrate hip-hop dance culture, you will experience a compilation of what Groove Theory has been doing thus far and get an opportunity to see the creativity of various guest groups from the metro DC area. Groove Theory strives to make each separate performance the best it can be and we are excited to display our best for this show.

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THE 2009 D.C.  A CAPPELLA FESTIVAL

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DC A Cappella Festival (DCAF) 2009
Hosted by the Georgetown Phantoms and Georgetown Grace Notes
Gaston Hall (located on the third floor of the Healy building, between Dahlgren Quadrangle and Healy Lawn on the main campus)
November 7th, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.
November 14th, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets:

General: $10
Faculty/Staff/Senior (65 or older): $10
Student $8

The DC A Cappella Festival (DCAF) is the annual A Cappella concert co-hosted by two of GU’s most charismatic a Cappella groups: the Phantoms, GU’s first co-ed A Cappella group, and the Grace Notes, GU’s first all-female A Cappella group. Each weekend of the show features different guest groups; most recently, this has included Georgetown’s all-male group, the Chimes, Georgetown’s Superfood, and a variety of groups from other universities. Songs range from oldies to rock to pop, mixing traditional and eclectic styles for an engaging blend of music. Both the Grace Notes and Phantoms debut newly arranged songs at the festival, which lends excitement and enthusiasm to the performances. DCAF is open to the public and continues to be an anticipated and integral part of annual campus activities. The Nov. 7th show will feature the Phantoms in the role of hosts for the concert while Nov. 14th will showcase the Grace Notes.

*TICKETS PURCHASED IN ADVANCE MUST BE PICKED UP AT THE DAVIS CENTER BOX OFFICE PRIOR TO PERFORMANCE. BOX OFFICE HOURS: M-F 11a-3p.

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THE 2009-2010 MASK & BAUBLE DRAMATIC SOCIETY SEASON

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Subscribe early and save.  The best way to guarantee your seats for the Mask & Bauble 2009-10 season is to buy a subscription.  You'll save 33% off the regular ticket prices, get free ticket exchanges (pending availability), and be guaranteed seats to popular shows.

Care to support M&B with a donation? At the end of your subscription order, you can also make a donation:

 

 

 

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Mask & Bauble Membership. Join the Friends of Mask & Bauble Dramatic Society. Your support enriches the artistic opportunities that we provide to our community. If you prefer, you may opt to make your membership a donation. If you would like to support M&B at a different level than what is available, or if you wish to offer in-kind donations or volunteer your expertise, please contact us directly. All membership designated as gifts are tax-deductible.

Purchasing Your M&B Membership
1) You can buy now and join the ranks of M&B membership holders:
2) Or Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., call (202) 687-ARTS (2787) or visit the Callagy Box Office to order.

You will receive an e-mail with the unique patron ID number you will use to order your tickets. M&B memberships at the Benefactor Level and higher will be eligible to redeem their Membership for tickets as specified in the plan.

Reserving your tickets
1) Once you have your M&B Membership patron ID number, you can reserve your tickets for a performance in one of the following ways:

•    Call or visit the Callagy Box Office during business hours.
•    Order online by selecting your chosen performances from No Exit; Caroline, or Change; The Real Thing; Donn B. Murphy One-Acts Festival or The Taming of the Shrew from our upcoming events.  You can go through the steps of ordering tickets for your desired show(s), then at the end of the Patron Info section, you'll see a link to click on to enter your Membership patron ID number.
*All Membership ticket reservations are subject to availability and must be made in advance online or by calling or visiting the Callagy box office Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

2) Present your Membership at the Callagy or Mask & Bauble Box Office when picking up tickets. Photo ID required for discounted senior, GU faculty, staff, alumni, and student tickets.

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Caroline, or Change
a co-production with Mask and Bauble Dramatic Society, Black Theatre Ensemble and the Theater & Performance Studies Program
Book and Lyrics by Tony Kushner
Music by Jeanine Tesori
Directed by Kari Fox, COL ‘10
Produced by Katie Pak, COL ‘12
Musical Direction by Professor C. Paul Heins
November 12-14 and 18-21, 2009 at 8 p.m.
November 15, 2009 at 2 p.m.
Davis Performing Arts Center, Gonda Theatre

Set against the backdrop of the Kennedy assassination and the Civil Rights Movement during the final tumultuous months of 1963, this Tony-nominated, semi-autobiographical musical by Tony Kushner (Angels in America) explores the clash between two families’ American experiences. Caroline Thibodeaux, an African-American maid in a Jewish family’s wealthy Louisiana household, discovers money in the laundry of eight-year old Noah, forcing her into an ethical dilemma that ultimately leads to a new appreciation for the power of change. Composer Jeanine Tesori’s (Thoroughly Modern Millie) exhilarating score weaves gospel, pop, blues, jazz, and traditional Jewish melodies together to support this powerful show the New York Times called “extraordinary.”

 

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The Real Thing
By Tom Stoppard
Directed by Andrew Dolan (COL '10)
Produced by Renn Andrews (SFS '12)
Davis Performing Arts Center, Devine Studio Theatre
January 21-23 and 27-30, 2010 8 p.m.
January 24, 2010 2 p.m.

Tickets:

$10 General

Mask & Bauble and Nomadic Theatre join forces in this exciting co-production. Max harshly accuses his wife, Charlotte, of infidelity. Yet, after she slams the door, she speaks lovingly with a man named Henry in an eerily similar setting. Moments later, this playwright, Henry exchanges pleasantries with the very same Max from the previous scene. What is going on here? In The Real Thing, Tom Stoppard constantly challenges his audience to ask, "what is real?" Should we focus on art itself or on what that art does to us? Ludwig van Beethoven or Lady Gaga? Can we view things like love, friendship, or music in an objective lens, or should we simply trust the goosebumps that a certain experience gives us? Stoppard dares the audience to engage a new theatrical reality, one that passes in and out of a play-within-the-play, a movie set, and Henry's personal life.  

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The Donn B. Murphy One Acts Festival featuring The Hypothetical Detective
By Tom Carroll, COL ’09
Directed by Jimmy Dailey, COL ‘11
Produced by Isabella Proia, COL ‘12
Devine Studio Theatre, Davis Performing Arts Center
February 24-27, 2010 at 8 p.m.
February 28, 2010 at 4 p.m.

Tickets:

General: $5

*Hypothetical Detective patrons on any given night have complementary and priority seats to see that night’s festival events. Should there be available seats after The Hypothetical Detective, patrons can come in to see festival events for FREE on a first-come-first-serve basis. Please arrive at 8:30 to wait for Festival entrance.

 

 

 

 

Join us throughout the fall and spring as we workshop copious student works, and bring together a unified creative community composed of members from all areas of the arts. This will culminate in February with the Donn B. Murphy One Acts Festival, featuring by Tom Carroll (COL ‘09). Each night of the festival will consist of a half-hour viewing of The Hypothetical DetectiveThe Hypothetical Detective, followed by an intermission and then that night’s Festival. Festival activities will be different every day, and will include adventures like Midnight Oil where students will write, cast, and rehearse a play in 24 hours of time. Please visit our website at https://digitalcommons.georgetown.edu/blogs/maskandbauble/ for updates on the Festival schedule.

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The Taming of the Shrew
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Tyler Walker, SFS ‘12
Produced by Meghan McCormick, MSB ‘11
Poulton Hall Stage III, 37th and P Streets, NW
April 15-17, 2010 at 8 p.m.
April 18, 2010 at 4 p.m.
April 22-24, 2010 at 8 p.m.
April 25, 2010 at 4 p.m.

Tickets:

General: $12
Students: $9

After the end of World War II, the returning veterans are eager to start their new lives with the perfect woman. Plain-Jane Bianca matches the popular profile, and all the men are in hot-pursuit of her hand in marriage. However, one last great obstacle stands in the way of her pastel colored suburban bliss: her father will let none of them near her until Katherine, her ill-tempered older sister, is married. Comedy abounds when an ambitious young man, Petruchio, decides to court this volatile and rebellious daughter. After their marriage Petruchio sets about turning her into an obedient bride. Will Katherine free herself? Will her husband break her spirit and tame the shrew into the perfect housewife? In the last show of its 158th season, Mask & Bauble delivers a refreshing and modern interpretation of Shakespeare’s work The Taming of the Shrew, re-setting the show in the 1950s and taking a closer look at the work through a gender sensitive lens.

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THE 2009-2010 NOMADIC THEATRE SEASON

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Nomadic SmarTickets

Buy your SmarTickets for 2009-2010 Nomadic Theatre season now to support great student theater and save money. A SmarTicket entitles the bearer to 3 tickets total to any combination of shows.

Purchase yours now and call the Callagy Box Office to select dates when you’re ready (at least 24 hours in advance of a desired show). Best to choose well in advance; choice of show dates is subject to availability.

SmartTicket price:

General/Student Admission: $25 (save $5 off buying separately)

Purchasing Your Nomadic SmarTicket:

1) You can buy now and join the ranks of Nomadic SmarTicket holders

 

 

2) or Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., call (202) 687-ARTS (2787) or visit the Callagy Box Office to order.

You will receive an e-mail with the unique patron ID number you will use to order your tickets. Nomadic SmartTicket holders will be eligible to redeem their SmarTicket for show tickets as specified in the plan.

Reserving your tickets
1) Once you have your Nomadic SmarTicket patron ID number, you can reserve your tickets for a performance in one of the following ways:

 

• Call or visit the Callagy Box Office during business hours.
• Order online by selecting your chosen performances from Getting Out; The Real Thing; The Pain and The Itch from their upcoming events. You can go through the steps of ordering tickets for your desired show(s), then at the end of the Patron Info section, you'll see a link to click on to enter your SmarTicket patron ID number.
*All SmarTicket reservations are subject to availability and must be made in advance online or by calling or visiting the Callagy box office Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

 

2) Present your SmarTicket ID number at the Callagy or Nomadic Box Office when picking up tickets. Photo ID required for discounted senior, GU faculty, staff, alumni, and student tickets.

 

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The Pain and the Itch
by Bruce Norris
Directed by Courtney Ulrich COL ‘11
Produced by Alexandra Aki SFS ‘10
Devine Studio Theatre, Davis Performing Arts Center
March 24-27, 2010 at 8 p.m.
March 27, 2010 at 2 p.m.
March 28, 2010 at 7 p.m.

Tickets:

General: $10

Clay and Kelly share a perfect suburban house with two perfect daughters and have a perfect life. That is until Clay's mother, Carol, and his brother Cash, with his young Eastern European girlfriend come to have Thanksgiving dinner together. The events that unfold threaten to unsettle Clay and Kelly's lives as it becomes clear that their anti-Bush, liberal, philanthropic intentions don't reflect their selfish, empty, hypocritical actions. The elder daughter has a genital itch, there is a mysterious animal taking large bites out of the avocados, instead of a children's movie, porn keeps blasting out of the TV... the messiness of family life is sometimes too much for them to hold together and slowly the threads unravel as everything becomes a little less perfect.

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THE 2009-2010 BLACK THEATER ENSEMBLE SEASON

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Caroline, or Change
a co-production with Mask and Bauble Dramatic Society, Black Theatre Ensemble and the Theater & Performance Studies Program
Book and Lyrics by Tony Kushner
Music by Jeanine Tesori
Directed by Kari Fox, COL ‘10
Produced by Katie Pak, COL ‘12
Musical Direction by Professor C. Paul Heins
November 12-14 and 18-21, 2009 at 8 p.m.
November 15, 2009 at 2 p.m.
Davis Performing Arts Center, Gonda Theatre

Set against the backdrop of the Kennedy assassination and the Civil Rights Movement during the final tumultuous months of 1963, this Tony-nominated, semi-autobiographical musical by Tony Kushner (Angels in America) explores the clash between two families’ American experiences. Caroline Thibodeaux, an African-American maid in a Jewish family’s wealthy Louisiana household, discovers money in the laundry of eight-year old Noah, forcing her into an ethical dilemma that ultimately leads to a new appreciation for the power of change. Composer Jeanine Tesori’s (Thoroughly Modern Millie) exhilarating score weaves gospel, pop, blues, jazz, and traditional Jewish melodies together to support this powerful show the New York Times called “extraordinary.”

 

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The Quiet Violence of Dreams
American Premiere
Adapted by Ashraf Johaardien
From the novel by K. Sello Duiker
Directed by Kylé Pienaar (COL ‘12)
Walsh Black Box (36th Street NW between N and Prospect Streets NW)
April 21 – 24, 2010 at 8 p.m.
April 25, 2010 at 2 p.m.

Tickets:

General: $10

Based on the celebrated novel by K. Sello Duiker, The Quiet Violence of Dreams takes us to Cape Town, South Africa to journey through the lives of modern, urban Africans. Adapted by the promising South African playwright, Ashraf Johaardien, the story centers on Tshepo, a young student uncovering his identity and sexuality against the backdrop of a society in flux. After one of several stints in a mental hospital, Tshepo drops his studies and finds a job at a male massage parlor – where he prostitutes himself under the pseudonym Angelo. Through Tshepo, Ashraf Johaardien explores a raw and violent world – where the dark side of the city meets the dark side of a psyche coming to know itself. Despite its painful past and broken present, the world of the play is constantly underscored by love and redemption, transforming Duiker's social critique of South African race-relations, sexuality and modernity into a universal story about forgiveness, acceptance and the self. Please note that the performance includes mature subject matter, including violent imagery.

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THE 2009-2010 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PLAYERS' CHILDREN'S THEATER SEASON

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Super!
Written & Directed by Evan Mousseau (COL ’11)
McNeir Auditorium, New North Bldg.
Friday, October 23, 2009 at 8 p.m.
 
Tickets:

General: FREE

 

When the villainous Mr. E and his bumbling henchman create a machine that threatens to get rid of all of the “No” in the world, it's up to renowned superhero the Red Ruby to save the day.  With the help of his new sidekick, chosen by audience vote in the final episode of “America's Got Superpowers,” the Red Ruby must foil Mr. E's plans and help him to realize that sometimes, it's important to be told, “No.” While this play is intended for children in kindergarten through third grade, it can be enjoyed by audience members of all ages.  Audience participation is frequently encouraged throughout the production.

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THE 2009-2010 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PLAYERS IMPROV GROUP SEASON

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IMPROV SHOW
Bulldog Alley, Leavey Center, next to Subway in Hoya Court  
November 6, 2009 at 9 p.m. 
 
Tickets:

General: $6
Student: $4 

The Georgetown Players Improv Group invites you to a night of comedy! Improv is completely unscripted, and relies on audience suggestion, and the quick wit and active minds of the performers. We will present a mix of long form Improv games. Please come and enjoy the show! Note: The show contains adult content.

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IMPROV SHOW
Bulldog Alley, Leavey Center, next to Subway in Hoya Court   
January 23, 2010 at 9 p.m. 

Tickets:

General: $6
Student: $4 

The Georgetown Players Improv Group invites you to a night of comedy! Improv is completely unscripted, and relies on audience suggestion, and the quick wit and active minds of the performers. We will present a mix of long form Improv games. Please come and enjoy the show! The show contains adult content.

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IMPROVFEST
Featuring: Georgetown Players Improv Group &  Guest Troupes from Area/Regional Colleges 
Bulldog Alley, Leavey Center, next to Subway in Hoya Court  
February 19-20, 2010 at 9 p.m. 

Tickets:

General: $8
Student: $5 

The Georgetown Players Improv Group invites you to a night of comedy provided by both GPIG and our special guests: Improv Troupes from surrounding universities! Improv is completely unscripted, and relies on audience suggestion, and the quick wit and active minds of the performers. We will present a mix of long form Improv games. Please come and enjoy the show! The show contains adult content.

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IMPROV SHOW
Bulldog Alley, Leavey Center, next to Subway in Hoya Court  
March 20, 2010 at 9 p.m. 

Tickets:

General: $6
Student: $4 

The Georgetown Players Improv Group invites you to a night of comedy! Improv is completely unscripted, and relies on audience suggestion, and the quick wit and active minds of the performers. We will present a mix of long form Improv games. Please come and enjoy the show! The show contains adult content.

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IMPROV SHOW 
Bulldog Alley, Leavey Center, next to Subway in Hoya Court  
April 16, 2010 at 9 p.m.  

Tickets:

General: $6
Student: $4  

The Georgetown Players Improv Group invites you to a night of comedy! Improv is completely unscripted, and relies on audience suggestion, and the quick wit and active minds of the performers. We will present a mix of long form Improv games. Please come and enjoy the show! The show contains adult content.

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THE 2009-2010 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA SEASON

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The Georgetown University Orchestra Fall Concert
Dr. Rufus Jones Jr., Music Director
Gaston Hall (located on the third floor of the Healy Building) 
December 6, 2009 at 3 p.m.
 
Tickets: 

General: $10.00
Students: FREE (Students should come to Davis Center Box Office M-F 11a-3p to show ID and reserve your free ticket)

The Georgetown University Orchestra will present an all-Mozart concert, which will feature our own Dr. Ralitza Patcheva in a rousing performance of Mozart's celebrated Piano Concerto in A Major. Come out and join us as we celebrate the genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

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Georgetown University Orchestra Parents Weekend POPS Concert
Professor Rufus Jones, Director
Gaston Hall (located on the third floor of the Healy Building)
February 6, 2010 at 3 p.m.

Tickets:

General: $12
Students: FREE (Students should come to Davis Center Box Office M-F 11a-3p to show ID and reserve your free ticket)

The Georgetown University will present its annual Pops concert. Our theme this year is “Movie Madness”. We will present a selection of works that will celebrate the music of some of our favorite movies. Appropriate for all ages!

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The Georgetown University Orchestra Spring Concert
Dr. Rufus Jones Jr., Music Director
Gaston Hall (located on the third floor of the Healy Building) 
April 26, 2010 at 8 p.m.
 

Tickets:  

General: $10.00
Students: FREE  (Students should come to Davis Center Box Office M-F 11a-3p to show ID and reserve your free ticket)

The Georgetown University Orchestra will present a concert dedicated to the music of the Romantic period. Come and join us as we celebrate the music of Brahms, Debussy, and many others.

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THE 2009-2010 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY JAZZ SEASON:

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Georgetown Jazz Fall Concert 2009
Musical Direction by Professor Aaron Broadus
Featuring: The Georgetown University Phantoms
Gaston Hall (located inside the Healy Bldg. 3rd Floor)  
December 3, 2009 at  8 p.m.

Tickets:

General: $ 5
Student: FREE (Students should come to Davis Center Box Office M-F 11a-3p to show ID and reserve your free ticket)

 
Join the Georgetown University Jazz Ensemble for an exciting evening of music featuring selections from Duke Ellington Gordan Goodwin and some special holiday favorites. GU Jazz will join with Georgetown’s premier A Cappella group the GU Phantoms in a combined performance sure to be exciting.

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Georgetown Jazz Spring Concert 2010 : “A Night With Monk”
Musical Direction by Professor Aaron Broadus
Gaston Hall (located inside the Healy Bldg. 3rd Floor) 
April 13, 2010 at 8 p.m.
 
Tickets:

General: $5
Student: FREE (Students should come to Davis Center Box Office M-F 11a-3p to show ID and reserve your free ticket)

Join the Georgetown University Jazz Ensemble for its exciting spring performance as we explore the music of Thelonious Monk!  With arrangements by Paul Jeffery and Georgetown’s own, professor Aaron Broadus you are sure to leave with a smile on your face. Join us for a night to remember.

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Georgetown JazzFest 2010
Musical Direction by Professor Aaron Broadus
White-Gravenor Patio/Copley Lawn (Rain Site: Gaston Hall) 
April 24, 2010 starting at 12:00 p.m.

Tickets:

General: FREE

Bring a blanket and join us for a day of great music from local and Grammy award winning artists at the Georgetown University Jazz Festival. Featuring the Annandale Jazz Ambassadors, Aaron Broadus Group, The New Washingtonians at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and the Georgetown University Jazz Ensemble.  This is a festival you won’t want to miss!

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THE 2009-2010 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY WINDS ENSEMBLE SEASON

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Georgetown University Wind Ensemble Fall Concert 2009
Musical Direction by Professor Aaron Broadus
Gaston Hall (located inside the Healy Bldg. 3rd Floor) 
November 16, 2009 at 8 p.m.


Tickets:

General: $5
Student: FREE (Students should come to Davis Center Box Office M-F 11a-3p to show ID and reserve your free ticket)
 

Join the Georgetown University Wind Ensemble for an exciting evening of music featuring outstanding works from John Phillip Sousa, Robert W. Smith and Eric Whitacre. Join us for a night to remember.

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Georgetown University Wind Ensemble Spring Concert 2010
Musical Direction by Professor Aaron Broadus
Gaston Hall (located inside the Healy Bldg. 3rd Floor) 
April 15, 2010 at 8 p.m.
 

Tickets:

General: $5
Student: FREE (Students should come to Davis Center Box Office M-F 11a-3p to show ID and reserve your free ticket)

Join the Georgetown University Wind Ensemble for an exciting evening of music featuring outstanding new works from great contemporary composers.

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THE 2009-2010 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY CONCERT CHOIR SEASON

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Fall Concert: Divine Image
Directed by C. Paul Heins  
Dahlgren Chapel
December 5, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.


Tickets:

General: FREE

The Concert Choir’s fall program, “Divine Image,” compiles great musical settings of texts which represent God in various forms.  The proposed program will open with Dan Forrest’s powerful “Arise, Shine!” – a setting of Isaiah 60, in which God is illustrated as light.  Samuel Barber’s “Agnus Dei,” a choral setting of the composer’s famous Adagio for Strings, depicts Christ as a sacrificial lamb, and is paired with Aaron Copland’s “Help Us, O Lord” (an early work from his study with Nadia Boulanger): both texts represent God as helper and healer.  Jean Belmont Ford’s “Divine Image” – a setting of William Blake’s poem – celebrates the commonalities of humanity’s depictions of God.  The major piece on the program will be J.S. Bach’s motet Jesu, meine freude (Jesus, my joy). The Concert Choir welcomes Prof. Russell J. Weissman, organist, as our guest artist on this program.

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The Georgetown University Concert Choir Spring Concert
Directed by C. Paul Heins  
Gaston Hall, 3rd floor of Healy Hall, main campus of Georgetown University
April 21, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.


Tickets:

General: $5
Students: FREE  (Students should come to Davis Center Box Office M-F 11a-3p to show ID and reserve your free ticket)

The Concert Choir’s spring program will feature primarily non-sacred works.  It is anticipated that this program will be a part of the “America Sings in the Nation’s Capital” series of events, and will therefore include important works by prominent American composers. The Concert Choir often welcomes guest instrumentalists on its spring program.

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THE 2009-2010 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY CHAMBER MUSIC ENSEMBLES PROGRAM SEASON

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Fall 2009 Concert: Form and Invention
Faculty Director Ralitza Patcheva  
McNeir Hall (Inside the New North Bldg by the tunnel)
November 22, 2009 at 3 p.m.

Tickets:

General: $5
Students: FREE  (Students should come to Davis Center Box Office M-F 11a-3p to show ID and reserve your free ticket)

Music is one of the most precious and most accessible art forms of any culture. Music of three centuries will be presented through the dedicated and inspired performances of the musicians of the GU Chamber Music Ensembles Program. Appropriate for all ages.

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Spring 2010 Concert
Faculty Director Ralitza Patcheva 
McNeir Hall (Inside the New North Bldg by the tunnel)
April 11, 2010 at 3 p.m.


Tickets:

General: $5
Students: FREE (Students should come to Davis Center Box Office M-F 11 a.m.-3 p.m. to show ID and reserve your free ticket)

Music is one of the most precious and most accessible art forms of any culture. Music of three centuries will be presented through the dedicated and inspired performances of the musicians of the GU Chamber Music Ensembles Program. Appropriate for all ages.

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Interpreting Liszt
Georgetown University Department of Performing Arts & the Post-Classical Ensemble
Angel Gil-Ordóñez, Music Director
Joseph Horowitz, Artistic Director
Concerts: Gaston Hall, 3rd floor of the Healy Bldg. (Ticketed)
Liszt Conference: McNeir Hall inside New North Bldg. 
February 12, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.
February 13, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets for Concerts:

General:  $25
Faculty/Staff/Alumni/Senior: $25
Student: $10

A Post-Classical Ensemble Festival in collaboration with Georgetown University, exploring new perspectives on Romantic art and the Romantic artistic personality.

EVENTS:
Friday, February 12 at 7:30 p.m.:

LISZT AND ITALY, an illustrated piano concert including poetry by Petrarch and Dante, visual art by Raphael and Michelangeli, Mykola Suk’s harrowing interpretation of Liszt’s Dante Sonata, and Kumaran Arul’s Lisztian improvisation on St. Francis Walking on the Water.  

Saturday, February 13 at 7:30 p.m.:

ANGELS AND DEVILS
Illustrated pre-concert on Totentanz by Anna Celenza at 6:30 pm; 
Mykola Suk, piano;
Georgetown University Chamber Singers, dir. Frederick Binkholder;
Angel Gil-Ordóñez, conductor 

Liszt: Hymne de l'enfant a son reveil and Inno a Maria Vergine, for chorus

Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor

Liszt: Pastorale from Christus

Liszt: Totentanz for piano and orchestra

Friday, February 12: 1:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. and
Saturday February 13, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

"INTERPRETING LISZT” CONFERENCE
Including film, historic recordings, speakers Anna Celenza, Joseph Horowitz, and Thomas Mastroianni, and pianists Mykola Suk, George Barth, and Kumaran Arul.
FREE admission.

“An astonishing blend of muscular power, poetry and utter control – one of the more formidable talents to have appeared in this country in years”

– The American Record Guide on Mykola Suk

 

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In Pirandello's masterpiece, newly re-imagined for the Georgetown stage, six mysterious strangers appear unannounced at a rehearsal, declaring themselves fictional characters on a quest to find an author for their experiences. As their compelling narrative unfolds, reality and fiction become increasingly blurred, as violence and madness come to the surface.  One of the richest explorations ever conceived of the limits and possibilities of theatrical art, this new version will leave audiences dizzied and moved as they try to untangle the invented from the real.