Tag Archives: Xavier University Theatre

THE LARAMIE PROJECT
Xavier University Theatre
Nov. 30-Dec. 3
Gallagher Student Center [Evanston]

Directed by Bridget Leak

Cast: Tess Chadwick, Annie Mayer, Jenny Roberts, Taylor Maas, Carly Mulert, Hyehyum Hwang, Hannah Sgambellone, Donald Burns, Aiden Dalton, Jarrett Fittro, Henry Eden, Dylan Van Camp & Wabi Tela

Matthew Shepard was killed because he was gay. Ten years after his brutal death, five members of Tectonic returned to Laramie, Wyoming to try to understand the long-term effect of the murder. They found a town wrestling with its legacy and its place in history. In addition to revisiting the folks whose words riveted us in the original play, this time around, the company also spoke with the two murderers, McKinney and Henderson, as well as Matthew’s mother, Judy Shepard. THE LARAMIE PROJECT: TEN YEARS LATER is a bold work, which asks the question, “How does society write its own history?”

• Fri-Sun, Dec. 1-3 at 7:30pm

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THE LARAMIE PROJECT
Xavier University Theatre
Nov. 30-Dec. 3
Gallagher Student Center [Evanston]

Directed by Regina Pugh

Cast: Sara Ringenbach, Emi Suarez, Lily Dennstaedt, Elizabeth Rancourt, Tina Boffa, Maeve Hollowell, Matt Wilkinson, Steve Lindner, Michael Rowlett, James Gilhooley, Micah Price & Thomas Wehby

In October 1998, a twenty-one-year-old student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten, and left tied to a fence in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming. He died several days later in an area hospital. His name was Matthew Shepard, and he was the victim of this hate crime because he was gay. Conceived from more than 200 interviews with the people of Laramie, THE LARAMIE PROJECT is a breathtaking collage that explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable.

• Thu, Nov. 30 at 7:30pm
• Sat-Sun, Dec. 2-3 at 2pm

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LEGALLY BLONDE
Xavier University Theatre
Oct. 20-22
Gallagher Student Center [Evanston]

Directed by Stephen Skiles

Elle Woods appears to have it all. But her life is turned upside down when her boyfriend, Warner, dumps her so he can start getting serious about his life and attend Harvard Law. Determined to get him back at all costs, Legally Blonde The Musical, follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. With the help of her friends, and her sidekick Bruiser, Elle quickly realizes her potential and sets out to prove herself to the world!

• Fri, Oct. 20 at 7:30pm
• Sat, Oct. 21 at 2pm & 7:30pm
• Sun, Oct. 22 at 2pm

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CANNIBAL GALAXY: A LOVE STORY
Xavier University Theatre
Sept. 7-9
Gallagher Student Center [Evanston]

Directed by Tiffany Greene

Cast: Donald Burns as Vadim, Cassie Delicath as Jo, Henry Eden as Chet, Taylor Maas as Eloise’s Mom, Katie Mitchell as Claire & Hannah Sgambellone as Eloise

CANNIBAL GALAXY focuses on a group of Washington, D.C., Science Museum employees confronting a random act of workplace violence during an otherwise typical workday. While trying to move on and face their vulnerabilities in a post-traumatic environment, they’re also fighting to rediscover their identities, search for connections and make sense of the senseless world around them.

• Thu-Fri, Sept. 7-8 at 7:30pm
• Sat, Sept. 9 at 2pm & 7:30pm

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INTO THE WOODS
Xavier University Theatre
April 20-22
Gallagher Student Center [Evanston]

Directed by Lynn Meyers
Music directed by Scot Buzza
Produced by Stephen Skiles

Cast: Justin Lee as Narrator, Alex Roberts as Cinderella, Aaron Krick as Jack, Jenny Roberts as Jack’s Mother, Mac Blais as The Baker, Rachael Petranek as The Baker’s Wife, Cassie Delicath as Cinderella’s Stepmother, Cat Sholtis as Florinda, Annie Mayer as Lucinda, Nora Weisz as Little Red, Hannah Sheppard as The Witch, Gigi Relic as Cinderella’s Mother, Andrew Leonard as Mysterious Man, Matthew Wilkinson as Wolf/ Cinderella’s Prince, Julia Kempf as Rapunzel, Joshua Carandang as Rapunzel’s Prince, Michael Rowlett as The Steward, Sara Ringenbach & Donald Burns as Milky White, Sam Martini as Cinderella’s Father, Taylor Maas as Granny, Gigi Relic & Kellie Ann Hogan as Female Swings & Matthew Wilkinson & Christian Hall as Male Swings

Be careful what you wish for … What if Cinderella, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood and the Baker and his Wife lived in the same story? All must venture into the woods to seek fulfillment of their deepest wish, but what they find there is that dreams are rarely simple and wishes are not often granted free of complications. This charming story is at once hilariously funny and deeply moving, a fractured look at the flip side of the classic fairy tales as only master storyteller Stephen Sondheim (composer of Sweeney Todd and Company) could imagine.

• Thu-Fri, April 20-21 at 7:30pm
• Sat, April 22 at 2pm & 7:30pm

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