THE MISANTHROPE BY MOLIERE DIRECTED BY TERRY DOMSCHKE
At the Elgin Art Showcase: November 2 - 18, 2007
The Story: In a world ripe with gossip, intrigue, and endless litigation, one man takes a brave stand against hypocrisy — while all the time remaining blind to his own.Molière’s richly sophisticated comic drama chronicles a day in the life of Alceste, a man who loathes the glitter and glamour of high society, but loves the woman who most embodies it.A darkly funny exploration of conflicting obsessions, The Misanthrope is one of the greatest plays ever written.
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY JANUS: THE HOLIDAY REVIEW BY MEMBERS OF THE JANUS THEATRE
At the Elgin Art Showcase: December 13 - 23, 2007
The Story: After years of producing the Santaland Diaries, the Janus Theatre has been denied the rights to the play. The company decides the show must go on, but how? Inspired by the quirky, weird, and wonderfully strange, the company decides to create their own show – a comic review of everything about the Holiday season!
Pierre Marivaux
THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE BY PIERRE MARIVAUX DIRECTED BY SEAN HARGADON
At the Elgin Art Showcase: February 8 - 24, 2008
The Story: In this story of love triumphing over reason, a princess adopts the dress and prerogatives of a man, invades the retreat of a rationalist philosopher who hates love, and wins the prince of her dreams. Gender confusion leads to hilarious situations that ensue as the emotional stakes rise. A lightly comic confection about love, The Triumph of Love, features wonderful language and the witty idiot Harlequin.
Bertolt Brecht
THE GREATEST STORY eBERTOLT: A BRECHT REVIEW FROM THE WRITINGS OF BERTOLT BRECHT CONCEIVED AND DIRECTED BY SARAFINA VECCHIO
At the Elgin Art Showcase: May 2 - 18, 2008
The Story: From the group that brought you Lunacy in Love and Lunacy in Love 2: eclectic boogaloo and We Only Have Ives For You: A David Ives Review, comes this new review: featuring scenes and poems and songs from Bertolt Brecht and his long-time collaborator Kurt Weill.
