Events for 03/11/2012 |
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| CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY |
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First Stage
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1:00 p.m.; 3:30 p.m. | Todd Wehr Theatre, Marcus Center for the Perf Arts
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By Roald Dahl, adapted by Richard George. Charlie Bucket’s golden ticket is his passport into Willy Wonka’s whimsical world of wacky wonders. Join Charlie and his Grandpa Joe as they take a daring adventure into the fantastical factory, filled with Oompa-Loompas, squirrels, chocolate rivers, and cotton candy dreams. This adaptation of the classic Roald Dahl has enough excitement to satisfy the sweet tooth of everyone in your entire family. For ages 6 and up. Tickets and information: (414) 267-2961 or www.firststage.org.
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| GREATER TUNA |
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Sunset Playhouse
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2 p.m. | Sunset Playhouse
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By Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard. Texas can proudly boast to be the “third smallest town” in the Lone Star state and home to some of the wackiest local characters around. All the local business that is fit to talk about in Tuna hits the airwaves on Tuna’s local radio station, shining a spotlight on the fine upstanding citizens and their small town way of dealing with life. Two actors portray over 20 of Tuna’s crazy characters in this “tour de farce” that is a comedy triumph with costume changes and character flips that will amaze and astound audiences.
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| THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE |
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Milwaukee Repertory Theater
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2 p.m.; 7 p.m. | Stackner Cabaret
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By Jesse Borgeson, Adam Long and Daniel Singer. Three phenomenal actors, armed with an outrageous assortment of outerwear and props, cram the Bard’s entire canon of plays (and sonnets), into 90 minutes of high-speed, over-the-top hilarity! The whole family will love this endearingly irreverent and lightning-paced romp through the greatest plays of all time.
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| IN THE NEXT ROOM OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY |
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Milwaukee Repertory Theater
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2 p.m.; 7 p.m. | Stiemke Studio
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By Sarah Ruhl. Hailed as “one of the most gifted and adventurous American playwrights” by The New York Times, Sarah Ruhl has created a smart, classy and touching comedy about marriage, intimacy and how electricity came along to fuse them. In a prim Victorian home, a gentleman doctor innocently invents a most extraordinary device for treating “hysteria.” As his wife listens in the next room, long dormant thoughts and feelings begin to stir deep within her. This beguiling play about love, longing, science and invention was a 2010 Tony Award® Nominee for Best Play and a Pulitzer Prize finalist.
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| MILWAUKEE YOUTH MUSIC CELEBRATION |
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Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
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3:00 p.m. | Elmbrook Church
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A collaboration of MYSO and Milwaukee Children's Choir. Don't miss this gathering of the Milwaukee area's finest young musicians performing some of the world's greatest choral and orchestral repertoire.
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| MILWAUKEE YOUTH MUSIC CELEBRATION |
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Milwaukee Children's Choir
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3:00 p.m. | Elmbrook Church
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Milwaukee Children’s Choir and the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra join forces to perform some of the world’s greatest music. Tickets and information: 414-221-7040 or www.milwaukeechildrenschoir.org.
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| DADDY LONG LEGS |
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Skylight Music Theatre
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2 p.m. | Cabot Theatre, Broadway Theatre Center
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Based on the classic novel by Jean Webster. Jerusha Abbott’s prayers seem answered when the generosity of an anonymous gentleman, known only to her as ‘‘Daddy Long Legs,’’ enables her to move from orphanage to university. Through her grateful letters, Jerusha shares her life with her mysterious benefactor as she grows into an intelligent, independent New American Woman and discovers a budding romance with a wealthy young suitor. Yet there is one startling fact that Jerusha has yet to uncover--one that will change her life forever.
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| A THOUSAND WORDS |
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Milwaukee Chamber Theatre
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2 p.m. | Broadway Theatre Center
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By Gwendolyn Rice; Sally Quinn, a quick-witted curator from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, travels to the Midwest in search of antique quilts for a new exhibit. But she stumbles upon something altogether more intriguing: a young woman who might provide a special connection to some rare photographs, and the renowned photographer Walker Evans. Jumping back and forth from the present to the 1930s, Rice explores the complexities of the art world, personal relationships and, above all, the stories we hold dear. Directed by Jennifer Upoff Gray. Originally presented as part of our 2008-2009 Montgomery Davis Play Development Series. A collaboration with Forward Theater Company of Madison.
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| THE CHOSEN |
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In Tandem Theatre
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2 p.m. | Tenth Street Theatre
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In 1940's Brooklyn, two Jewish boys whose life paths are preordained, must weigh the cost of choosing their own destinies. Adapted for the stage from Chaim Potok's classic novel, The Chosen won the Barrymore Award for Outstanding New Play.
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| THIS LIME TREE BOWER |
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Boulevard Ensemble Studio Theatre
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2:30 p.m. | Boulevard Ensemble Studio Theatre
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Written by Conor McPherson and directed by Mark Bucher, This Lime Tree Bower is comprised of three thought-provoking and witty monologues that reveal the lives of three inhabitants of a small seaside Irish town. The three speakers cast an insightful perspective on life through the intricately crafted script.
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