2011 – 2012

BOX OFFICE HOURSGILMORE THEATRE COMPLEXMonday – Friday 12:00– 5:00 p.m.Two hours prior to performancesSaturdays with performances 12:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Tel: 269 387- 6222Web: www.wmutheatre.com

Individual tickets can also be purchased at Miller Auditorium.

2011 – 2012

September 22 – October 2References To Salvador DaliMake Me Hot by José Rivera

October 6 – 16Blithe Spirit by Noël Coward

October 28 – 29The Rocky Horror Showby Richard O’BrienA collaboration with Miller Auditorium

November 10 – 20August: Osage Countyby Tracy Letts

December 1 – 3 Late Night BroadwayFeaturing Broadway’s Michael Gruber

January 26 – February 25Never the Sinnerby John Logan

February 16 – 19The Tender LandMusic by Aaron CoplandA collaboration with the WMU School of Music

March 15 – 25 The Cure For Love by Jay Berkow

March 29 – April 15 Tony n’ Tina’s WeddingPresented with the Millennium Restaurant Group at Cityscape

April 12 – 21HairsprayMusic by Marc Shaiman Lyrics by Scott Whittman

Art Direction: Tricia Hennessy, Design: Todd Draves, Leigh Ann Theisen. Front cover photography by Mary Whalen.The Design Center, School of Art, Western Michigan University

Welcome to the 2011-2012 University Theatre Season. What a great year we have coming up. We welcome guest directors, designers and performers to campus for a wonderful array of shows including wild musicals, drawing room comedies, and contemporary American drama. It is particularly exciting to be partnering with our friends on campus and in town. Working closely with Miller Auditorium, we will produce The Rocky Horror Show; in February, The School of Music and The Department of Theatre will together produce Aaron Copland’s The Tender Land. Then in the spring, we invite you to join us downtown as we team up with our friends at Millennium

Restaurant Group to celebrate Tony ‘N Tina’s Wedding. We look forward to sharing the remarkable talents of our students with you on campus and around Kalamazoo this year.

I look forward to seeing you,

Joan HerringtonChair

The Gilmore Theatre Complex is located on the campus of Western Michigan University next to Miller Auditorium.

GILMORE THEATRE COMPLEX

MILLER AUDITORIUM

MILLER AUDITORIUM PARKING

FREE PARKING: Parking is available in the Gilmore Theatre Complex lot located immediately outside of the complex and the Miller Auditorium parking structure

DIRECTIONS: When searching online driving directions or using a GPS device, please use the following address:Gilmore Theatre Complex – WMU2200 Auditorium DriveKalamazoo, MI 49008

In Noël Coward’s witty farce, Blithe Spirit, a novelist arranges for a séance in order to gather material for his next book. Ironically and unfortunately for him, the ghost of his first wife is accidentally summoned . . . and she is not happy. Determined and willing to sabotage his current marriage, chaos is bound to unfold when a ghost is not on your side in this season’s chapter of our Simply Classic Series.

WILLIAMS THEATRE

OCTOBER6 7 8 8:00 P.M.

13 14 16 8:00 P.M.

16 2:00 P.M.

NOEL COWARD

References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot

José Rivera

SEPTEMBER 22 – OCTOBER 2 22 23 24 8:00 P.M.

29 30 8:00 P.M.

1 8:00 P.M.

2 2:00 P.M.

José Rivera paints an abstract world where cats parley with coyotes, people confer with the moon and the neighbors are very friendly. References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot tells the story of the erratic life of an army wife who has become estranged from her husband. As both reach for each other, their ideals push them apart in this dark drama that puts the two worlds of fantasy vs. reality to the test. For mature audiences.

YORK ARENA THEATRE

AUGUST:OSAGE

COUNTY

TRACY LETTSa play by

Playwright Tracy Letts rips apart the heart of a highly dysfunctional and heavily medicated modern American family in this Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning dramatic comedy. August: Osage County comes with a warning sticker for guaranteed laughs and more family drama than you could ever bargain for. For mature audiences.

“...the most exciting new American play Broadway has seen in years.” - NY Times

SHAW THEATRE NOVEMBER 10 11 12 8:00 P.M.

17 18 19 8:00 P.M.

20 2:00 P.M.

The WMU Department of Theatre and Miller Auditorium have collaborated to bring the cult-classic Rocky Horror Show to the Miller stage!

Follow squeaky-clean sweethearts Brad and Janet on an adventure they’ll never forget, with the scandalous Frank’n’Furter, rippling Rocky and vivacious Magenta. Get ready for a night of fun, frolics and frivolity in this thrilling production of Richard O’Brien’s classic original script! Bursting at the seams with timeless classics, including “Sweet Transvestite,” Dammit Janet,” and of course, the pelvic-thrusting “Time Warp,” Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show is a non-stop party!Ready to thrill you with its frothy, fun, and naughty moments, this is the boldest bash of them all, so sharpen those stilettos for the rockiest ride of your life!Don’t dream it – be it!

Leave the goodies at home! Approved audience participation bags will be available for purchase! For mature audiences.

MILLER AUDITORIUM

OCTOBER28 29 8:00 P.M.

SPECIAL EVENT! Not included in season subscription

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A case of epic proportions is being investigated in this courtroom drama that tells the true story of Leopold and Leob. Never the Sinner digs deep into the minds of two rich young men who decide to plot the perfect crime. In the Chicago murder trial of the 1920’s that coined the phrase “crime of the century”, their attorney Clarence Darrow stated, “I can see sin in all the world. And I may well hate that sin, but never the sinner.”

YORK ARENA THEATRE

JANUARY 26 – FEBRUARY 526 27 28 8:00 P.M.

2 3 4 8:00 P.M.

5 2:00 P.M.

BROADWAYFEATURING BROADWAY’S

Join the graduating seniors of our Musical Theatre Performance program for a cabaret evening of New York show tunes with special Broadway guest star, Michael Gruber (Miss Saigon, Cats, A Chorus Line).

WILLIAMS THEATRE

DECEMBERNew Broadway Matinee! 1 2 3 9:00 P.M.

3 2:00 P.M.

JAY BERKOWBY

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WMU faculty member, Jay Berkow, brings us a flirty farce adapted from the Alexander Dumas novel Fernande, about a prestigious family trying to find a cure for love. Affairs abound and they are up to their corset laces in chaos, but all in the name of love. Making its regional and midwest premiere, this bawdy sex-comedy provides limitless laughs!

WILLIAMS THEATRE

MARCH 15 16 17 8:00 P.M.

22 23 24 8:00 P.M.

25 2:00 P.M.

The Tender LandAARON COPLAND’S

Through the music of Aaron Copland, The Tender Land tells the picturesque story of a soon-to-be graduate who falls in love with an ill-reputed drifter staying with her family. Searching for freedom, commitment, and adventure, both yearn to be together, but delicate circumstances loom close as this coming-of-age tale unfolds in the heartland of America. This production marks a returning collaboration between the WMU School of Music and the WMU Department of Theatre.

SHAW THEATRE

FEBRUARY 16 17 18 8:00 P.M.

19 2:00 P.M.

A collaboration with the WMU School of Music

book by Mark O’Donnell & Thomas Meehan

music by Marc Shaiman

lyrics by Scott Wittman & Marc ShaimanBased on the New Line Cinema film written and directed by John Waters

The Broadway Musical

Welcome to the 60’s with the heart warming, Tony Award-winning, Hairspray! This fantastically fun show follows the story of Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair, big dance moves and an even bigger heart as she becomes an overnight teenage sensation by using music and dance to conquer racial divides.

SHAW THEATRE

APRIL 12 13 14 8:00 P.M.

15 2:00 P.M.

19 20 21 8:00 P.M.

21 2:00 P.M.

TONY n’ TINA’S

WeddingThe University Theatre & Millennium Restaurant Group presents

at Cityscape in Downtown Kalamazoo

The World’s #1 Dinner Comedy. Get yourself invited!

MARCH 29 – APRIL 15 29 31 7:00 P.M.

1 5:00 P.M.

6 7 7:00 P.M.

8 5:00 P.M.

13 14 7:00 P.M.

15 5:00 P.M.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Vitale cordially invite you to Tony and Tina’s Wedding. After all, the next coolest thing to do after high school is get married! With as many laughs as there are Italian stereotypes, this big fat Italian wedding will have you feeling like you are a member of the family and thankful that you’re not! Dinner and wedding cake will be served at the reception. The wedding will be held in downtown Kalamazoo at beautiful Cityscape with food by Millennium Restaurant Group. Special pricing applies.

CITYSCAPE IN DOWNTOWN KALAMAZOO

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2011 – 2012

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The University Theatre offers the most flex-ible savings for theatre in Kalamazoo by allowing you to use your 9 tickets anyway you choose. See all 9 productions or use all 9 for one event. Buy your pass today and call us at any time to redeem your tickets.

- Rocky Horror Show not included- Pass holders will be charged an additional $25 when reserving tickets for Tony N’ Tina’s Wedding.

SEASON PASS PRICINGStandard: $122

Senior (62+): $98

WMU Faculty/Staff: $98

University Theatre Guild (with $125 donation): $95

INDIVIDUAL TICKET PRICINg

NO PROCESSINg FEES! Call or come see us in person (we would love to see you), but pay no service fees! Fees still apply to online purchases.

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOWAll Seats: $25(WMU faculty/staff & student discounts available at Miller box office)

TONY N’ TINA’S WEDDINGPrice includes full service dinnerAll Seats: $45RSVP for 10: Save $5 per person when you reserve a table for 10!

ALL OTHER SHOWSStandard: $20Senior (62+): $15WMU Faculty/Staff: $15Students $10**WMU Students: $ 5 **One ticket per valid WMU Bronco ID

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As a contributor to the University Theatre Guild, you’ll receive exclusive invitations to special theatre events and have opportunities to interact with theatre students, directors, designers, and guest artists. Discounted season theatre passes are available for donations of $125 or more.

HOW DO I CONTRIBUTE?

1. Contribute online through the WMU Foundation (www.wmich.edu/foundation)2. Call us at 269-387-32263. Mail your gift to us with your season pass order!

PATRON INFORMATION

A cash bar is available for most of our productions and additional concessions are available at intermission.

Special seating accommodations (i.e. wheelchair, entry-level) can be made by contacting the box office directly at 387-6222.

Assistive Listening Systems are available for performances in the Shaw Theatre and the Williams Theatre.

Recordings of any kind are prohibited.

All electronic devices must be turned off inside the theatre.