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Theatre at Tarleton Live!

2011-2012
Four Mainstage Shows. All performances at 7:30 pm
Production Description

September 27 - October 1

Deathtrap by Ira Levin

7:30 p.m. each evening

In the theater

A Broadway playwright who hasn't had a hit in a long time schemes to murder a promising student in order to steal his script.  Deathtrap is a mystery full of twists and turns that will keep the audience guessing until the very end.

RATED M FOR MATURE AUDIENCES.

November 15 - 19

Our Town by Thornton Wilder

7:30 pm each evening

In the theater

"Thornton Wilder's masterpiece...An immortal tale of small town morality...a classic of soft-spoken theatre." The New York Times

A character play about an average small-town's citizens in the early Twentieth Century as depicted through their everyday lives.

RATED G FOR GENERAL AUDIENCES

February 22 -25

Seussical the Musical
Book by Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Co-conceived by Eric Idle

7:30 pm each evening

In the Auditorium

A musical based on the works of Dr. Seuss.  "Snappy lyrics and lively music, embracing everything from Broadway ballads to Motown to swing to Latin to John Phillips Sousa. 'Seussical' makes all the right moves." The Associated Press

RATED G FOR GENERAL AUDIENCES

April 24 - 28

String of Pearls
by Michele Lowe

7:30 pm each evening

In the Theater

"A highly satisfying, hilarious blend of sex, satire, poignancy, and absurdism." The New York Times

A play that explores the possibilities that open up in the lives of an array of women as they come into contact with a certain string of pearls.

RATED M FOR MATURE AUDIENCES.



Young People Services
Programs run for approximately one hour.
Date Time Production Description Location
October 22
performances at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM
Paper or Plastic by Werner Trieschmann
For her first job, Sara thinks she is easily qualified to check out customers at Puritan Foods, her local grocery store.  But...all Sarah wants is the answer to the simplest question in the world: PAPER OR PLASTIC?
In the auditorium
Summer Studio
July 21 - 23, 28 - 30, August 4 - 6
7:30 PM
Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon
One of Neil Simon's most beloved plays, this is the hilarious story of newlyweds Corrie and Paul as they struggle to understand each other (he's a straitlaced lawyer, she's a free spirit).
Workshop Theater
*All shows subject to change.

Ticket prices are $10.00 for the general public, and $8.00 for students and senior citizens. Tickets are also $8.00 for Tarleton staff and faculty (limit 2) and for Tarleton students (limit 1). Remember, you must show your Texan card to qualify for discounted rates.

For ticket information contact the Fine Arts Center Box Office
254.968.9634 or click here.

Click here to see photos and a list of past shows