The Studio Series, Stage Center Theatre

The Studio Series offers a variety of one act plays produced fall and spring semesters next door to the Stage Center in room F-109.

Schedule for the Fall 2008-Spring 2009 Year
Studio Theatre, F 109, 7:30 PM

September 23, 24, 25, 26, 2008

Sangre de Atole (a new play) by Michael Villareal
Repaying your coyote when you first migrate to the United States can be difficult. Amparo and Mari are well aware of the challenges in finding work and making the rent. They provide recent immigrants a place to stay, until they can get on their feet. Their most recent arrivals prove to be more taxing, as one could expect with 6 people to a studio apartment. The tension builds on both sides, leaving them to wonder – Was the move worth the turmoil it has on their personal relationships? What was it all for, really?

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October 28, 29, 30, 31, 2008

An Evening with Chekhov.

The Bear by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Michael Frayn
“Mrs. Popoff, widow of a landowner, has vowed never to remarry and abjures the company of men forever. Then Smirnoff, one of her late husband’s creditors, forces himself into her presence --they seemed groomed for quarreling and they do to the point of…a duel.” (Samuel French, Inc.)
The Proposal by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Michael Frayn
The story tells the efforts of a nervous and excitable man who starts to propose to an attractive young woman, but who gets into a tremendous quarrel over a boundary line.” (Samuel French, Inc.)

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Feb. 10, 11, 12, 13 - 2009

Winner of the 2009 Ronald Williams Playwright Competition Queer Strindberg: A play in two acts by Max Gulias

Queer Strindberg is a play about gender and sexual identity in the context of the life, personality, and character of two controversial historical and intellectual figures of Swedish and European history, August Strindberg and Queen Kristina Wasa. Queer Strindberg brings out the best, and the worst—assess both the benefits and costs—of the creative mind, and finds a home for both August and Kristina in the “text,” performance, and mind of the audience, of theatre itself.

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February 17, 18, 19, 20 - 1009

Pieces of Eight: Pure Sterling
Rich texts, luscious language, and exquisite theatricality comprise this anthology directed by NEIU Communication, Media, and Theatre graduate students. This production entertains, surprises, amuses and bemuses its audience.

Past Schedule for the Fall 2007-Spring 2008 Year

Cloud Tectonics by Jose Rivera                                               September 25 and 27
            Directed by Student: Patrick Garone

Finding the Sun by Edward Albee                                           October 23 and 25
            Directed by Student Hugo Rosado

Miss Julie by August Stridberg                                     November 13 and 15
            Directed by Alum Bryan Avis

Joe & Stew’s Theatre of Brotherly Love and
        Financial Success by Jacquelyn Reingold

Oedi by Rich Orloff                                                                  February 5 & 7
            Directed byAlum Christopher Leonard

New Play – winner of playwright competition                March 11 and 13
            Directed by alum Michael Villerreal

C.M.T. Student Showcase                                                        April 22

The Studio Series past during the Fall 2006 and Spring 2007 semesters were:

If you attended one of these performances this past year we hope you'll join us again next year.