“What’s it all about?” asked Rosencrantz in “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” Tom Stoppard’s imaginative play, which acquired its title from a line in the fifth act of “Hamlet.”
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You remember that little show called “Sesame Street” that taught you all the lessons you needed to get through the early years of your life?
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'Hamlet’
Wayne State’s Hilberry Repertory Theatre Company performed William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” directed by Blair Anderson, superbly on Oct. 24. Actors included James Kuhl as Hamlet, Christina Flynn as Ophelia, Aaron Kirby as Horatio, Brian P. Sage as Claudius, Dylan Stuckey as Rosencrantz, Rob Pantano as Guildenstern and Caroline Price as Gertrude.
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‘Blues for an Alabama Sky’
“Blues for an Alabama Sky” by Pearl Cleage is a remarkable play that all should consider seeing. The play focuses on African-Americans in Harlem during the Great Depression. Cleage addresses several themes in this play, including homosexuality, abortion and poverty.
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“The Madwoman of Chaillot”
Even though the play was written in 1945, “The Madwoman of Chaillot” — featured at the Bonstelle Theatre each weekend until Oct. 26 — tells a story that deals with issues which resonate strongly in the modern world. The show was directed by Dennis E. North, stage-managed by Jennifer Patrick and adapted by Maurice Valency from a script by Jean Giraudoux.
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The evening of Oct. 3 was damp and chilly, not too unusual for this time of year. As the clock neared 8 p.m., several audience members scurried to find their seats. The stage lights came up, and a pair of actors appeared on stage, officially marking the start of the Hilberry Theatre's 2008-2009 season. The season's opening play is Sarah Ruhl's "Eurydice."
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"Platanos and Collard Greens" challenges stereotypes of the two races
Do collard greens really go with platanos? They did in the play "Platanos and Collard Greens," performed in the Undergraduate Library on Oct. 2. "Platanos" tackled issues on race, stereotypes and the realities of blacks and Hispanics expressed through poetry lyrics and punch lines.
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