2012-2013 SEASON
KAB Man
October 16-20 and October 23-27 | 7:30 PM
Howard Auditorium | Directed by Mark D. Guinn
KAB Man is an original one act play written by Professor Mark D. Guinn, in conjunction with Louisiana Tech’s Advanced Acting Class of 2010-2011. It is an action packed, fast paced show, featuring characters based off the Keep America Beautiful campaign and website, which is dedicated to informing citizens on the dangers of littering and pollution. The stakes are high for our heroes, KAB Man, Kee-La-Belle, and K-Linc, who must wrestle Louisiana from the grimy hands of the evil villain, Big Pollution, and his minions of muck. It is these eco-friendly warriors that protect our air, our water, and our baby pelicans, much to the chagrin of the League of Trash. The 2010 production of KAB Man garnered national acclaim, culminating in winning the Creativity and Outreach in Media Award from the Keep America Beautiful campaign. Louisiana Tech Department of Theatre is pleased to announce a grant from Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) Inc. for its Fall, 2012 production of KAB Man.
Fights Before Christmas
December 4-8 | 7:30 PM | Stone Theatre
Directed by Mark D. Guinn
Fights Before Christmas is another showcase in the eight year Food Fights project. Food Fights were designed to showcase our top-notch stage combat training at Louisiana Tech with the service project of collecting and donating canned goods to the needy in our area. This has become a contest between other schools with stage combat departments to see who can collect the most cans. Canned goods are collected by our department as the ad- mission price for patrons to this event.
Opera Workshop 2013: Love and Luck
January 15-16 and 18-19 | 7:30 PM | Stone Theatre
Directed by Dr. Lisa Maxedon
Destiny…fortune….fate! Join us as we present “Opera Workshop 2013: Love and Luck.”
This year’s Opera Workshop is an evening of scenes and songs from classics both old and new in the American Musical Theatre canon. Pirates of Penzance, A Game of Chance, Gypsy, Beauty and the Beast and many other Broadway favorites are featured in this fantastic production! A true collaboration within the School of the Performing Arts, Opera Workshop showcases the talents of both the Music and Theatre department and gives you a night of unforgettable musical performances.
Proof
January 30-February 2 and February 5-9 | 7:30 PM
Stone Theatre | Directed by Paul B. Crook
After the death of her brilliant mathematician father from a prolonged mental illness, Catherine struggles with her self-identity in a world where she fears her own level of genius could bring on the same tragic demise as her father. In the midst of this she must convince her sister that she does not need to be taken away to an institution in New York and also prove to her father’s former student that the mathematical proof he found was actually written by her. Proof, by David Auburnis the winner of the Drama Desk Award, the Pulitzer Prize, and the Tony Award for Best Play.
The Suicide | April 23-27 | 7:30 PM
Stone Theatre | Directed by Nigel Poulton
Nikolai Erdman’s The Suicide, an absurdist Russian comedy written in 1928 and trans- lated by John Freedman, features a young, unemployed man who thinks he can solve his problems by learning to play the tuba. When his plan fails and he begins to consider suicide, the various segments of post-revolutionary Russian society - the artists, Intelligentsia, tradesmen and others - compete to exploit his death to further their individual causes. This production will bring in guest director Nigel Poulton, a master teacher in Biomechanics, from Brisbane, Australia.
