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THEATRE AND DANCE2011 12-

Dear Friends:

We are pleased to announce a very exciting Theatre and Dance season for 2011-12!

The Theatre Program will present a wide range of works from a contemporary musical to a famous classic, including Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning plays. AEA Guest Artist Mark Kincaid will join the program in the fall, performing the role of King Lear. We are very pleased to welcome this highly experienced actor to work alongside our students in an ambitious and powerful production.

The Dance Program is known for presenting premieres of cutting-edge new choreography by faculty and students. The beautiful work of the Repertory Dance Company will be seen on the large stage of the Mannoni Performing Arts Center and up close in Studio 115 Dance Concerts. The Dance Program welcomes the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, whose work will be seen in a special concert.

Theatre and Dance 2011-12 will provide dynamic challenges for our students to help them reach new goals as artists. We hope you’ll join us for this season of great performances!

Louis Rackoff Stacy Reischman FletcherChair Director of Dance Set in 1957 Pittsburgh, Fences is the story of Troy Maxson, a former Negro Baseball League star excluded

from the major leagues. Troy’s bitterness takes its toll on his relationships with his wife and son but leads to an affirmation of the power of hope and human resilience. August Wilson won the Pulitzer Prize for this brilliant drama in 1987.

Shakespeare’s powerful tragedy will be presented in a highly theatrical production featuring AEA Guest Artist Mark Kincaid in the title role. Mr. Kincaid is a renowned classical actor who has worked at major theatres throughout the country. This is an opportunity to see students performing alongside a highly regarded professional in one of Shakespeare’s greatest plays.

This delightful musical is the hilarious story of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. Winning isn’t everything, and losing doesn’t make you a loser. Spelling Bee won the 2005 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical and has been popular throughout the country.

main stage project | Martha r. tatuM theatre | Nov. 17, 18, 19; Dec. 1, 2, 3, at 7:30 p.m.Nov. 20 and Dec. 4, at 2 p.m.

reserved seats: $12 public; $10 faculty, staff, seniors, military; $6 students

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for tickets, please contact the southern miss ticket office. 601.266.5418 or 800.844.8425 | www.southerNMisstickets.coMFor more information: 601.266.4994 (theatre); 601.266.4161 (Dance)

The Learned Ladies, 2010 Smokey Joe’s Cafe, 2011

studio project | GiLbert F. hartwiG theatre | Nov. 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, at 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 6*, at 2 p.m.general admission: $8 public; $6 students

by FiNN, sheiNkiN, FeLDMaN

by auGust wiLsoN

by wiLLiaM shakesPearemain stage project | Martha r. tatuM theatre | oct. 14*, 15*,18, 19, 20, 21, at 7:30 p.m.

oct. 16* and 23**, at 2 p.m. reserved seats: $12 public; $10 faculty, staff, seniors, military; $6 students

Spring Dance Concert, 2011

* special fall break performances | **pre-show talk at 1 p.m.

*pre-show talk at 1 p.m. | contains strong language

an invitation to

25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE

King Lear

(a joint production with the School of Music)

This 2003 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama is set in a Cuban-American cigar factory in Florida in 1929, where cigars are still rolled by hand and “lectors” are employed to educate and entertain the workers. The arrival of a new lector who reads aloud from Anna Karenina becomes a catalyst in the lives of his listeners, leading them to express passionate needs and desires.

studio project | GiLbert F. hartwiG theatreMarch 29, 30, 31; april 3, 4, at 7:30 p.m. | april 1*, at 2 p.m.

general admission: $8 public; $6 students

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The company works to promote the understanding of and appreciation for the art form of dance while making dance accessible to everyone.

Dec. 8, 9, 10, at 7:30 p.m. | Dec. 10, at 2 p.m. | theatre aND DaNce buiLDiNG, stuDio 115 general admission: $5 at the door | For more information, contact 601.266.4161.

The intimate setting of the Studio 115 Concert is a chance to see dance up close. Come to opening night for a post-performance discussion with the artists.

The Chicago Dance Artists’ Series brings Chicago’s cutting-edge choreographers to Southern Miss and Hattiesburg audiences. Look for open rehearsals and performances/video showings by these artists throughout the year.

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by NiLo cruz

by NeiL siMoN

by FraNk GaLati(from the novel by John steinbeck)

The Deputy Mayor of New York has just shot himself. Four couples have gathered for his anniversary celebration and must get “the story” straight before the other guests arrive. As the confusions and miscommunications mount, the evening spins off into hilarious farce in classic Neil Simon style. From Broadway to theatres throughout the country, Rumors spread as fast as laughter.

main stage project | Martha r. tatuM theatre Feb. 24, 25, 29; March 1, 2, 3, at 7:30 p.m. | Feb. 26 and March 4, at 2 p.m.

reserved seats: $12 public; $10 Faculty, staff, seniors, military; $6 students

Winner of the 1990 Tony Award, this powerful stage adaptation of the John Steinbeck novel depicts the struggle of one family’s flight from the Dust Bowl in Oklahoma during the Great Depression. Their journey to California reveals the strength of the human spirit in a timeless story that has become an American masterpiece.

main stage project | Martha r. tatuM theatre april 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, at 7:30 p.m. | april 22*, 29, at 2 p.m.

general admission: $12 public; $10 faculty, staff, seniors, military; $6 students

The first Repertory Dance Company concert of the year features work by students, faculty and guest artists, all performed by our most talented students.

oct. 27, 28, 29, at 7:30 p.m | oct. 30, at 2 p.m. | MaNNoNi PerForMiNG arts ceNtergeneral admission: $16 public; $10 faculty, staff, seniors, military; $6 students

FaLL coNcertrePertory DaNce coMPaNy at southerN Miss

thursday, oct. 6, 7:30 p.m. | MaNNoNi PerForMiNG arts ceNter general admission: $16 public; $10 faculty, staff, seniors, military; $6 students

RIRIE-WOODBURY DANCE COMPANY

IN CONCERT

ChiCago DanCe artists’ series

Julia rhoads, artistic Director of Lucky Plush Productions | iN resiDeNce NoveMber 14-16Named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to watch” in 2010 | For more information, contact 601.266.4161.

Anna in the Tropics

Rumors

The Grapes of Wrath

contains strong language

*pre-show talk at 1 p.m. | contains strong language

*pre-show talk at 1 p.m.

how Do i buy tickets? in person: Visit the Southern Miss Ticket Office at the Pat Ferlise Center on W. Fourth Street.

phone: 601.266.5418 or 800.844.8425 online: www.southernmisstickets.com tickets go on sale september 1, 2011.

sPeciaL “three or More” DiscouNt Buy tickets for three or more MaiN staGe ProJect events and receive $3 off the price of

each public ticket! This special discount is good through September 30, 2011, and is available by contacting the Southern Miss Ticket Office and asking for the “three or more” discount for theatre and dance performances.

FaLL break sPeciaL Tickets for King Lear, October 14, 15, 16, will be offered at a $2 discount off ticket prices for any category. Not everyone is on Fall Break!

GrouP rates avaiLabLe Bring a group of 15 or more to any Main Stage Project and receive $3 off the price of each public

ticket. This special discount is available by contacting the Southern Miss Ticket Office and applies to regular performances only.

DirectioNs The Martha R. Tatum and Gilbert F. Hartwig Theatres and Studio 115 are in the Theatre and

Dance Building on the Southern Miss Hattiesburg campus at the corner of Ross Boulevard and Pearl Street.

The Mannoni Performing Arts Center is on the Southern Miss Hattiesburg campus, one block off Hardy Street at 30th Street. .

From I-59, take the exit for Rt. 98/Hardy Street and travel east on Hardy Street to Ross Boulevard or 30th street.

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The Repertory Dance Company concludes its season with a spring soiree into the creativity of students and faculty choreographers.

theatre aND DaNce buiLDiNG, stuDio 115 | May 3, 4, 5, at 7:30 p.m. | May 5, at 2 p.m. general admission: $5 at the door | For more information, contact 601.266.4161.

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A Streetcar Named Desire, 2010 Studio 115 Concert, 2011 Pillowman, 2010

Expect to see athleticism and grace as dance majors bring to life the ideas of fellow choreographers. This concert is a must-see for the spring semester.

april 12, 13, 14, at 7:30 p.m. | april 15, at 2 p.m. | MaNNoNi PerForMiNG arts ceNter general admission: $16 public; $10 faculty, staff, seniors, military; $6 students

The Chicago Dance Artists’ Series brings Chicago’s cutting-edge choreographers to Southern Miss and Hattiesburg audiences. Look for open rehearsals and performances/video showings by these artists throughout the year. For more information, contact 601.266.4161.

Peter carpenter, Peter carpenter Performance Project | iN resiDeNce February 13-15“Carpenter invents a physical language full of nuance and humor, yet we feel immediately fluent.” - Newcity

Nana shineflug and the chicago Moving company | iN resiDeNce March 26-28“Brilliant . . . the clarity of the movement glistens jewel-like.” - Chicago Reader

Molly shanahan, artistic Director of Madshak | iN resiDeNce aPriL 18-20“intimate investigations of body and ensemble” – TimeOut Chicago

for support of the Theatre and Dance 2011-12 season.

Special Thanks to

ChiCago DanCe artists’ series

sPriNG coNcertrePertory DaNce coMPaNy at southerN Miss