Harriet Jacobs - The Kansas City Repertory Theatre

KANSAS CITY REPERTORY THEATRE 2010-2011 STUDENT MATINEE SCHEDULE
CABARET
Book by Joe Masteroff
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Directed by Eric Rosen
March 18 - April 10, 2011
Student Matinee –Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 10:00 am.
Located at Spencer Theatre
$10 per student ticket with one complimentary chaperone ticket per 10 students.
Recommended for High School and up.
1931 Berlin, and the fragile Weimar Republic is being torn apart by radical politics on the
right and left. But inside the Cabaret, the world is alive with seedy glamour and a kind of
freedom never known before -- for now. A young, broke American finds himself entangled
by the dreams of the unforgettable Sally Bowles, who initiates him to the pleasures -- and
dangers -- of the Cabaret.
One of the great musicals of the last century is brought to passionate, vibrant, imaginative
life by Artistic Director Eric Rosen (Venice, A Christmas Story, The Musical!, Winesburg, Ohio) -- and pays homage to Kansas
City native and legend John Kander, who, along with Fred Ebb, created one of the most wondrous and powerful theatrical
scores ever.
Themes and Topics: Literature adapted for the stage; political and socio-economic culture of 1930s Germany; the rise of the
Nazi party; varying kinds of love and relationships; societal changes; illusion and escapism, identity, rites of passage,
intolerance vs. acceptance.
Standards: Missouri-1.5, 1.9; 2.3, 2.4; CA 2, 5-7; FA 1-5; SS 2-6. Kansas - Reading 1.3, 1.4; Literature 2.1; Theatre Drama -
1.1, 5.1-5.4, 6.1; Economics - 2.1, 2.3, 3.4, 3.5; World History - 6.3, 6.5. National - 6,7,8.
PEER GYNT
Written by Henrik Ibsen
Adapted and directed by David Schweizer
April 22 - May 22, 2011
Student Matinee –Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 10:00 am.
Located at Copaken Stage
$10 per student ticket with one complimentary chaperone ticket per 10 students.
Recommended for High School and up.
Get ready for a wild, hilarious and surreal adventure in this brilliant adaptation of Ibsen’s
legendary verse play. Based on a Norwegian folk tale with forty characters and five acts,
one of Ibsen’s most influential and famous plays is almost never staged. But now, world
renowned director David Schweizer takes this “impossible to produce” play, a handful of
actors and turns it into an innovative comic adventure that will delight student audiences.
“Wild and funny.” – Los Angeles Times
Themes and Topics: Norwegian literature and folk tales; poetic fantasy; myths and fables;
social and economic history of 19th century Norway; morality; identity, personal growth
and self-discovery; maturity; avoidance vs. responsibility; the transformative power of love; classic literature adapted to the
stage and presented in a new way.
Standards: Missouri-1.5, 1.9; 2.3, 2.4; CA 2, 5-7; FA 1-5; SS 6. Kansas - Reading 1.3, 1.4; Literature 2.1; Theatre Drama - 1.1,
5.1-5.4, 6.1. National - 6,7,8.
For Tickets or Information Contact Amy Tonyes at 816-235-2707 or tonyesal@kcrep.org
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