with trip to 'Valparaiso'
If it's on television, is it really true? That's a question an audience will be invited to consider as it watches the Summer Cabaret at Yale's season opener: the dark comedy "Valparaiso" by acclaimed novelist Don DeLillo.
Formally known as The Ensemble Company for the Performing Arts, the Summer Cabaret at Yale will offer "Valparaiso" as part of the 2001 International Festival of Arts and Ideas. The play, which runs June 20-30, follows a man who sets out on an ordinary business trip to Valparaiso, Indiana, and winds up on a life-changing journey to an alternate realm. Marriage, media and modern life are all explored as the play unfolds. Kelly A. Flynn, artistic associate of the Summer Cabaret, will direct the show.
This season's roster of plays also includes "bash," a drama by Neil LaBute; Jean-Paul Sartre's classic existential drama "No Exit"; and Yasmina Reza's Tony Award-winning comedy "ART."
Running July 11-21, "bash" follows four characters as they chart their inner torment through monologues. LaBute, who is best known for such films as "In the Company of Men," "Your Friends and Neighbors" and "Nurse Betty," explores the bleak realities and harsh emotional landscapes that exist below the "sunny" surface of normal lives. Shannon C.M. Flynn, artistic director of the Summer Cabaret, will direct the production.
In Stuart Gilbert's translation of "No Exit," a man and two women face a hellish afterlife trapped in a room together. The play, which will be directed by Kate Bredeson, runs July 25-Aug. 4.
The Summer Cabaret will close its season with "ART," which runs Aug. 8-18. The comedy explores the relationship between three friends when one purchases a work of modern art. Translated by Christopher Hampton, this play will be codirected by Shannon C.M. Flynn and Kelly A. Flynn.
The Summer Cabaret at Yale, now in its 27th year, is a nonprofit theater managed exclusively by School of Drama students. Although housed at 217 Park St. on the campus, the theater is independent of the University, and relies on public support and ticket sales for income. The theater served as the artistic launching pad for such Yale-trained actors as Jane Kaczmarek from the television series "Malcolm in the Middle", Charles "Roc" Dutton, Meryl Streep and David Alan Grier, as well as playwrights Wendy Wasserstein and Christopher Durang.
Performances take place Wednesday-Saturday at 8 p.m. The house opens at 7 p.m. for dinner service. The menu includes a selection of appetizers, salads, sandwiches and hot entrees, as well as desserts, beer and wine.
Tickets range from $10 to $16, with discounted tickets for students, senior citizens and groups. Subscription packages are currently on sale. Reservations are suggested for all plays. For tickets or further information, call (203) 432-1567.
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