Yale Bulletin and Calendar

April 15, 2005|Volume 32, Number 26

Next Yale Rep season features new plays
and 'invigorating' productions of classics

The Yale Repertory Theatre's 2005-2006 season, which marks its 40th anniversary, will "continue our journey of joyous exploration and impassioned ingenuity," according to its artistic director James Bundy.

"We maintain our commitment to the production of new works by the most original voices in the American and world theater," says Bundy, who is also dean of the School of Drama. "I am thrilled to welcome playwright Amy Freed back to Yale Rep, where she will be joined by Henry Adam and Marcus Gardley, who are making their debuts at our theater."

Complementing these works will be "invigorating new productions" of classic Chekhov and Shakespearean classics and the Yale Rep's first collaboration with the neighboring Long Wharf Theatre: a co-presentation of Maribou Mines' production of Henrik Ibsen's "Dollhouse."

The schedule follows (the sixth play of the season will be announced shortly):

"The Cherry Orchard" by Anton Chekhov, Oct. 7-29, in the University Theatre, 222 York St. The sale of a family's treasured orchard creates chaos on a Russian country estate. Yale Rep associate artist Bill Rauch ("The Clean House") will direct this new adaptation of Chekhov's meditation on the struggle between progress and beauty.

"Safe in Hell" by Amy Freed (East Coast premiere), Nov. 11-Dec. 3, in the Yale Repertory Theatre, 1120 Chapel St. Freed's contemporary satire casts a new light on a dark era in American history, the Salem witch trials of 1691, when fundamentalism was a part of everyday life.

"The People Next Door" by Henry Adam, Jan. 13-Feb. 4, in the Yale Rep. A recluse is enlisted into a covert counter-terrorism operation in Adam's black comedy, which earned accolades at the 2003 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and throughout Europe.

"All's Well That Ends Well" by William Shakespeare, Feb. 17-March 18, in the University Theatre. James Bundy will direct this classic tale, in which one of Shakespeare's most resourceful and resilient heroines embarks on a quest across Europe to win the heart of the man she loves.

"Dance of the Holy Ghosts: A Play on Memory" by Marcus Gardley (world premiere), March 24-April 15, in the New Theater, 1156 Chapel St. Liz Diamond will direct this tale about a man who must reexamine the past after a reunion with his estranged grandson.

Mabou Mines' "Dollhouse," conceived, directed and adapted by Lee Breuer from the play by Henrik Ibsen, co-presented by Yale Repertory Theatre and Long Wharf Theatre, March 31 at 8 p.m., and April 1 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. in the University Theatre. By casting the female characters with actresses nearly six feet tall and the men with actors under five feet, Breuer aims to transform this feminist classic into a high comedy that literally embodies the small-mindedness of the Victorian era.

Current Yale Rep subscribers may now renew their subscriptions for the 2005-2006 season in person at the Yale Rep box office, 1120 Chapel St., at York; by phone, (203) 432 1234; by mail; or online at www.yalerep.org/.

Subscription packages range from $64 to $210. Subscription packages for new customers will be available beginning on May 1.

Single tickets will be available for all 2005-2006 productions after the Labor Day holiday, and range from $12-$50, which includes group, senior and student rates.

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