Adelphi University’s Department of Theatre is pleased to offer theatrical productions in repertory this month in its intimate Black Box Theatre and 500-seat acoustically state-of-the-
Topdog/Underdog By Suzan-Lori Parks
Thursday, February 18, 2010, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 20, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. and
Sunday, February 21, 2010, at 2:00 p.m.
A post-show discussion will follow the Saturday, February 20 performance.
Black Box Theatre
Suzan-Lori Parks became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in 2002, for Topdog/Underdog. Set in a shabby Brooklyn apartment, Parks’ play uses wit and raw dialogue to tell the story of two fiercely competitive siblings, entangled in the three-card monte con game. TopDog/Underdog is a dark comic fable of brotherly love, family identity, and a riff on the way we are defined by history. The production features 2010 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Regional award-winning students Patrick Johnson and Matthew Hancock.
A podcast recorded with the play’s director, Associate Professor of Performing Arts Margaret Lally and English Department Chairman and Professor Kermit Frazier is available at aupac.adelphi.edu.
Fat Penguin: Improv Show
Thursday, February 17, 2010, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 19, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. and
Sunday, February 20, 2010, at 8:00 p.m.
Black Box Theatre
Fat Penguin: Improv Show is a fast-paced, funny, audience-interactive, improv performance in the tradition of Chicago’s Second City and New York’s Upright Citizen’s Brigade. Two improv teams compete in a “choose your own adventure” driven by suggestions from the audience. The quick-witted student performers work together to create a live comedy experience that is unique every time.
Musical Theatre in Concert
We’ll Take Manhattan! A Broadway Revue
Saturday, February 27, 2010, at 8:00 p.m.
Concert Hall
We’ll Take Manhattan! A Broadway Revue offers an evening of Broadway songs celebrating the melodies, the magic, and the madness of New York City. This musical portrait of Manhattan is arranged and directed by Department of Music Director Michael Hume and features Adelphi students.
Individual tickets for these events are on sale now at $15 regular admission, $10 for seniors and alumni, and $7 for students. For tickets, call the AU PAC Box Office at (516) 877-4000.
About Adelphi University: Adelphi University, chartered in 1896, was the first institution of higher education for the liberal arts and sciences on Long Island. Through its schools and programs-The College of Arts and Sciences, Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Honors College, Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, University College, and the Schools of Business, Nursing, and Social Work-the co-educational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls nearly 8,500 students from 41 states and 63 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and centers in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie, the University maintains a commitment to liberal studies in tandem with rigorous professional preparation and active citizenship.
