ECU SCREENS will wrap up the fall season with a National Theatre Live production of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar on Thursday, Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. in the Raymond J. Estep Multimedia Center of the Bill S. Cole University Center.
Open to the public, tickets are $10 for the public and $5 for ECU students.
The fast-paced, modern-dress drama follows Caesar as he returns in triumph to Rome. Alarmed by the autocrat's popularity, an educated élite conspires to assassinate him. When they do, civil war erupts on the streets of the capital.
Nicholas Hytner's production thrusts the audience into the street party that greets Caesar's return, the congress that witnesses his murder, the rally that assembles for his funeral and the chaos that explodes in its wake. The production stars Shakespearean veteran Ben Whishaw as Brutus, Michelle Fairley (Game of Thrones) as Cassius, and David Morrissey (The Walking Dead) as Caesar.
The Daily Telegraph describes the show as "A star-studded political cataclysm for our times." A review from the Sunday Times notes that it is "Noisy, visceral, ferociously paced and lethally pertinent' and adds that "this really is a Shakespeare for the 21st century."
The runtime is 2 hours and 15 minutes and does not include an intermission. This production may not be suitable for small children as it contains violent scenes and gunshots.
ECU SCREENS expects to recommence next January with NT Live's widely praised production of Shakespeare's King Lear, starring Ian McKellen (Lord of the Rings, X-Men).
NT Live is the National Theatre's groundbreaking project to broadcast the best of British theatre to cinemas around the world. ECU SCREENS will continue presenting NT Live productions in the spring.
To learn more about ECU SCREENS, like the ECU SCREENS Facebook page. For more information about the Royal National Theatre in Great Britain and the NT Live screenings, visit www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/. Dr. Rebecca Nicholson-Weir, co-director of ECU SCREENS, may be contacted at (580) 559-5929 or rnichlsn@ecok.edu for more information.
On the night before Halloween, ECU SCREENS will present a National Theatre Live production of William Shakespeare’s witch-haunted drama Macbeth on Tuesday, October 30th at 7:00 PM in the Raymond J. Estep Multimedia Center of the Bill S. Cole University Center.
Open to the public, tickets cost $10. ECU SCREENS is sponsoring free admission for ECU students.
Shakespeare’s most intense and terrifying tragedy features Rory Kinnear and Anne-Marie Duff in their return to the National Theatre as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. The drama is set in the ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war, in a ravaged, dystopia where everyone is ruthlessly fighting to survive. Without a setting specific to a time or place, the show explores the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake.
Kinnear is described as “fantastically playful” and “dangerously funny” by his co-star, Duff. Kinnear himself notes that in this play, Shakespeare is “always seducing the audience to the dark side; it’s the blackest desire within him that summons up the greatest poetry” (The Economist).
Macbeth’s runtime of 2 hours and 30 minutes includes one intermission, during which ECU SCREENS will be providing free ice cream to audience members. Please note this production contains violent scenes. It has been rated "12A" by the British Board of Film Classification and may not be suitbale for small children.
NT Live is the National Theatre's groundbreaking project to broadcast the best of British theatre to cinemas around the world. Following Macbeth, ECU SCREENS will be presenting NT Live’s production of Julius Caesar at 2:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 6th.
To learn more about ECU SCREENS, like the ECU SCREENS Facebook page. For more information about the Royal National Theatre in Great Britain and other NT Live screenings, visit www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/. Dr. Rebecca Nicholson-Weir, co-director of ECU SCREENS, may be contacted at (580) 559-5929 or rnichlsn@ecok.edu.
ECU SCREENS opens its fifth season with The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 13, in the Raymond J. Estep Multimedia Center of the Bill S. Cole University Center. Open to the public, the screening is $10 for members of the community. ECU SCREENS will be sponsoring free admission for ECU students.
Captured live from the National Theatre in London, this critically acclaimed production is based on the acclaimed novel by Mark Haddon. Directed by Marianne Elliot (Angels in America,War Horse), The Curious Incident has astonished audiences around the world and has received seven Olivier and five Tony Awards®, including Best Play.
At the opening of the play, Christopher, fifteen years old, stands beside Mrs. Shears’s dead dog. It has been speared with a garden fork, it is seven minutes after midnight, and Christopher is under suspicion. He records each fact in the book he is writing to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington. He has an extraordinary brain, exceptional at math while ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched and he distrusts strangers. But his detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a frightening journey that upturns his world.
Praised as “funny and extremely moving” by the Daily Telegraph, this production is deemed “a perfect theatrical marriage of performance and effect” by The Times of London Luke Treadaway’s performance in the lead role is singled out as “astonishing” by Time Out London.
Curious Incident’s 2-hour-and-30 minute running time includes one intermission. ECU SCREENS will continue its tradition of serving audience members with free ice cream during the intermission.
Please be advised this production contains strobe lighting effects.
NT Live is the National Theatre's groundbreaking project to broadcast the best of British theatre to cinemas around the world. Following the The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, ECU SCREENS will be presenting NT Live’s production of two classics by William Shakespeare: Macbeth at 7:00 on Tuesday, October 30th and Julius Caesar at 2:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 8th.
To learn more about ECU SCREENS, like the ECU SCREENS Facebook page. For more information about the Royal National Theatre in Great Britain and the NT Live screenings, visit www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/. Dr. Rebecca Nicholson-Weir, co-director of ECU SCREENS, may be contacted at (580) 559-5929 or rnichlsn@ecok.edu.
All films will be screened in the Raymond J. Estep Multimedia Center located inside the Bill S. Cole University Center (near the corner of E. 13th Street and South Francis) on the campus of East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma.
Tickets are available at the door for $10 per person or $5 for students (with ID) unless otherwise noted. Thursday, September 7 at 6:30 p.m. THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG in THE NIGHT-TIME
Based on the acclaimed novel by Mark Haddon, adapted by Simon Stephens
Captured live from the National Theatre in London, this critically acclaimed production directed by Marianne Elliot (Angels in America, War Horse) has astonished audiences around the world and has received seven Olivier and five Tony Awards®.
Christopher, fifteen years old, stands beside Mrs Shears’ dead dog. It has been speared with a garden fork, it is seven minutes after midnight and Christopher is under suspicion. He records each fact in the book he is writing to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington. He has an extraordinary brain, exceptional at maths while ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched and he distrusts strangers. But his detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a frightening journey that upturns his world.
Tuesday, October 30 at 6:30 p.m. MACBETH By William Shakespeare
The ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war. Ruthlessly fighting to survive, the Macbeths are propelled towards the crown by forces of elemental darkness.
Shakespeare’s most intense and terrifying tragedy, directed by Rufus Norris (The Threepenny Opera, London Road), sees Rory Kinnear (Othello) and Anne-Marie Duff (Suffragette) play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
Please note this production contains scenes of a violent nature.
Thursday, November 8 at 2:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. JULIUS CAESAR By William Shakespeare
Ben Whishaw (The Danish Girl, Skyfall, Hamlet) and Michelle Fairley (Fortitude, Game of Thrones) play Brutus and Cassius, David Calder (The Lost City of Z, The Hatton Garden Job) plays Caesar and David Morrissey (The Missing, Hangmen, The Walking Dead) is Mark Antony. Broadcast live from The Bridge Theatre, London.
Caesar returns in triumph to Rome and the people pour out of their homes to celebrate. Alarmed by the autocrat’s popularity, the educated élite conspire to bring him down. After his assassination, civil war erupts on the streets of the capital.
Nicholas Hytner’s production will thrust the audience into the street party that greets Caesar’s return, the congress that witnesses his murder, the rally that assembles for his funeral and the chaos that explodes in its wake.
Please note the run time is 2 hours and 15 minutes with no interval.
To wrap up its spring season, ECU SCREENS is presenting a recorded-live production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? on Friday, May 4, at 6:30 pm in the Raymond J. Estep Multimedia Center of the Bill S. Cole University Center.
This new production of Edward Albee’s emotionally charged drama, recorded live at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London, stars Imelda Staunton (Harry Potter) and Conleth Hill (Game of Thrones) as Martha and George.
In the early hours of the morning on the campus of an American college, Martha, much to her husband George’s displeasure, has invited the new professor and his wife to their home for some after-party drinks. As the alcohol flows and dawn approaches, the young couple is drawn into George and Martha’s toxic games until the evening reaches its climax in a moment of devastating truth-telling.
The New York Times describes this new production as “the most searing London account of Edward Albee’s 1962 theatrical landmark” and says “the audience hangs on both sparring partners’ every breath.” The Guardian exclaims “This is one of those rare occasions when play, performance and production perfectly coalesce” and points out the play’s exploration of “the slipping between truth and illusion.” According to The Independent, it is the “most high-energy and the funniest version” of Albee’s classic.
General admission tickets are $10. Admission is $5 for ECU students. Tickets may be purchased at the door. This presentation is for mature audiences. Running time is three hours.
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is presented by ECU SCREENS, whose mission is to bring memorable cinematic experiences to ECU, Ada, and the surrounding communities. ECU SCREENS is supported by the ECU Foundation, the Cultural Activities Committee, and the Department of English and Languages, and it relies on work provided by student volunteers from Sigma Tau Delta (ECU’s English Honors Society) and ECU’s Honors Student Association.
To learn more about ECU SCREENS and the spring schedule, like the ECU SCREENS Facebook page or visit ecuscreens.blogspot.com. Dr. Rebecca Nicholson-Weir, co-director of ECU SCREENS, may be contacted at (580) 559-5929 or rnichlsn@ecok.edu.
ECU SCREENS and ECU Showtime are collaborating to provide the community with an evening of feasting and song on Saturday, April 28th in the Bill S. Cole University Center. At 6 pm, ticket holders will be served a dinner featuring their choice of chicken fried steak or baked chicken, while ECU’s most talented singers perform favorite show tunes ranging from Beauty and the Beast’s “Be Our Guest” to a medley from the recent film musical sensation The Greatest Showman. Other musical highlights will include ensemble, solo, and duet performances from Annie, Dear Even Hansen, The Book of Mormon, Dream Girls, The Wizard of Oz, Something Rotten, Mamma Mia, Dog Fight and The Phantom of the Opera.
After dessert, diners will be escorted to the Raymond J. Estep Multimedia Center for ECU SCREENS’s latest presentation: a recorded live presentation of the legendary musical Follies, by Academy-, Tony-, Grammy, and Olivier-Award winning composer and lyricist Steven Sondheim (Sweeney Todd; Into the Woods).
Staged for the first time at London’s National Theatre, this dazzling new production of Follies features an orchestra of 21 and a cast of 37, starring Imelda Staunton (Dolores Umbridge in the Harry Potter films).
Follies is set in New York, 1971. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre the day before the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie about themselves.
The musical earned 5-star reviews from The Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Times, Observer, Time Out, Independent, Financial Times, Mail on Sunday, Metro, and The Stage, and on April 8th, it won the 2018 Olivier for Best Musical Revival, Britain’s most prestigious award for excellence in professional theatre.
The New York Times review of the production raves, “One listens in wonder. The score is so rich that no sooner has a certain number registered as a favorite, another comes along to supersede it.” “It’s a case of knockout after knockout,” according to The Independent. “The hairs on the back of my neck were begging for mercy for they got barely a moment’s peace.” Time Out summarizes its review this way: “Follies is an elegiac, eloquent work about age and disappointment, about the agonizing clash between the fires of youth and the pragmatism of late middle age. It is about illusion and reality, razzle-dazzle and darkness. And it pierces both heart and brain in Dominic Cooke’s towering revival.”
Running time for Follies is 150 minutes and the production includes strobe lighting.
Tickets to “We’ll Sing for Your Supper” are $25, and they include dinner and admission to Follies. Tickets may be purchased online at alumni.ecok.edu/event/ecuscreens.
Ticket must be purchased by Thursday, April 19th
All profits from ticket sales will be donated to ECU Showtime, whose current members include: Kashaun Barber (Stratford), Keegan Buckaloo (Sallisaw), Annabelle Elliott (Ada), Nicole Erwin (Ada), Megan Green (Pauls Valley), Deborah Johnson (Nassau City, Bahamas), Zana Johnson (Kinta), Kaci Kennedy (Ardmore), Cassidy Malm (Noble), Ashton Mayle (Eufala), Philip Newcomer (Ada), Juan Oseguera (Ada), Taylo Packwood (Shawnee), Eddie Power (Byng), Isabella Roan (Garland, Texas), Malik Sharp (Shawnee), Zach Smith (Tulsa), Bessie-Mei Soh (Singapore), Shelby Stinson (Poteau), Katherine Wallace (Little Axe), and Jace Westmoland (Byng).
General admission to Follies is $10, and admission is $5 for ECU students. These tickets may be bought at the door on the night of the performance.
Follies is presented by ECU SCREENS, whose mission is to bring memorable cinematic experiences to ECU, Ada, and the surrounding communities. ECU SCREENS is supported by the ECU Foundation, the Cultural Activities Committee, and the Department of English and Languages, and it relies on work provided by student volunteers from Sigma Tau Delta (ECU’s English Honors Society) and ECU’s Honors Student Association.
To learn more about ECU SCREENS and the spring schedule, like the ECU SCREENS Facebook page or visit ecuscreens.blogspot.com. Dr. Rebecca Nicholson-Weir, co-director of ECU SCREENS, may be contacted at (580) 559-5929 or rnichlsn@ecok.edu.
Because the ECU campus closed today at noon due to potentially hazardous road conditions, our screening of "Young Marx" has been postponed until next Wednesday, February 28th at 6:30. We hope to see you then!
And come at 6 to talk to students about their prize-winning Spectre of Marx conference submissions!
On the 170thanniversary of the publication ofThe Communist Manifesto, Linscheid Library Academic Friends and ECU SCREENS are hosting “The Spectre of Marx: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Marxism, Its Origins, and Its Ghostly Presence in Our Contemporary World.”
At 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 20, the conference will begin with a series of presentations by six ECU faculty who will discuss Marx and his legacy from the perspective of the humanities, philosophy, history, legal studies, economics and Russian studies.
At 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 21, the conference will conclude with a screening of the new comedy “Young Marx,” recorded live at the new Bridge Theatre in London.
All conference events will be held in the Raymond J. Estep Multimedia Center of the Bill S. Cole University Center. Faculty presentations will be free and open to the public. General admission tickets to “Young Marx” are $10. Admission is free for ECU students.
The first conference session, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, will feature Dr. Joshua Grasso and Dr. Jennifer McMahon, professors in the Department of English and Languages and Dr. Greg Sutton, assistant professor in the Department of History and Native Studies.
The second conference session, beginning at 11 a.m., will feature Dr. Preston Draper, assistant professor in the Department of Political Science and Legal Studies; Dr. Michael Scott, professor in the Department of Business Administration; and Dr. Mara Sukholutskaya, professor in the Department of English and Languages and Director of Russian Studies and ECU’s Global Studies Program.
Both sessions will include time for questions.
Before the screening on Wednesday, ECU students who have submitted essays and works of art relevant to the conference’s theme will be on hand to answer questions about their work.
In the interval between the first and second acts of “Young Marx,” awards for outstanding student submissions to the conference will be announced and free ice cream will be offered to all audience members.
Starring Rory Kinnear as Marx and Oliver Chris as his best friend, Friedrich Engels, “Young Marx” spins into action in 1850, when Europe’s most feared terrorist is hiding in Dean Street, Soho. Broke, restless and mischievous, the 32-year-old leftist revolutionary is a frothing combination of intellectual brilliance, invective, satiric wit, and child-like emotional illiteracy. Creditors, spies, rival revolutionary factions and prospective seducers of his beautiful wife all circle like vultures. With hiis writing blocked, his marriage dying, his friend Engels in despair at his wasted genius, his only hope is a job on the railway.
But there’s still no one in London who can show you a better night on the town than Karl Heinrich Marx.
Running time for “Young Marx” is 160 minutes, and it is rated “R” due to strong language.
“Young Marx” is presented by ECU SCREENS, whose mission is to bring memorable cinematic experiences to ECU, Ada, and the surrounding communities. ECU SCREENS is supported by the ECU Foundation, the Cultural Activities Committee, and the Department of English and Languages, and it relies on work provided by student volunteers from Sigma Tau Delta (ECU’s English Honors Society) and ECU’s Honors Student Association.
To learn more about ECU SCREENS and the spring schedule, like the ECU SCREENS Facebook page or visit ecuscreens.blogspot.com. Dr. Rebecca Nicholson-Weir, co-director of ECU SCREENS, may be contacted at (580) 559-5929 or rnichlsn@ecok.edu.
ECU’s 8th Annual Foreign Film Festival concludes on Friday, February 16th with a screening of Nise: The Heart of Madness, which will be preceded by “When Art Heals”: an expert panel discussion and Q&A about the power of art to heal and to educate. “When Art Heals” will begin at 3 p.m. and the film screening will begin at 4 p.m. Both events will be held in the Raymond J. Estep Multimedia Center of the Bill S. Cole University Center. Admission is free and open to the public.
A Portuguese-language film based on a true story, Nise dramatizes the experiences of a Brazilian psychiatrist in the 1950s who rejects electroshock therapy to treat schizophrenia and encourages her patients to create art. Described as “mesmerizing” by the New York Times, Nise won the Audience award for best fiction feature at the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival. Nise contains some scenes of sexuality/nudity. It has not received a rating from the Motion Picture Association of America but is for mature audiences.
The “When Art Heals” discussion panel will feature: Dr. Marc Klippenstine, chair of ECU’s Department of Psychology; Dr. Regina Robertson, chair of ECU’s Department of Human Resources and Counseling; Sharon Cunningham, director of ECU’s Special Education program; and Sherri Chandler, an ECU alumnus and licensed professional counselor who will discuss her experiences using art therapy in her counseling practice.
After the screening, lucky audience members will be given door prizes generously donated by local businesses including Cinemark Ada, Delicias Mexican Restaurant, Hampton Inn Ada, Hot Shots Coffee House, Mojo’s Coffee Bar and Cafe, and Scraptopia. Additional door prizes include books on art therapy, a book on women who impacted science, a DVD collection of films about painters whose art helped them cope with physical and mental health challenges, and a gift certificate for lunch for two at Texas de Brazil churrasaceria-steakhouse in Oklahoma City.
ECU’s Foreign Film Festival is managed by ECU SCREENS, whose mission is to “bring memorable cinematic experiences to ECU, Ada, and the surrounding communities.” The Foreign Film Festival, in particular, aspires to awaken and encourage curiosity about global cultures and languages.
ECU SCREENS is supported by the ECU Foundation, the Cultural Activities Committee, and the Department of English and Languages, and it relies on work provided by student volunteers from Sigma Tau Delta (ECU’s English Honors Society) and ECU’s Honors Student Association.
To learn more about ECU SCREENS and the spring schedule, like the ECU SCREENS Facebook page. Dr. Rebecca Nicholson-Weir, co-director of ECU SCREENS, may be contacted at (580) 559-5929 or rnichlsn@ecok.edu.
ECU's 8th Annual Foreign Film Festival continues this Friday, February 9th with an award-winning, recorded-live, Russian-language adaptation of Anton Chekov's classic short story "Black Monk," performed by the Moscow Young Generation Theatre.
The film will be introduced by Dr. Joshua Grasso and Dr. Mara Sukholutskaya, professors in ECU's Department of English and Languages.
The screening will be held in the Raymond J. Estep Multimedia Center of the Bill S. Cole University Center. Admission is free and open to the public.
After each screening in the Festival, audience members will be given door prizes in the form of books, DVDs, food and works of art associated with the culture of the films featured in the festival. Additional door prizes have also been generously donated this year by several local businesses, including Cinemark Ada, Delicias Mexican Restaurant, Hampton Inn Ada, Hot Shots Coffee House, Mojo’s Coffee Bar and Cafe, and Scraptopia.
ECU's 8th Annual Foreign Film Festival begins on Friday, February 2nd with Neruda, a Spanish-language film from Chile about a determined police inspector (Gael García Bernal) who is hunting Chilean poet Pablo Neruda (Luis Gnecco) after he goes into hiding in 1948.
The film will be introduced by the director of ECU’s Spanish Language program, Dr. Errol King, who will be taking a group of ECU students to Mexico in March.
The screening will be held in the Raymond J. Estep Multimedia Center of the Bill S. Cole University Center. Admission is free and open to the public.
After each screening, audience members will be given door prizes in the form of books, DVDs, food and works of art associated with the culture of the films featured in the festival. Additional door prizes have also been generously donated this year by several local businesses, including Amber’s Sweet Shoppe, Brown’s Pharmacy and Gifts, Cinemark Ada, Delicias Mexican Restaurant, Hampton Inn Ada, Hot Shots Coffee House, Mojo’s Coffee Bar and Cafe, and Scraptopia.
Neruda is rated “R” for sexuality/nudity and is for mature audiences.
All films will be screened in the Raymond J. Estep Multimedia Center located inside the Bill S. Cole University Center (near the corner of E. 13th Street and South Francis) on the campus of East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma.
Tickets are available at the door for $10 per person or $5 for students (with ID) unless otherwise noted.
Saturday, January 20 at 6:30 p.m.
YERMA
By Simon Stone, after Federico Garcia Lorca
Recorded live on stage at the Young Vic Theatre in London.
$10 General admission; free for ECU students.
The incredible Billie Piper (Penny Dreadful) returns in her Evening Standard Best Actress award-winning role.
A young woman is driven to the unthinkable by her desperate
desire to have a child in Simon Stone’s radical production of Lorca’s achingly
powerful masterpiece. The unmissable theatre phenomenon sold out at the Young
Vic and critics call it "an extraordinary theatrical triumph" (The Times) and "stunning, searing, unmissable" (Mail on Sunday). Billie Piper’s lead
performance is described as "spellbinding" (The Evening Standard), "astonishing" (iNews) and "devastatingly powerful" (The Daily Telegraph).
Set in contemporary London, Piper’s portrayal of a woman in
her thirties desperate to conceive builds with elemental force to a staggering,
shocking, climax.
For mature audiences. Please note that this performance of Yerma includes
strobe lighting and includes strong language.
Friday, February 2 at 4:00 p.m.
NERUDA
Directed by Pablo Larrain.
In Spanish, with English subtitles
Free and open to the public..
A determined police inspector (Gael García Bernal) searches for Chilean poet Pablo Neruda (Luis Gnecco) after he goes into hiding in 1948.
Friday, February 9 at 4:00 p.m.
THE BLACK MONK
Directed by Kama Ginkas, based on the short story by Anton Chekhov
In Russian, with English subtitles.
Free and open to the public.
A philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationsship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Friday, February 16 at 4:00 p.m.
NISE
Directed by Robert Berliner
In Portuguese, with English subtitles.
Free and open to the public.
Come to the Estep at 3:00 p.m. for a panel discussion and Q&A with ECU faculty on the subject of art therapy.
A Brazilian psychiatrist in the 1950s rejects electroshock therapy to treat schizophrenia and encourages her patients to create art. Based on a true story.
Wednesday, February 21 at 6:30 p.m.
YOUNG MARX
By Richard Bean and Clive Coleman
Recorded live on stage at the Bridge Theatre in London.
$10 General admission; free for ECU Students.
Come to the Estep at 9:30 and 11:00 on Tuesday, February 20th for "The Spectre of Marx: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Marxism, Its Origins, and Its Ghostly Presence in Our Contemporary World." Free and open to the public.
Rory Kinnear (Penny Dreadful) is Marx and Oliver Chris (Twelfth Night) is Engels, in this new comedy written by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman.
Recorded live atThe Bridge Theatre, London, the
production is directed by Nicholas Hytner and reunites the creative team
behind Broadway and West End hit comedy One Man, Two Guvnors.
1850, and Europe’s most feared terrorist is hiding in Dean
Street, Soho. Broke, restless and horny, the thirty-two-year-old revolutionary
is a frothing combination of intellectual brilliance, invective, satiric wit,
and child-like emotional illiteracy.
Creditors, spies, rival revolutionary factions and
prospective seducers of his beautiful wife all circle like vultures. His
writing blocked, his marriage dying, his friend Engels in despair at his wasted
genius, his only hope is a job on the railway.
But there’s still no one in the capital who can show you a
better night on the piss than Karl Heinrich Marx.
Saturday, April 28 at 7:00 p.m.
FOLLIES
Book by James Goldman; Music and Lyrics by Steven Sondheim
Recorded live at the Olivier Theatre in London.
$10 General admission; $5 for ECU students.
Come at 6:00 p.m. for dinner with ECU Showtime's Singing Waiters! $25 dinner reservations include tickets to the production. All profits to benefit ECU Showtime.
Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical is staged for the first
time at the National Theatre.
New York, 1971. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann
Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after
their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a
few songs and lie about themselves.
Tracie Bennett, Janie Dee and Imelda Staunton play the
magnificent Follies in this dazzling new production. Featuring a cast of 37 and
an orchestra of 21, it’s directed by Olivier Award-winner Dominic Cooke. Previous work by Academy-, Olivier-, Tony-, and Grammy-award winner Steven Sondheim includes Sweeney Todd and Into the Woods.
Please note that this performance of Follies includes
strobe lighting.
Friday, May 4 at 6:30 p.m.
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
By Edward Albee
Recorded live at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London.
$10 general admission; $5 for ECU students.
Sonia Friedman Productions present Imelda Staunton (Gypsy, Vera
Drake, the Harry Potter films); Conleth Hill (Game Of Thrones, The
Producers); Luke Treadaway (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) and Imogen Poots (Jane Eyre) in James
Macdonald’s new production of Edward Albee’s landmark play, broadcast live to
cinemas from the Harold Pinter Theatre, London.
In the early hours of the morning on the campus of an
American college, Martha, much to her husband George’s displeasure, has invited
the new professor and his wife to their home for some after-party drinks. As
the alcohol flows and dawn approaches, the young couple are drawn into George
and Martha’s toxic games until the evening reaches its climax in a moment of
devastating truth-telling.
