In celebration of the arts at Wabash, admission to all theater events are FREE. However, you must obtain your FREE tickets at the Fine Arts Box Office before attending Wabash College Theater productions.
Tickets are available from the Fine Arts Box Office Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. until curtain time. The Box Office will open one hour before curtain time for weekend performances. For phone reservations, call 765-361-6411. To order by mail, write: Fine Arts Center Box Office, Wabash College, P.O. Box 352, Crawfordsville, IN 47933-0352.
The Newton Project by Dwight Watson will start off the season at Wabash. Auditions will be held September 2-3 at 7 p.m. each evening in Ball Theater on the Wabash campus. Performances will be October 2-5 at 8 p.m. each evening in Ball Theater. The Newton Project introduces a lively collection of solo voices, including a soulful percussionist, an ex-convict auditioning for a play, an unemployed sailor, and an amateur float designer. This series of short plays including The Big Bang, A Seamless Pitch, Birth of a Star, Stage Fright Pianologue, The 1st Dead Man in Grover’s Corners, Lizzie’s Lilliput and Reign in the Sterling Sphinxes pay tribute to an unseen character by the name of Newton, a guiding force in the acceleration of unexpected theatrical moments.
The second production of the season will be American Buffalo by David Mamet. Audition dates are October 7-8 at 7 p.m. each evening in Ball Theater in the Fine Arts Building, and performances will be presented November 14-16 at 8 p.m. A shrewd dealer discovers a priceless buffalo head coin amidst the junk of Donnie Dubrow’s re-sale shop. Donny wants it back, but enlisting the help of his two poker playing friends Bobby and Teach could be his first big mistake. In a world where action talks and bull**** walks, who said there is honor amongst thieves? David Mamet’s sizzling and darkly comic play will feature the work of three senior Theater majors: Aaron Parks (director), James Cloud (designer), and Chris Laguna (actor).
The third production of the season will be Oedipus Rex: Millennium Edition by Sophocles. Auditions for the play are scheduled for January 15-16 at 7 p.m. each evening in Ball Theater and performances will take place February 19-22 at 8 p.m. each evening. Is there a sorrow greater? Where shall I find harbor in this world? My voice is hurled far on a dark wind. What has God done to me?” Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex is regarded by many as the seminal drama of western civilization. In this original adaptation by Professor Michael Abbott, Oedipus is once again put to the test. Does Oedipus deserve his fate? Is he a tragic hero? Can he, in fact, be considered a modern man?
The fourth and final production of the season will be The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare, which will be presented April 16-19 with performances starting at 8 p.m. each evening in Ball Theater. Repeat performances will take place May 16-17 during Commencement Weekend with performances at 8 p.m., Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday. Auditions are set for February 24-25 at 7 p.m. each evening in Ball Theater. Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors is a madcap farcical romp of mistakes and misadventures, spiced with wit, slapstick, pandemonium, and a tangled web of a plot. It all comes together to form one of Shakespeare’s most hysterical and enduring comedies. First performed on December 28, 1594, at the Gray’s Inn Christmas Revels, this new staging of Shakespeare’s classic farce will be directed by Visiting Professor Jemma Levy.