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2008-09 MAIN STAGE PRODUCTIONS

MEASURE FOR MEASURE
by William Shakespeare
Director: Peter Glazer
What happens when government rule is driven by religious and social mores? Measure for Measure resonates as loudly today as when Shakespeare asked that question over 400 years ago. As if torn form current headlines, this complex and compelling tale explores themes of moral hypocrisy and abuse of power as a righteous politician's career falls apart due to ethical and sexual scandals.
October 10, 11, 17, 18 - 8pm
October 12, 19 - 2pm
Zellerbach Playhouse
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TOP GIRLS
by Caryl Churchill
Director: Christine Nicholson
Recently revived on Broadway to critical acclaim, Top Girls offers an unapologetic look at women's advancement in the workplace and the sacrifices we've made to get there. With humor and pathos, groundbreaking playwright Caryl Churchill transports us to Margaret Thatcher's London as she tells the story of Marlene, an ambitious executive who's lost her soul in pursuit of success.
November 14, 15, 21, 22 - 8pm
November 16, 23 - 2pm
Durham Studio Theater
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SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE
by Georges Feydeau
Director: Christopher Herold
In Sauce for the Goose (Le Dindon), Georges Feydeau takes us to the heights of farcical frivolity. Regarded as one of great French playwrights of "La Belle Epoque" and the greatest of farce-writers, Feydeau combines rapid-fire dialogue with vaudevillian antics in this outrageous comedy about love, lust, and marriage.
March 6, 7, 13, 14 - 8pm
March 8, 15 - 2pm
Zellerbach Playhouse
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BERKELEY DANCE PROJECT 2009: EQUAL FOOTING
Director: Lisa Wymore
This year's BDP celebrates music and dance with Equal Footing, pairing composers with choreographers, bringing live musicians on stage with TDPS dancers. Collaborations include a premiere from Joe Goode working with composer Joan Jeanrenaud (formerly of Kronos Quartet), and choreographer Lisa Wymore (Smith/Wymore Disappearing Acts) with a new work in collaboration with composer Sheldon Smith. In conjunction with Merce Cunningham's residency with Cal Performances, excerpts of Cunningham's choreography will be performed by TDPS dancers with music composed and performed by graduate students from the UCB Music Department and Center for New Music and Audio Technology.
April 17, 18, 24, 25 - 8pm
April 19, 26 - 2pm
Zellerbach Playhouse
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Choreographer/Composer collaborations made possible with support from the Consortium for the Arts.