Category Archives: Theatre

Auburn University Theatre to present ‘Elephant’s Graveyard’


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AUBURN UNIVERSITY – When a circus elephant kills her keeper, a haunting tale of spectacle, violence and revenge follows in George Brant’s “Elephant’s Graveyard.” Based on a true story that happened in a small town in Tennessee in 1916, the new play closes the 2012-13 season for Auburn University Theatre in the College of Liberal Arts. The show runs April 16-20 at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee performance April 21 at 2:30 p.m. on the mainstage of the Telfair B. Peet Theatre.

The play was drawn from Brant’s own research into the real-life incident in which the townspeople of Erwin, Tenn., lynched a circus elephant named Mary after she killed her handler in 1916.

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Auburn University Theatre to present ‘She Loves Me’


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She Loves MeAUBURN UNIVERSITY – The story has become a familiar one. Bickering co-workers rush home each night to a pen pal romance, unaware that they are the object of one another’s affection. Hungarian playwright Miklos Laszlo’s “Parfumerie” is the inspiration for the musical “She Loves Me” produced by Auburn University Theatre in the College of Liberal Arts and coming to the mainstage of the Telfair B. Peet Theatre Feb. 21 through March 2.

“She Loves Me” runs Feb. 21-23, 26-28 and March 1-2 at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee performance Feb. 24 at 2:30 p.m. General admission tickets are $15 and tickets are $10 for seniors, Auburn University faculty and staff and non-Auburn University students. Auburn University students may reserve a complimentary ticket at www.auburnuniversitytheatre.org.

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Auburn University Radio Flyer Theatre adapts classics for holiday broadcasts


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AUBURN UNIVERSITY – The Auburn University Radio Flyer Theatre in the College of Liberal Arts will be featured on Troy University Public Radio throughout the month of December.

The group’s production of O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi” will air on Community Focus on Tuesday, Dec. 18, at noon. A special one-hour broadcast of five more stories from the group’s repertoire including Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Elves and the Shoemaker,” “The Little Match Girl” and “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” along with O. Henry’s “A Service of Love” and “The Green Door,” will air Friday, Dec. 21, at 9 p.m. and Monday, Dec. 24, at noon.

Since 2009, Auburn University Theatre has created productions in the style of the Golden Age of Radio featuring the Radio Flyer Theatre Company. Under the direction of Dan LaRocque, Radio Flyer Theatre adapts beloved classics for all audiences, often with a seasonal theme.

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Auburn University Theatre to present A.R. Gurney comedy ‘Sylvia’


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AUBURN – Auburn University Theatre in the College of Liberal Arts continues its 2011-2012 season with the A.R. Gurney comedy “Sylvia,” opening April 12 on the mainstage of the Telfair Peet Theatre.

“Sylvia” runs April 12-14 and 17-20 at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee performance April 15 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased online at www.auburnuniversitytheatre.org, or by phone at (334) 844-4154. Tickets are free for students and $15 for the general public.

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Auburn University Theatre to present classic musical ‘Cabaret’ Feb. 23 through March 3


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AUBURN – Step into the Kit Kat Klub and hear the music play as Auburn University Theatre in the College of Liberal Arts continues its 2011-2012 season with Kander and Ebb’s “Cabaret,” Feb. 23 through March 3, on the mainstage of the Telfair Peet Theatre.

The show runs Feb. 23-25 and Feb. 28-March 3 at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee performance Feb. 26 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased online at www.auburnuniversitytheatre.org, or by phone at (334) 844-4154. Tickets are free for students and $15 for the general public.

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Auburn University Department of Theatre to present ‘Season’s Greetings’


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Seasons GreetingsAUBURN – The Auburn University Theatre in the College of Liberal Arts will present the Christmas play, “Season’s Greetings,” premiering Nov. 10 at the Telfair Peet Theatre.

The dark comedy, directed by Christopher Qualls, showcases a typical suburban English family during an atypical Christmas gathering.

The Alan Ayckbourn favorite follows couple Belinda and Neville as they host their dysfunctional relatives at their home for Christmas festivities. Guests include senile uncle Harvey, Neville’s sister Phyllis, her husband Bernard who delights and scares children with his annual puppet show, Eddie and his pregnant wife Pattie, Belinda’s sister Rachel and a suave writer named Clive whose immediate attraction to the married Belinda causes quite a scene one night under the Christmas tree.

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