FALL 2008


L. A. Theatre Works, Susan Loewenberg, Producing Director

Tuesday, October 7
7:30 p.m.
Kresge Auditorium
Green Center for the Performing Arts

WAR OF THE WORLDS/
THE LOST WORLD

A double-bill of live radio theatre productions from L. A. Theatre Works, the country's foremost radio theatre company. War of the Worlds recreates Orson Welles' infamous "hoax" radio broadcast of the H. G. Wells science fiction classic. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's campy adventure story of an expedition deep into the Amazon to prove the existence of prehistoric animals is the subject of The Lost World.

 

Friday, October 31
8:00 p.m.

Kresge Auditorium

Green Center for the Performing Arts

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
John Schwandt, Organ

Organist John Schwandt will perform an improvised score to the classic silent film in this special ArtsFest 2008: Art & Borders Halloween concert. Come in costume!

Nathan Gunn

 

Wednesday, November 19
7:30 p.m.

Thompson Recital Hall

Green Center for the Performing Arts

NATHAN GUNN, Baritone
A concert by the highly acclaimed baritone, veteran of the world's greatest opera houses, including the Metropolitan, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Royal Opera at Covent Garden and the Paris Opera, as well as guest performances with symphonies around the world including the New York Philharmonic and the London Symphony Orchestra. Gunn is the recipient of numerous coveted awards.

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Monday, November 24
7:00 p.m.

Thompson Recital Hall

Green Center for the Performing Arts

WILDERNESS PLOTS
An evening of songs and stories drawn from the tales of noted author Scott Russell Sanders, whose storytelling is inspired by the settling of the American wilderness in the time between the Revolution and the Civil War. The singer-songwriter performers include Carrie Newcomer, Tim Grimm, Krista Detor, Tom Roznowski, and Michael White.

ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.