Saturday, July 07, 2007
IN HONOR OF GENESEE’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY THE GENESEE CENTER FOR THE ARTS ANNOUNCES ITS 16TH THEATRICAL SEASON
July 6, 2007, Genesee Community College, Batavia, NY -- The Genesee Center for the Arts at Genesee Community College is pleased to announce its 16th season at the Stuart Steiner Theatre. Following a successful 2006-2007 Season and to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Genesee Community College, the Genesee Center for the Arts will be presenting command performances by some of our center’s most successful artists as well as new productions of award-winning classics.
Fall 2007 Performances at the Stuart Steiner Theatre include:
LOBBY ART GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
The talent and imagination of visual artists return to the Lobby Gallery at the Genesee Center for the Arts. Housed in the lobby of the Stuart Steiner Theatre, the 2007-2008 LOBBY ART GALLERY SEASON debuts with GODDESS OF WHATEVER, process oriented paintings dealing with the subconscious manifestation of the female figure. This exhibit runs August 23 through September 28, 2007. Opening October 1 and running through November 25, 2007 will be the GCC STUDENT INVITATIONAL, a showcase of second year students’ artwork, selected and based on artistic excellence and dedication to their majors. SECRET ARTISTS OF GCC PART 2 will run from December 1, 2007 to January 25, 2008. Back by overwhelming demand, this exhibit, consisting of painting, drawing, sculpture and crafts, displays the works of GCC’s non-art faculty and staff. Open during normal college hours, the LOBBY ART GALLERY EXHIBITIONS are free to the public.
ROY ROGERS & THE DELTA RHYTHM KINGS
Back by popular demand, ROY ROGERS & THE DELTA RHYTHM KINGS will be returning to Genesee Community College to open the 2007-2008 Theatrical Season. One of the premiere slide guitarists performing today, Roy Rogers is a Grammy Award-nominated performer and producer. With eight solo recordings to his name, he has also been the producer for several Grammy-winning artists including John Lee Hooker and Ramblin' Jack Elliott. Performing to Blues fans throughout the world, Roy Rogers is currently on tour with his group, The Delta Rhythm Kings, featuring Steve Ehrmann and Billy Lee Lewis. As quoted in Rolling Stone Magazine, “Rogers is an exceptionally articulate slide guitarist, either he's scorching Robert Johnson's ‘Ramblin’ Blues’ or taking a lovely, lyrical journey...or rockin’ it out. One of the rare guitar heroes who values feeling over flash.” Performance is scheduled for September 22, 2007 at 8:00PM.
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST, a play by Dale Wasserman, based on the novel by Ken Kesey.
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., this intense drama debuted on Broadway in 1963 before being turned into a major motion picture, earning five Academy Awards® and making stars out of Jack Nicholson and Danny DeVito. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST centers around Randle P. McMurphy who, rather then go to prison, goes to an institution for the criminally insane where he befriends fellow patients in an effort to battle the establishment, led by Nurse Ratched. Exploring the injustice of treatment on “mentally ill” patients, this play remains today a powerful statement on humanity…sacrificing oneself for the advancement of mankind. Performances run October 11 through October 13, 2007 at 7:30PM and October 14, 2007 at 2:00PM.
Spring 2008 Performances at the Stuart Steiner Theatre include:
LOBBY ART GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
The 2007-2008 LOBBY ART GALLERY SEASON continues with the DIGITAL ART EXHIBITION, an exhibit of theatrical posters, advertising and more, showcasing the best of GCC’s digital art students. This exhibit runs from January 31 to March 14, 2008. Running from March 20 to April 25, 2008 will be the FINE ARTS STUDENT EXHIBITION. Featuring sculpture, ceramics, paintings, drawings and design, this exhibition highlights art from first and second year students who may or may not be art majors. The season concludes with a yet-to-be-announced exhibit, scheduled to open May 1, 2008 and continue throughout the summer. The LOBBY ART GALLERY EXHIBITIONS, located in the lobby of the Stuart Steiner Theatre at the Genesee Center for the Arts, is open during normal college hours. Admission is free to the public.
FAIRY TALE COURTROOM, a play by Dana Proulx.
Produced by special arrangement with Baker’s Plays, the Genesee Center for the Arts continues its tradition of producing and promoting children’s theatre by presenting FAIRY TALE COURTROOM, a comedy for the whole family that shows the other side of everyone’s favorite fairy tales. The Wicked Witch and the Big Bad Wolf are finally brought to trial for wreaking havoc and preventing people from living “happily ever after”. When Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood, Dorothy and others take the stand to testify, it is up to the jury to decide the fate of the poor misunderstood villains. But there’s a twist…the verdict changes with each performance since the audience is the jury. Performances will run March 13 through March 14, 2008 at 7:30PM, March 15, 2008 at 2:00PM and 7:30PM and March 16, 2008 at 2:00PM. For more information on daytime school performances, March 13 and March 14 at 10:00AM, please contact the Genesee Center for the Arts Office at (585) 343-0055 x6438.
PETER PAN, a musical based on the play by James M. Barrie, music by Mark Charlap and lyrics by Carolyn Leigh.
Also produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., the original shortened version, staged by Jerome Robbins, debuted in 1954, but soon evolved into a full Broadway musical with additional music by Jule Styne, additional lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and additional incidental music by Trude Rittman and Elmer Bernstein. A delight for children of all ages, PETER PAN follows the adventures of Wendy, John and Michael as they travel to Neverland with the mischievous little boy who refuses to grow up, as he joins forces with The Lost Boys and Tinker Bell to battle the evil Captain Hook. Performances run April 10 through April 11, 2008 at 7:30PM, April 12, 2008 at 2:00PM and 7:30PM and April 13, 2008 at 2:00PM.
DAS PUPPENSPIEL: PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
Also returning to Genesee Community College for a command performance is the widely popular DAS PUPPENSPIEL, with their new production PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION, hosted in conjunction with and performing live with the Genesee Symphony Orchestra. Founded in 1974, DAS PUPPENSPIEL is an ensemble of uniquely talented visual and performing artists with a single vision of the creation and performance of quality theatre for both children and adults alike. Touring throughout the United States and abroad to over two million audience members and growing, they present programming of charm and substance, using masks, mime and puppetry, that both delight and stimulate audiences, resulting in the magic of PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION. As recognized by the CTAA International Showcase, “Some Theaters create only temporary fluff and glitz…Das Puppenspiel produces lifetime memories!”. Performances are scheduled for April 20, 2008 at 3:00PM and 5:00PM.
General admission ticket prices for ROY ROGERS & THE DELTA RHYTHM KINGS are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students, senior citizens and GCC faculty/students.
General admission ticket prices for ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST, FAIRY TALE COURTROOM and PETER PAN are $6.00 for adults, $3.00 for students, senior citizens and GCC faculty, and $2.00 for GCC students with a valid ID.
General admission ticket prices for DAS PUPPENSPIEL: PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
are $12.00 for adults, $8.00 for senior citizens (62 & over) and $5.00 for students (18 & under and GCC students with a valid ID).
For ticket information and reservations, contact the Genesee Center for the Arts Box Office at (585) 343-0055 x6814, by fax to (585) 345-6815, or by email to BoxOffice@genesee.edu. The Genesee Center for the Arts Box Office accepts cash and checks only, credit cards are not accepted.
Fall 2007 Performances at the Stuart Steiner Theatre include:
LOBBY ART GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
The talent and imagination of visual artists return to the Lobby Gallery at the Genesee Center for the Arts. Housed in the lobby of the Stuart Steiner Theatre, the 2007-2008 LOBBY ART GALLERY SEASON debuts with GODDESS OF WHATEVER, process oriented paintings dealing with the subconscious manifestation of the female figure. This exhibit runs August 23 through September 28, 2007. Opening October 1 and running through November 25, 2007 will be the GCC STUDENT INVITATIONAL, a showcase of second year students’ artwork, selected and based on artistic excellence and dedication to their majors. SECRET ARTISTS OF GCC PART 2 will run from December 1, 2007 to January 25, 2008. Back by overwhelming demand, this exhibit, consisting of painting, drawing, sculpture and crafts, displays the works of GCC’s non-art faculty and staff. Open during normal college hours, the LOBBY ART GALLERY EXHIBITIONS are free to the public.
ROY ROGERS & THE DELTA RHYTHM KINGS
Back by popular demand, ROY ROGERS & THE DELTA RHYTHM KINGS will be returning to Genesee Community College to open the 2007-2008 Theatrical Season. One of the premiere slide guitarists performing today, Roy Rogers is a Grammy Award-nominated performer and producer. With eight solo recordings to his name, he has also been the producer for several Grammy-winning artists including John Lee Hooker and Ramblin' Jack Elliott. Performing to Blues fans throughout the world, Roy Rogers is currently on tour with his group, The Delta Rhythm Kings, featuring Steve Ehrmann and Billy Lee Lewis. As quoted in Rolling Stone Magazine, “Rogers is an exceptionally articulate slide guitarist, either he's scorching Robert Johnson's ‘Ramblin’ Blues’ or taking a lovely, lyrical journey...or rockin’ it out. One of the rare guitar heroes who values feeling over flash.” Performance is scheduled for September 22, 2007 at 8:00PM.
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST, a play by Dale Wasserman, based on the novel by Ken Kesey.
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., this intense drama debuted on Broadway in 1963 before being turned into a major motion picture, earning five Academy Awards® and making stars out of Jack Nicholson and Danny DeVito. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST centers around Randle P. McMurphy who, rather then go to prison, goes to an institution for the criminally insane where he befriends fellow patients in an effort to battle the establishment, led by Nurse Ratched. Exploring the injustice of treatment on “mentally ill” patients, this play remains today a powerful statement on humanity…sacrificing oneself for the advancement of mankind. Performances run October 11 through October 13, 2007 at 7:30PM and October 14, 2007 at 2:00PM.
Spring 2008 Performances at the Stuart Steiner Theatre include:
LOBBY ART GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
The 2007-2008 LOBBY ART GALLERY SEASON continues with the DIGITAL ART EXHIBITION, an exhibit of theatrical posters, advertising and more, showcasing the best of GCC’s digital art students. This exhibit runs from January 31 to March 14, 2008. Running from March 20 to April 25, 2008 will be the FINE ARTS STUDENT EXHIBITION. Featuring sculpture, ceramics, paintings, drawings and design, this exhibition highlights art from first and second year students who may or may not be art majors. The season concludes with a yet-to-be-announced exhibit, scheduled to open May 1, 2008 and continue throughout the summer. The LOBBY ART GALLERY EXHIBITIONS, located in the lobby of the Stuart Steiner Theatre at the Genesee Center for the Arts, is open during normal college hours. Admission is free to the public.
FAIRY TALE COURTROOM, a play by Dana Proulx.
Produced by special arrangement with Baker’s Plays, the Genesee Center for the Arts continues its tradition of producing and promoting children’s theatre by presenting FAIRY TALE COURTROOM, a comedy for the whole family that shows the other side of everyone’s favorite fairy tales. The Wicked Witch and the Big Bad Wolf are finally brought to trial for wreaking havoc and preventing people from living “happily ever after”. When Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood, Dorothy and others take the stand to testify, it is up to the jury to decide the fate of the poor misunderstood villains. But there’s a twist…the verdict changes with each performance since the audience is the jury. Performances will run March 13 through March 14, 2008 at 7:30PM, March 15, 2008 at 2:00PM and 7:30PM and March 16, 2008 at 2:00PM. For more information on daytime school performances, March 13 and March 14 at 10:00AM, please contact the Genesee Center for the Arts Office at (585) 343-0055 x6438.
PETER PAN, a musical based on the play by James M. Barrie, music by Mark Charlap and lyrics by Carolyn Leigh.
Also produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., the original shortened version, staged by Jerome Robbins, debuted in 1954, but soon evolved into a full Broadway musical with additional music by Jule Styne, additional lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and additional incidental music by Trude Rittman and Elmer Bernstein. A delight for children of all ages, PETER PAN follows the adventures of Wendy, John and Michael as they travel to Neverland with the mischievous little boy who refuses to grow up, as he joins forces with The Lost Boys and Tinker Bell to battle the evil Captain Hook. Performances run April 10 through April 11, 2008 at 7:30PM, April 12, 2008 at 2:00PM and 7:30PM and April 13, 2008 at 2:00PM.
DAS PUPPENSPIEL: PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
Also returning to Genesee Community College for a command performance is the widely popular DAS PUPPENSPIEL, with their new production PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION, hosted in conjunction with and performing live with the Genesee Symphony Orchestra. Founded in 1974, DAS PUPPENSPIEL is an ensemble of uniquely talented visual and performing artists with a single vision of the creation and performance of quality theatre for both children and adults alike. Touring throughout the United States and abroad to over two million audience members and growing, they present programming of charm and substance, using masks, mime and puppetry, that both delight and stimulate audiences, resulting in the magic of PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION. As recognized by the CTAA International Showcase, “Some Theaters create only temporary fluff and glitz…Das Puppenspiel produces lifetime memories!”. Performances are scheduled for April 20, 2008 at 3:00PM and 5:00PM.
General admission ticket prices for ROY ROGERS & THE DELTA RHYTHM KINGS are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students, senior citizens and GCC faculty/students.
General admission ticket prices for ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST, FAIRY TALE COURTROOM and PETER PAN are $6.00 for adults, $3.00 for students, senior citizens and GCC faculty, and $2.00 for GCC students with a valid ID.
General admission ticket prices for DAS PUPPENSPIEL: PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
are $12.00 for adults, $8.00 for senior citizens (62 & over) and $5.00 for students (18 & under and GCC students with a valid ID).
For ticket information and reservations, contact the Genesee Center for the Arts Box Office at (585) 343-0055 x6814, by fax to (585) 345-6815, or by email to BoxOffice@genesee.edu. The Genesee Center for the Arts Box Office accepts cash and checks only, credit cards are not accepted.
