Krannert Events
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
For Immediate Release: May 1, 2012
Bridget Lee-Calfas, Advertising and Publicity Director
bklee@illinois.edu
217/333-6282
SUMMER STUDIO THEATRE 2012 SEASON AT KRANNERT CENTER ANNOUNCED
The U of I Department of Theatre’s Summer Studio Theatre returns to Krannert Center for its 21st season. Under the direction of UI Department of Theatre Interim Head Tom Mitchell, Summer Studio Theatre will once again provide a three-show series to Central Illinois audiences. This year’s program selections offer a diverse array of theatrical experiences. During the month of June, Shipwrecked! An Entertainment: The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (as Told by Himself)will alternate with the chamber musical Gone Missing. In the month of July, The Diary of Anne Frank, adapted in 1997 by Wendy Kesselman, will be presented. The summer season will also feature a special two-evening-only performance by vocalist Kent Conrad and pianist Paul Johnston entitled Sprung and Awakened: A Cabaret About Change.
Shipwrecked! An Entertainment: The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (as Told by Himself)
By Donald Margulies
Directed by J.W. Morrissette
Nineteen-year-old Louis de Rougemont grew up on adventure stories and sets off from London to create his own. The high seas beckon when he’s invited to join a pearl fishing expedition off the coast of Australia with a salty Victorian captain. An encounter with an octopus leaves him stranded on a deserted island, and after years alone and an eventual marriage to an Aborigine woman, he treks home, where his amazing but inconsistent tales are greeted with cheers . . . and skepticism.
Fr-Sa Jun 1-2, Tu-We Jun 12-13, Sa Jun 16, and Th-Fr Jun 21-22 at 7:30pm
Sa Jun 2 at 2pm
Gone Missing
By the Civilians
Written by Steven Cosson from interviews by the company
Music and lyrics by Michael Friedman
Directed by Tom Mitchell
Musical Direction by Kent Conrad
A New York Times top 10 play from 2007, Gone Missing boasts wry songs and lively montages of what’s somehow disappeared from our lives: a black Gucci pump, an uncle’s fortune, Sniffle the doll, Atlantis, a sweetheart’s photo, various body parts. Based on interviews with New Yorkers, this witty musical tracks emotional and philosophical responses to life’s transient pleasures and the many ways we cope.
Th-Sa Jun 7-9, Th-Fr Jun 14-15, Tu-We Jun 19-20, and Sa Jun 23 at 7:30pm
Sa Jun 9 and Sa Jun 23 at 2pm
The Diary of Anne Frank
By Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
Newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman
Directed by Lisa Gaye Dixon
Wendy Kesselman’s new adaptation of Anne Frank’s personal account of the dark events of World War II includes selections from Anne’s other writings and chronicles from Holocaust survivors. Despite her terror and forced exile into a secret annex, Anne retains a hopeful outlook as she bears witness not just to the horror but also to the goodness in our world. The cast for this production includes local adult actors and features performances by two local youth, Dominique Allen and Max Keagle.
Th-Sa Jul 5-7, We-Sa Jul 11-14, Tu-Sa Jul 17-21 at 7:30pm
Sprung and Awakened: A Cabaret About Change
Kent Conrad, voice
Paul Johnston, piano
Using a mixture of biography and invented truths, a series of meditations on the effects of change—real or imagined—are presented through monologue and song.
Sa Jun 16 at 10pm and Su Jun 17 at 7:30
Tickets and Information
Tickets are on sale Monday, May 7, at 10am. Tickets can be purchased by phone, mail, online, or by visiting the Ticket Office.
Ticket Prices
Regular Performances $18 / SC & Stu 15 / UI 10
Sprung and Awakened: A Cabaret About Change $10
Performance Details
All performances are in the Studio Theatre; there will be no late seating.
How to Order Tickets
Online: www.KrannertCenter.com
Phone: 800/KCPATIX (800/527-2849), 217/333-6280
TTY for deaf, hard-of-hearing, or speech-impaired patrons: 217/333-9714
Fax: 217/244-SHOW (217/244-7469)
Email: kran-tix@illinois.edu
Mail: Krannert Center Ticket Office, 500 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801
In Person: Krannert Center Ticket Office, open 10am-6pm daily
