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Cultural Arts
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The Arts Guild at Neumann University was established in 1991 to enhance the high level of cultural enrichment presented to the Delaware Valley Community. The nine member organizations, Center Stage Productions, the Cultural Arts Forum, the Delaware County Symphony, International Ballet Classique, the Neumann University Art Gallery, the Neumann University Concert Chorale, the Neumann University Jazz Band, the Neumann University Theater Ensemble, and Stages of Imagination, offer performances and seminars in the Fred P. Meagher Theatre in an atmosphere that offers fine acoustics, architectural excellence, and comfortable continental seating. For more information on any of our programming, please contact the Neumann University Office of Cultural Programming by calling 610-558-5626.
All events held in the Meagher Theatre located in the Thomas A. Bruder, Jr. Life Center on the Neumann University campus unless otherwise noted. General/ticketing information may be obtained by calling 610-558-5626 unless otherwise noted.
GREASE
Book, Music and Lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
July 30, 31; August 1, 2, 2009 ~ 8:00 p.m.
August 1, 2, 2009 ~ 2:00 p.m.
Come join the spirited Rydell High’s class of 1959 as they capture the look and sound of the 1950’s in a rollicking musical featuring the gum chewing, hubcap-stealing, hot-rod loving boys with D.A.’s and their wise cracking girls in bobby sox and pedal pushers.
While hip Danny Zuko and wholesome Sandy Dumbrowski resolve the problems of their mutual attraction, the gang sings and dances its way through such nostalgic scenes as the pajama party, the prom, the burger palace and the drive-in movie. Songs recall the Buddy Holly hiccups, the Little Richard yodels and the Elvis Presley wiggles that made the music of the 50’s a gas. The musical numbers including Greased Lightin’, We Go Together, Born to Hand Jive, and Summer Night will create sheer energy that will keep the audience toe tapping as they reminisce these zany years.
ADMISSION: General $12; College students w/ID $8; Children/students under 18 years $8; Seniors $8
Center Stage Productions
25th Anniversary Cabaret Dinner
September 25, 2009 ~ 7:00 p.m.
Ballrooms of Boothwyn
Come to this nostalgic tribute to Broadway musicals produced by Center Stage Productions. The CSP family will be celebrating its 25th season with a cabaret program including a buffet dinner and beverages, music and a trip down memory lane. Cast members will perform many of the production numbers staged on the Neumann stage from 1983 to the present. Call 610-558-5626 for more information, group rates and reservations.
ADMISSION: $40.00 per person (reservation necessary)
Center Stage Productions ~ Children’s Theater
Wizard of Oz
A Children’s Participatory Play
By Stephen Hotchner
June 25, 26, 27, 2009 ~ 11:00 a.m.
(running time approx. 40 minutes)
Dorothy has been captured by the Wicked Witch of the West and her friends, the Lion, the Tin Man and the Scarecrow must save her. But the Tin Man is rusted, the Scarecrow unstuffed and the Cowardly Lion…well he’s scared! The Lion asks the children in the audience to help them overcome the Wicked Witch and save Dorothy. Children from the audience prove they have power over the Wicked Witch by helping their friends on the stage. They become the Munchkins, help oil the Tin Man and one youngster is magically transformed into the wonderful Wizard of Oz! The play is an excellent participatory show that will please every audience member – young and old alike. There is plenty of audience participation making the show both fun and educational.
ADMISSION: General $6; Groups of 15 or more $5 each
Thoroughly Modern Mille, Jr.
Book by Richard Morris and Dick Scanlan
New Music by Jeanine Tesori
New Lyrics by Dick Scanlan
July 16, 17, 18, 2009 ~ 11:00 a.m.
July 16, 2008 ~ 7:30 p.m.
(running time approx. 70 minutes)
Performed by young people who love the stage Thoroughly Modern Millie is a high spirited, musical romp that has all of New York dancing the Charleston. This zany new 1920’s musical takes place in New York City in 1922 telling the story of a young Millie Dillmount, who has just moved to the city in search of a new life for herself. It’s a New York full of intrigue and jazz – a time when women were entering the workforce and the rules of love and social behavior were changing forever. Filled with frisky flappers, dashing leading men and a dragon-lady of a villainess audiences will hate, this show is a perfectly constructed madcap of merriment.
ADMISSION: General $6; Groups of 15 or more $5 each
The Big Bad Musical
Book by Alex Strum ~ Music and Lyrics by Bill Francoeur
August 13, 14, 15 2009 ~ 11:00 a.m.
(running time approx. 70 minutes)
This smart and wickedly funny courtroom musical is great for young audiences of any age. The jury – the audience- must decide the outcome of the biggest trial ever in the fairy-tale world! The notorious Big Bad Wolf is being slapped with a class-action lawsuit by storybooks of quirky characters who want to get even: Little Red Riding Hood, her Grandmother, the Three Little Pigs and the Shepherd in charge of the Boy Who Cried Wolf. With Sidney Grimm as the commentator on live court TV, the two greatest legal minds in the Enchanted Forest – the Evil Stepmother and the Fairy Godmother – clash in a trial that will be remembered forever after. Yet, even though the infamous Evil Stepmother resents doing pro-bono work on such an obviously futile defense, Mr. Wolf makes a good case for himself. Was he born a criminal, or made one? It’s all up to the jury! The show offers toe-tapping tunes, multiple fairy-tale characters and unique endings!
ADMISSION: General $6; Groups of 15 or more $5 each
Center Stage Productions ~ Summer Theatre Camp/Workshops
Center Stage Productions camps are designed for young people entering kindergarten through twelfth grades. Sessions include acting, movement, voice training, and stage crafts. They provide opportunity for talented and creative students to experience theater in a safe and trusting environment. The participants will be personally involved in the dynamics of combined art forms, the challenges of creative self-expression, and the appreciation of theater as a major cultural development. All classes are held in the Neumann University Life Center and the surrounding campus facilities.
~ Click HERE for more details about theatre camp/workshops ~
ART EXHIBITS
Neumann’s Exhibit Program
If you are an artist or know someone who is looking for a “gallery” in which to display an art collection, Neumann College can help. We will serve as a host site for emerging artists from the surrounding area to exhibit a body of artwork. This is an excellent opportunity to share your artistic talent with the College and the greater community. Art exhibits will hang in the College Library and typically run for two months. All works displayed will be in congruence with the mission of Neumann College.
To obtain a schedule of upcoming art exhibits or for more information regarding exhibit proposals, please contact the Office of Cultural Programming via telephone at 610-558-5626,
or via e-mail at dimarinn@neumann.edu.
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