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University
of West Florida
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, Florida 32514
http://uwf.edu/theatre/
Theatre Arts: 850-474-2541
Tickets/Box Office:
850-474-2405
Box Office
The Center for Fine & Performing Arts (CFPA) Box Office is open
Monday-Friday from 12 noon to 4 pm and 1 hour prior to all CFPA
events. All reservations must be paid for when the order is placed.
We accept the following forms of payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard
& American Express.
There are no refunds or exchanges on any tickets purchased.
Ticket Prices
Adults: $16
Seniors*/Active Military/UWF Faculty & Staff: $12
UWF Students: Free with valid Nautilus Card
Group discounts are available for groups of 10 or more, please contact
Jerre Brisky, Assistant Director of the CFPA at (850) 857-6057 for
additional information.
* Seniors are considered 60 and over.
Purchase Tickets By Phone
Call (850) 857-6285 during Box Office hours.
All orders will be held at will-call unless the order is place more
than a week prior to the performance and requested to be mailed.
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Seating
At the present time all Department of Theatre productions have an
open seating policy (no reserved seats). The house opens one half
hour prior to curtain and patrons are advised to arrive early for
the best selection.
Late Seating is at the discretion of the management and will vary
according to the performance. To ensure the safety of those being
seated and as a courtesy to the audience and the performers, this
may require a delay until an appropriate time in the performance.
2008 - 2009 Season
Auditions announced for the University of West
Florida's 2nd Annual production of A Christmas Carol
Auditions for Pensacola's new holiday tradition, the UWF
Theatre Department's community production of Charles
Dickens' A Christmas Carol, will be held in
September and October. University students, community members, and
children of all ages are encouraged to audition to become a part of
the second exciting year of this production. Actors are needed from
all age groups and experience levels to complete this large cast of
carolers, ghosts, families and townspeople.
Rehearsals for
A Christmas Carol begin the first week of
November; the production runs December 4th through 14th on the UWF
Mainstage.
Auditions for UWF students will be held in the Studio
Theatre on Friday, September 5th, from 5:30-9pm. Interested students
should sign up for an audition time on the list posted outside the
Theatre department office. Auditionees should prepare a short
contemporary or classical monologue and a Christmas carol.
Auditions for Pensacola community actors (ages 16 and older) will be
held in the Studio Theatre on Saturday, September 6th, from 1pm to
4pm. Community-wide auditions will consist of cold readings from the
script - no appointment or prepared monologue is required. Singers
may be asked to sing a Christmas carol to show their range.
Callbacks for singing roles, if needed, will be Sunday, September
7th.
Auditions for children and secondary-school students will be
through workshops held on Saturday, October 3rd. The workshop-style
audition will include a guided warm up, theatre games,
improvisation, and some line reading. Dress in comfortable clothes
and come ready to play. The audition workshop for elementary-aged
children will be from 11 am to 1 pm; Students in sixth grade through
age 16 will audition between 2pm and 4pm.
Any questions about
auditions for A Christmas Carol should be
sent to Director Geoffrey Bleeker at
gsbleeker@gmail.com
Arthur Miller's
The Crucible
Performances: October 16 - 26, 2008
Thurs. 10/16 - 8pm Fri. 10/17 - 8pm Sat. 10/18 - 8pm Sun. 10/19
- 2:30pm
Fri. 10/24 - 8pm Sat. 10/25 - 8pm Sun. 10/26 - 2:30pm
Synopsis: Set in Salem, Mass in the late 17th Century,
Arthur Millers classic drama is a searing portrait
of a community engulfed by hysteria. Rumors of women practicing
witchcraft within the
town leads to the trial of a young girl, Elizabeth Proctor. The
ruthlessness of the prosecutors
and the eagerness of neighbor to testify against neighbor
illuminates the destructive power
of socially sanctioned violence.
Goblin Market
Adapted
by Peggy Harmon & Polly Pen
Based on the poem by Christina Rossetti
Performances: November 13 - 23, 2008
Thurs. 11/13 - 8pm Fri. 11/14 - 8pm Sat. 11/15 - 8pm Sun. 11/16
- 2:30pm
Fri. 11/21 - 8pm Sat. 11/22 - 8pm Sun. 11/23 - 2:30pm
Synopsis: Described by Variety as ...a spellbinding,
highly imaginative mini-musical..., Goblin Market
tells the story of Two proper Victorian Sisters, both grown
women with children, who return to their childhood nursery to
relive the haunting memories of their youth.
This musical contains adult themes and situations.
A Christmas Carol
By Charles Dickens - Adapted
by Kevin P. Kern
Scenic and Lighting Design by Charles Houghton
Costume and Props Design by Glenn Avery Breed
Auditions: TBA
Performances: December 4 - 14, 2008
Thurs. 12/4 - 8pm Fri. 12/5 - 8pm Sat. 12/6 - 8pm Sun. 12/7 -
2:30pm
Thurs. 12/11 - 8pm Fri. 12/12 - 8pm Sat. 12/13 - 8pm Sun. 12/14
- 2:30pm
Synopsis: Our annual community-wide production returns
for its 2nd year. A
Christmas Carol
is a community-wide production of adults and children from the
local area taking the stage with UWF students to tell the
classic story of Scrooge, an old and bitter miser, who is
visited by four ghosts on Christmas Eve who teach him kindness
and compassion. Our new annual production of A Christmas
Carol gives us an opportunity to work with our wonderful
Pensacola theatrical community and family to bring a holiday
classic for people of all ages to enjoy, said Charles
Houghton, chair of the Department of Theatre. UWFs
adaptation of A Christmas Carol is by Kevin P.
Kern, associate professor of Theatre, and has also been
produced by the Golden Performing Arts Center in Canoga Park,
Calif. The design team includes Glenn Breed, UWF
professor of costume design and technology, as costume designer
and Charles Houghton, chair of the UWF Department of
Theatre, as scenic and lighting designer.
Cosi
by Louis Nowra
Performances: February 19 - March 1, 2009
Thurs. 2/19 - 8pm Fri. 2/20 - 8pm Sat. 2/21 - 8pm Sun. 2/22 -
2:30pm
Fri. 2/27 - 8pm Sat. 2/28 - 8pm Sun. 3/1 - 2:30pm
Synopsis: In this hilarious comedy, Lewis, a university
student, agrees to direct Mozarts Cosi Fan Tutte
at a local mental hospital because I need the money. As Lewis
life is touched by these extraordinary people and the opera
lurches forward, we learn along with Lewis, that when chasing
your dreams it helps to be a little crazy.
Into the Woods
Music and Lyrics by Stephen
Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
Performances: April 2 -19, 2009
Thurs. 4/2 8pm Fri. 4/3 8pm Sat. 4/4 8pm Sun. 4/5 2:30pm
Fri. 4/17 8pm Sat. 4/18 8pm Sun. 4/19 2:30pm
We are skipping the middle week of Into The Woods
due to Easter Weekend.
Synopsis: This Tony award-winning musical by Stephen
Sondheim & James Lapine blends well-known fairy tales with the
original story of a childless Baker and his Wife, who are
attempting to reverse a curse on their family and have a child.
While Act 1 ends with everyone poised to live happily ever
after, Act 2 brings to mind what happens AFTER, Happily Ever
After and shows that all actions have consequences.
Nothing at this time
University
of West Florida
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, Florida 32514
http://uwf.edu/theatre/
Theatre Arts: 850-474-2541
Tickets/Box Office:
850-474-2405
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