Few students realize the incredible resource they have in Meadows School of the Arts. Why go see a movie when you can watch a play without leaving campus? Why buy expensive concert tickets when you can watch your own friends perform on a stage that’s across the street from your residence hall? Most importantly, why ignore an entire talented school on campus? With that in mind, here’s a look at what you can expect from Meadows this fall.
The first installment of the Brown Bag Series starts on Monday, September 25th and runs through Friday, September 29th. Presented twice a year by the students in the Dance department, Brown Bag features a number of performances ranging from ballet to jazz to modern dance.
The Theatre department presents “Misalliance,” by George Bernard Shaw, from September 27th through Sunday, October 1st. The play follows the events of one summer afternoon on an English country estate in 1909. Focusing on marriage proposals between eight couples, courtship, politics, and society intrigue are sure to ensue. “Misalliance” will be directed by guest artist Henry Woronicz and performed in the Margo Jones Theatre.
Shortly thereafter, Meadows Theatre is proud to present “The Good Person of Setzuan,” a play adapted by Tony Kushner and inspired by Chinese folk tales. Performed in the Bob Hope Theatre and directed by David Denson, M.F.A. candidate in directing, the play follows three gods who, while looking for one good person on earth, find it in Setzuan, a prostitute. The show will run from October 4th through the 8th.
The Theatre department will remain busy as they present “Fabulation” in the Margo Jones Theatre from October 25th through the 29th. Written by African-American playwright Lynn Nottage, “Fabulation” is a “comeuppance tale with a comic twist” that follows a black woman whose marriage and business turn to ruin when her husband runs off with everything she has. The play will be directed by Distinguished Artist-in-Residence Stan Wojewodski, Jr., former Dean of the Yale School of Drama.
The Meadows Dance Ensemble will present their Fall Dance Concert on November 2nd through 5th and November 9th through 12th. The concert is set to include the divertissement from “Paquita” and a new work from “Lucid Dreams” by Pilobus dance company co-founder Alison Chase.
Finally, in December, Meadows Theatre will break new ground with “La Discreta Enamorada,” written by Spanish poet Lope de Vega in 1606 and directed by guest director Gustavo Tambascio, an international director of Spanish theatre, film and opera. The music score will be arranged and conducted by Grover Wilkins, artistic director of the Orchestra of New Spain. The show is to be held in Greer Garson Theatre and, for the first time in the Division’s history, additional performances will be presented in Spanish on December 1st through the 3rd.
Of course, these are only the performances already announced by the Dance and Theatre departments. Undoubtedly, SMU can expect fantastic things from all areas of Meadows this Fall, whether they be from Advertising, Art, Cinema-Television, Dance, Music, or Theatre.
