Theatre

This story of two brothers, a thief and a policeman, is a dramatic portrayal of what family means in a society that has splintered through the traditional institution.

This story of two brothers, a thief and a policeman, is a dramatic portrayal of what family means in a society that has splintered through the traditional institution.

Terence Rattigan’s 1941 play, set in a hotel near an RAF Bomber Command airbase during WWII, is named for the flares that were used to light runways to allow planes to take off and land. The plot draws a love triangle between a pilot, his actress wife, and a famous film star. Other players including a Polish flier, his English wife, and a sextet of characters add to the many dramatic and comic moments of this very moving story. Directed by Richard Romagnoli. Sponsored by the Theatre Program. Tickets: $12/10/6; on sale October 19

Terence Rattigan’s 1941 play, set in a hotel near an RAF Bomber Command airbase during WWII, is named for the flares that were used to light runways to allow planes to take off and land. The plot draws a love triangle between a pilot, his actress wife, and a famous film star. Other players including a Polish flier, his English wife, and a sextet of characters add to the many dramatic and comic moments of this very moving story. Directed by Richard Romagnoli. Sponsored by the Theatre Program. Tickets: $12/10/6; on sale October 19

Terence Rattigan’s 1941 play, set in a hotel near an RAF Bomber Command airbase during WWII, is named for the flares that were used to light runways to allow planes to take off and land. The plot draws a love triangle between a pilot, his actress wife, and a famous film star. Other players including a Polish flier, his English wife, and a sextet of characters add to the many dramatic and comic moments of this very moving story. Directed by Richard Romagnoli. Sponsored by the Theatre Program. Tickets: $12/10/6; on sale October 19

This collaboration between the Middlebury College Department of Theatre, the Goethe-Institut, and The Vermont Coffee Company, joins students and actors from the community to present readings of short plays commissioned from playwrights in Europe and America addressing upheavals in our notions of privacy. It is part of an international discussion taking place over the next 18 months in theatres across the United States and Europe. For more info: www.goethe.de/p3m5

Dan O’Brien, award-winning playwright and poet, is author of the play “The Body of an American,” poetry collections “War Reporter” and “Scarsdale,” and two opera libretti. He graduated from Middlebury College majoring in English and Theater, received an MFA at Brown University, and has taught and done residencies at many institutions including Princeton, Williamstown Theater Festival, and Sewanee Writers’ Conference. He lives in Los Angeles.

The House in Scarsdale is Dan O’Brien’s autobiographical story of desperately trying to uncover the truth about his f*cked-up family. With a history of twisted secrets, alcohol, and mental health issues, none of them are even speaking except when they’re suing each other. The play is a highly poetic, spare, theatrical journey in which two actors embody the whole family in an exploration of the deep need we all have to reconcile the family we want with the one we have. Read by the playwright and Alex Draper.

The Theatre senior reception is being held in conjunction with the Dance reception at 4:30pm in MCA 232.

The Theatre senior reception is being held in conjunction with the Dance reception at 4:30pm in MCA 232.