Theatre

In this musical adapted from Green Day’s 2004 concept album of the same name, working-class characters—hailing from the suburbs to the city to the Middle East—seek redemption in a world filled with frustration. Musical direction by Clint Bierman and featuring the local Vermont rock band the Grift. Book by Billie Joe Armstrong and Michael Mayer, lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong, directed by Michole Biancosino ’98. For mature audiences. A Theatre Program event. Sign language interpretation will be available at the Friday evening show.

Racism. Hate crimes. Love. Islam. Culture. Language. Life. Five Muslim women in a post-9/11 world serve tea and uncover what lies beneath the veil in this critically acclaimed one woman play. Written and performed by Rohina Malik. Free for students, staff, and faculty; tickets: $15 general public

There will be a post-performance talk back immediately following the show.

This event is cosponsored by the Charles P. Scott Center, Middle East Studies, and the Center for Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity.

Now the center of the action, and accompanied by the three witches, Mrs. Macbeth struggles to understand the full scope of her responsibility in her husband’s actions. A work that explores the complexity inherent in being a woman in power and the relationship between power and responsibility. By Griselda Gambaro. Translated by Claudio Medeiros and Maria Alessandra Woolson. Free

 

Middlebury Discount Comedy opens this fun show from NYC. NY Neo Futurists will perform their famous “30 plays in 60 minutes” show in this party-like theatre event.