BROWN UNIVERSITY/TRINITY REP MFA programs productions

2011-2012 Season

WAITING FOR GODOT by Samuel Beckett directed by Aubrey Snowden '13 Click here to buy tickets! Beckett's indispensable play follows the lives of two men who attempt to pass the time while waiting for the eponymous and ever-delayed guest. In order "to hold that terrible silence at bay," the absurdist play's conversation spans two brilliant acts exploring the notion of time and existence.   Thurs. March 1 @ 7:30 Sat. March 3 @ 7:30 Sun. March 4 @ 2:00 Fri. March 9 @ 7:30 Sat. March 10 @ 2:00 Mon. March 12 @ 5:00 Fri. March 16 @ 7:30 Sat. March 17 @ 2:00 VENUS by Suzan-Lori Parks directed by Ryan Guzzo Purcell '13 Click here to buy tickets! Acclaimed playwright Suzan-Lori Parks won her second Obie for VENUS, the true story of Saartjie Baartman. Baartman, a member of the Khoi-San tribe of South Africa, was transported to London where she was put on public display - nearly nude - in 1810, dubbed as "The Venus Hottentot." Park's tale of exploitation asks hard questions, demanding that we come to terms with history in order to move beyond it. Fri. March 2 @ 7:30 Sat. March 3 $ 2:00 Mon. March 5 @ 5:00 Thurs. March 8 @ 7:30 Sat. March 10 @ 7:30 Sun. March 11 @ 2:00 Thurs. March 15 @ 7:30 Sun. March 18 @ 2:00 General admission: $10; Students and seniors: $5 At the Pell Chafee Performance Center, 87 Empire St., Providence TANGO by Slawomir Mrozek directed by Shana Gozansky '12 3rd year MFA thesis project A family of bohemians is shocked when, suddenly, their son attempts to force order and a strict moral code upon their home. Their topsy-turvy existence is shattered when they discover the consequences of underestimating the dangerous power of ambition. Performances: Thurs. May 3 @ 7:30 (preview) Fri. May 4 @ 7:30 (opening) Sat. May 5 @ 2:00 and 7:30 Sun. May 6 @ 2:00 Mon. May 7 @ 7:30 Thurs. May 10 @ 7:30 Fri. May 11 @ 7:30 Sat. May 12 @ 7:30 Sun. May 13 @ 2:00 General admission: $12; Students and seniors: $6 At the Pell Chafee Performance Center, 87 Empire St., Providence

Brown University/Trinity Rep MFA Programs provide a three-year professional training program under the auspices of an Ivy League University and Rhode Island’s Tony Award-winning theatre company. Brown University’s Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies is internationally recognized for the quality of its faculty and instruction. Trinity Rep, with its deep tradition of resident artists, provides powerful artistic assets and creates a firm foundation for a new generation of theatre artists.  More information ›