A new space, for experimenting,
pushing forth, growth, journeying.
An intimate space for shows that need to be
experienced up close.
A laboratory theater at USC.

 

 

 

Spring 2008 Upcoming Shows

 

Translations in 10: Breaking out of the Box

 

Feb 1 - Feb 3

(8pm, Feb 1 & 2; 3pm, Feb 3)

Under the direction of USC graduate student Sandra Dietel, Translations in 10: Breaking Out of the Box showcases five original ten-minute productions -- all conceived, written, designed and performed by groups of Midlands area high school students, with assistance from undergraduate Theatre majors. This program is a collaboration between Richland One Theatre teachers and students and the University's Department of Theatre and Dance.

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Marmalade By Noah Haidle

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 14 - 17 (all shows 8pm)

Student director Martha Hearn brings to the Lab stage Noah Haidle's edgy, hilarious and heartbreaking comedy, which takes a look at adult life through the eyes and mouths of babes. Four-year-old Lucy is dealing with a single-mother, babysitter and even imaginary friend (Mr. Marmalade, a drug-addicted businessman) who are all virtually invisible, and is introduced to Larry, a five-year-old with issues that make her dilemmas seem like child's play.

 


 

 

A Tale Told By An Idiot (An Experiment)

A Tale Told By An IdiorApril 3 - 6 (all shows 8pm)

Conceived and written by Professor and Director Robert Richmond. A theatrical experiment, a staged graphic novel... 20 undergrads devising a piece based from Shakespeare's Macbeth. It's Macbeth as remembered by the Gunpowder Plot conspirator Guy Fawkes. What went though his mind as he waited in a dark cellar to blow up the Houses of Parliament? How much of the play came back to haunt him? This production asks: how closely are Shakespeare’s famous play and this infamous suicide bomber entwined?

Audience discussions will be held after each performance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$5. Tickets sold at the door.