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    2010-2011 THEATRE SEASON

 

Scene from Philadelphia Story / 4 people in living roomFall Play: The Philadelphia Story
Sponsored by Brinson, Askew, Berry, Seigler, Richardson and Davis, LLP
September 30-October 3, 2010
October 7-10, 2010

Callaway Theater

Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.
Sundays at 2:30 p.m.

Tickets Required. Call the Shorter Box Office at 706-233-7288.

This classic is a sophisticated romantic comedy set in Philadelphia in the early 1940’s. The play was later made into a successful film starring Cary Grant, Kathryn Hepburn and Jimmy Stewart.

 

Scene from Curtains / girl with bouquet of rosesFriends of Theatre Showcase
Saturday, October 30, 2010, Location TBA

Enjoy heavy hor d’oeuvres and an evening of fabulous entertainment provided by Shorter University theatre students.

Fall Musical - Curtains
Sponsored by the Harbin Clinic
November 11-14 and November 18-21, 2010
Callaway Theatre

Thursdays-Saturdays, 7:30 p.m.
Sundays, 2:00 p.m.

Tickets Required. Call the Shorter Box Office at 706-233-7288.

This musical who-done-it is written by Rupert Holmes with the music and lyrics by Kander and Ebb. Set in Boston, this musical is a spoof on backstage murder mysteries.

 

Scene from Angel Street / man looking at woman
Student Directed Play -
Angel Street
Wednesday-Friday, December 1-3, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Callaway Theatre

Tickets Required. Call the Shorter Box Office at 706-233-7288.

Directed by senior Callie Edwards, Angel Street is a Victorian Thriller later made into the classic film Gaslight , starring Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer and Joseph Cotton.

Friends of Theatre Cabaret
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Northwest Georgia Technical College

Tickets Required. Call the Shorter Box Office at 706-233-7288.

Enjoy a picnic in the park -- indoors. We supply the tables and fabulous entertainment; you supply the food and decorations.



The Trojan Women poster / blue eyes and Trojan horseWinter Play -
Trojan Women
February 17-20 and 24-27, 2011
Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2:30 p.m.
Callaway Theatre

Tickets Required. Call the Shorter Box Office at 706-233-7288.

This Greek tragedy by Euripides follows the fates of the women of Troy after their city has been sacked, their husbands killed and their families are to be enslaved.

Spring Musical: You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
April 12-17, 2011, Tuesday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
Callaway Theatre

Tickets Required. Call the Shorter Box Office at 706-233-7288.

The loveable characters of Charles Schulz come alive in this musical adaptation of the Peanuts comic strip.

Dark Night Series
Tuesday-Thursday, April 19-21, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Callaway Theatre

Tickets Required. Call the Shorter Box Office at 706-233-7288.

New plays will be read in a recital format. Audiences will have the opportunity of hearing new works before they hit the big time.

 

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