Farquhar College and Promethean Theatre to Present Strong Fall Theater Offerings

The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences offers a rich variety of opportunities in theater and the performing arts. The college’s Division of Humanities offers a bachelor of arts in theatre and also houses NSU Theatre, the university’s theater company. The College of Arts and Sciences also partners with The Promethean Theatre, NSU’s professional theater in residence. This fall, NSU Theatre and The Promethean Theatre will bring three diverse productions to NSU’s main campus.

NSU Theatre, part of the Division of Humanities, will offer two productions this fall. The first is A Midsummer Night’s Dream, William Shakespeare’s timeless tale about mistaken identity, scorned lovers, rebellion, fairies, magic, and rustic characters. The play will be directed by Mark Duncan, M.F.A., assistant professor in the college’s Division of Humanities. Performances for A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be held in the Rose & Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center on NSU’s main campus, Nov. 2-4, 2006 at 8:00 p.m. and Nov. 5 at 2:00 p.m.

NSU Theatre’s second fall production will be Groove: A Movement and Identity Journey, choreographed by Chetachi Egwu, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Division of Humanities. Groove consists of eight pieces related to various aspects of human identity. It incorporates dance aspects from African, modern, contact improvisation, hip-hop, and step into a soul-filled show of meaningful movement.  Groove’s dance and music also touch on the College of Arts and Science’s 2006–2007 academic theme of “Identity,” which is being explored during the year by students and faculty through special courses, distinguished speakers, faculty lectures, and other activities. Performances of Groove will take place in the Mailman-Hollywood Building Second Floor Auditorium on NSU’s main campus, Dec. 2, 2006 at 8:00 p.m. and Dec. 3 at 2:00 p.m.

Participation in NSU Theatre is open to all NSU students, faculty, and staff, as well as members of the community. For more information about participation and performances, contact NSU Theatre at (954) 262-8179 or visit www.undergrad.nova.edu/nsutheatre.

Additionally this season, the Promethean Theatre will present Lee Blessing’s Two Rooms, which will be directed by Margaret M. Ledford, resident director of the Promethean Theatre. Performances will take place in the Mailman-Hollywood Building Second Floor Auditorium on NSU’s main campus, Oct. 20–Nov. 5, 2006, Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 2:00 and 7:00 p.m.

Two Rooms, written in 1988, illuminates both the numbing agony of one man taken hostage by political terrorists and also the helpless fury of those who are left behind.

For more information, contact the Promethean Theatre at (786) 317-7580 or visit www.theprometheantheatre.org.