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Theatre

All My Sons by Arthur Miller

September 14-16, 21-23

As a tribute to the life and work of Pulitzer Prize-winning Arthur Miller, the Schwartz Center stages his first notable success, All My Sons. In this compelling war drama, the political and personal intertwine in a story of greed, guilt and the American dream. The remarkable Broadway, television and film actor, Peter Michael Goetz, will star in this production as our 2006 Atkinson Distinguished Guest Artist.

Picasso at the Lapin Agile by Steve Martin

October 18-22, 25-29

Zany actor/comedian Steve Martin sets the script of his first comedic play in a bar in 1904 Paris, where regulars Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein debate art and physics and the meaning of genius whil interacting with a humorous array of bohemian characters.

Little Women from the Louisa May Alcott novel

November 16-18, November 30- December 2

Based on the classic American novel by Louisa May Alcott, this is the story of the beloved March sisters - independent Jo, Lovely Meg, delicate Beth, and precocious Amy - as they discover friendship, romance, and the power of family.

Black Box: The Beat Box Bard - World premiere

January 30 - February 4, 7-11

The happening urban music beatboxing crashes onto the Ithaca stage with the original work, Beat Box Bard. Mixing vocal percussionists with the Bard's sonnets and soliloquies, this contemporary new look at Shakespeare will delight young and old alike.

Uncommon Women and Others by Wendy Wasserstein

February 14-18, 21-24

Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein's first play, Uncommon Women and Others unfolds at a get-together of old college friends. In a flashback filled with wit and insight, the five women, dubbed "uncommon" for their amazing undergraduate potential, relive their senior year and assess if they met their youthful goals and expectations.

Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee

April 26-28, May 3-5

The Evolution vs. Creationism argument is at the center of this Tony Award-winning courtroom drama. Inspired by the 1925 Socpes "Monkey Trail" in which Tennessee schoolteacher John Scopes was arrested for teaching Darwin's theatre of evolution in violation of court law, this thrilling play still resonates today with powerful significance.

Dance

David Gordon/Pick Up Performance Company*

September 30

One of today's most clever, radical and contemporary choreographers, David Gordon will tour his newest work next year. This moving piece is based on Bertolt Brecht's play "Round Heads and Pointed Heads," a pre-Holocaust parable about Hitler's racial policies.

Moving Images/Imagined Movement: Dance Concert 2007

March 8-11

Celebrating explorations of the abstract and juztaposing the workds of pop music, images and dance, Cornell students and Faculty will collaborate on a three part visual/dance/sound spectacle.

Mark Morris Dance Company*

March 14-15

Called the "Mozart of Dance," Mark Morris infuses his brilliant choreography with music and theatricality. His exceptional dance company will perform "Violet Cavern" to the live accompaniment of the popular jazz trio The Bad Plus.

Mark Morris co-sponsored by the Cornell Concert Series

*contracts under negotiation