Fanfare: October at SLU

Theatre                                                             (Haworth
Shakespeare Co.
Romeo
and Juliet)
Southeastern Theatre
My Children, My Africa
Southeastern Theatre presents the great South African playwright Athol Fugard's My Children, My Africa, focusing on the efforts of a humble, humane black school teacher in a segregated township to persuade just one young person that education, not violence is the answer to South Africa's problems. The play is a cautionary tale, a warning against all violence--even that perpetrated in the name of a revolution against apartheid. The play will be directed by Southeastern faculty member Rebecca Boyles.
Oct. 8-12, 7:30pm, Vonnie Borden Theatre, SLU.
$5 general admission, $3 seniors, non-SLU students; SLU students free w/I.D.

Haworth Shakespeare Company
Romeo and Juliet
"Two like houses" in Verona township set the scene for the Haworth Shakespeare Festival's stunning production of William Shakespeare's romantic masterpiece, Romeo and Juliet. Originally set in the Mediterranean heat of 16th Century Verona, Shakespeare's themes of filial rebellion, youthful passion and first love could occur today in any community or country where domestic feuds exist, whether Soweto, Sarajevo or the south side of Chicago. Director Danny Carrick's multi-racial production stars leading actors of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre of Britain and designer Francis Gallop's costumes overlay the 16th century designs of the great Renaissance masters with bold African fabrics.
Oct. 14, 7:30pm, Vonnie Borden Theatre, SLU.
$12 general admission; $10 seniors, SLU faculty & staff, all students.

The Capitol Steps
The Capitol Steps, the only group in Washington that attempts to be funnier than the Congress, is a troupe of former Congressional staffers who travel the country satirizing the very people and places that once employed them. Over the past 13 years the group has recorded 15 albums of their music and political satire, their latest being A Whole Newt World. The Capitol Steps appear regularly on national public radio and television and on all the major network's news and prime time programs. "The Capitol Steps," said President George Bush, "make it easier to leave public office."
Oct. 23, 7:30pm, Pottle Music Building Aud., SLU.
$15 general admission; $10 seniors, SLU faculty & staff, all students.

Arkansas Repertory Theatre
Always...Patsy Cline
In a repeat performance from last year, Fanfare will bring the late great "first lady of country music" Patsy Cline back to life in the Arkansas Repertory Theatre's unique tribute, Always...Patsy Cline. The two-act play filled with Cline's music is based on the story of Louise Seger, a Cline fan who became the singer's fast friend and correspondent. Until her tragic death in March 1963, Cline signed her letters to Louise, "Love always...Patsy Cline."
Oct. 29, 7:30pm, Ponchatoula High School Auditorium, Hwy. 22.
$12 general admission



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