Southeastern Theatre
Blythe Spirit
In Noel Coward’s classic comedy, writer Charles Condomine and his new wife, Ruth, have recently returned from their honeymoon, and, for a lark, have invited friends to dinner and a séance with Madame Arcati, a local medium. Unwittingly, the party is crashed by an uninvited guest when Charles conjures the ghost of his late wife, the mischievous and beautiful Elvira, whom only Charles can see and hear. 

$10, general admission; $6 srs/fac/staff/alumni; Southeastern student free with I.D. 

Aquila Theatre Company
Romeo and Juliet
The incomparable Aquila Theatre Company presents Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare’s unmatched vision of uncompromising true love. Set in the vibrant city of Verona, the compelling and tragic events spawned by two great Italian families’ ancient feud are as gripping and dynamic to today’s audiences as they were to Londoners 400 years ago. Aquila’s highly talented ensemble of British and American actors creates a stylistic adaptation that focuses on the story’s major themes and brings the text vividly to life, creating an evening of sparkling drama.

$22, adults; $20 srs/fac/staff/alumni, $18 group rate; $12, non-SLU students; $8, SLU students

Sponsored by Cashe, Lewis, Coudrain & Sandage; Hancock Bank; Hancock Bank

Southeastern Opera/Music Theatre Workshop
Songs for a New World
Songs for a New World fuses pop, folk, rock, jazz, gospel, funk, and cabaret with dramatic, poignant, comic, always theatrical lyrics. This excellent review by Tony-Award winner Jason Robert Brown (Parade, The Last Five Years) transports audiences from a 1492 Spanish ship to a ledge high above Fifth Avenue where they meet a startling array of characters -- from a young man who has decided that basketball is his ticket out of the ghetto, to a political prisoner begging to have his life back, to the latest Mrs. Santa Claus. Rated R for language.

$14, general admission; $10 srs/fac/staff/alumni/non-Southeastern students; Southeastern students free with ID

October 24

L.A. Theatre Works
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Herman Wouk’s acclaimed World War II drama was a literary, stage and film sensation. L.A. Theatre Works, America’s premiere radio theater company, brings the Pulitzer Prize winning novel to life as a brilliant courtroom tragedy in a semi-staged production with live sound effects and an all-star cast including Grant Shaud (pictured) and John Vickery. On the U.S.S. Caine, naval officers’ suspicions about their captain’s sanity lead to their rebellion and subsequent court-martial. L.A. Theatre Works brilliantly illustrates the characters’ conflicts, the uncertainty of war and the thin line between sanity and reality. Cast members subject to change.

$38 Orchestra 1 and Loge; $32 Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $25 Orchestra 3 and Balcony 2

Also included in the Columbia 2006-07 season ticket package. Ticket availability may be limited.

Sponsored by Bell South, Capitol One, C.A.R.E., Entergy, Leon Ford IV