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The Sixth Act Announces its 2008-2009 Season


It is with much excitement that The Sixth Act announces its 2008-2009 offerings!
 
Please take a bit of time to peruse the details listed below, especially as you plan your calendars/curricula for the upcoming academic year. And please feel free to contact Maria Brandt at 585-292-3394 or HYPERLINK "mailto:mbrandt@monroecc.edu"mbrandt@monroecc.edu if you have any questions and/or would like to be more deeply involved with any of the following events....
 
Children’s Play
Fall Semester
In cooperation with the Children’s Literature Committee at MCC, The Sixth Act is pleased to coordinate an outing to a local children’s play, followed by a conversation about questions the play catalyzes.

The Mask: An Academic Workshop
Thursday, November 6, 4-5:30 p.m.
The Black Box Theater (Building 4)
Free and Open to the Public
This workshop will invite participants to explore the history and various functions of using masks in a theatrical performance. As usual, light refreshments will be served.

African-American Theatre: An Academic Workshop
Thursday, February 26, 4-5:30 p.m.
The Black Box Theater (Building 4)
Free and Open to the Public
With support from the Black Student Union, this workshop will invite participants to explore challenges and achievements specific to the development of African-American theatre in the United States. As usual, light refreshments will be served.

Einstein’s Dreams
Thursday-Saturday, April 9-11, 8 p.m.
The Black Box Theater (Building 4)
Free and Open to the Public, Reservations Required
In conjunction with MCC’s Honors Institute, The Sixth Act is pleased to announce its full-scale production of an original adaptation of Alan Lightman’s award-winning novel Einstein’s Dreams. According to Catalyst Collaborative at MIT, Einstein’s Dreams is “a journey—alternately wry and wild, funny and intellectually stimulating, provocative and surprisingly moving.” All performances will be followed by facilitated discussion.

Second Annual Student Playwriting Competition
Staged Reading and Awards Ceremony
Thursday, May 7, 7 p.m.
The Black Box Theater
Free and Open to the Public, Reservations Required
This annual competition intends to encourage students to write plays for an audience; to provide students a competitive venue for their scripts; and to offer winning playwrights the opportunity to see their scripts performed and to receive constructive feedback for future play development. Scripts will be accepted for consideration beginning in September.

Drama on Demand
Drama on Demand is an ongoing curriculum tool that brings student actors into literature classrooms, encouraging students to talk to each other across disciplines about theatre.

Formed in 2004, The Sixth Act aims to broaden and deepen an interdisciplinary appreciation of drama at MCC and to connect MCC faculty, staff, and students with events in Rochester’s theatre community. It seeks as its leaders faculty, staff, and students drawn from a variety of academic disciplines and departments. For more information, please contact Maria Brandt at 585-292-3394 or HYPERLINK "mailto:mbrandt@monroecc.edu"mbrandt@monroecc.edu.
 
 

Maria Brandt
English/Philosophy
05/12/2008