Theatre

Spring Musical: Blood Brothers

Evening Performances: April 15-18 at 7:00pm

Matinee Performance: April 19 at 2:00pm

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Freshman Theatre Showcase

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Auditions for Spring Musical

Auditions for the spring musical Blood Brothers will be held on Wednesday, January 7th after school.

The auditions are open to all majors. Information and sign-ups for the audition are posted on the Black Box doors.

Any questions should be directed to Mrs. Weller in the Theatre Office.

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EVENT: THEATRE PRODUCTION-The Misanthrope

The Misanthrope, by Moliere.

The Misanthrope not only satirizes the hypocrisies of the French aristocracy, but also succeeds in pointing out the insincerity in all men. Alceste, The Misanthrope, believes that with gossip and deceit all the rage, he can find no one who will speak the truth. His friend, Philinte, assures him that flattery is necessary and gossip should be enjoyed. When Alceste offers an honest opinion about a poem written by the well respected, Oronto, he is threatened with a law suit. To make matters worse, he and Oronto are vying for the affection of the same girl. In the end The Misanthrope decides to retire from society all together.

Evening Performances: December 17-20 at 7:00pm

Matinee Performances: December 21 at 2:00pm

*(Please note there is only a matinee on Sunday, December 21, there is no matinee on Saturday)

Black Box Theatre at Charter Arts

Tickets: $12 Adult, $8 Student, $6 Charter Arts student

You can reserve your seats in advance and avoid having to wait in line at the door by purchasing tickets online.

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SR. Seminar Children’s Show

Senior Seminar Children’s Show

November 10-14

9:00am

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SECOND STAGE PRODUCTION: Melancholy Play by Sarah Ruhl

Second Stage Theatre Production: Melancholy Play by Sarah Ruhl

Second Stage Theatre at Charter Arts

Evening Performances November 6-8 at 7:00pm

Matinee Performance November 9 at 2:00pm

Tickets are $8 for this play for everyone. Tickets must be purchased at the door for Second Stage performances. No online ticket orders.

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Venue:	Second Stage Theatre at Charter Arts
Phone:	610-868-2971
Address:	675 E. Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States, 18018

THEATRE PRODUCTION : Summer & Smoke

SUMMER AND SMOKE, by Tennessee Williams. Set in Mississippi at the turn of the century through 1916, the play centers on Alma, an anxious, unmarried minister’s daughter, inexplicably attracted to the wild boy next door. John, who grows up to become a doctor, prefers the companionship of Rosa, who is nothing like the guarded and repressed Alma. When Alma reports John’s immoral behavior to his father, it leads to tragic consequences. By the play’s end, Alma shares her feelings for John admitting she felt “suffocated in smoke from something on fire inside her,” but he too has changed, assuring her that what they had between them was only a “spiritual bond.”

Charter Arts Black Box Theatre

OCTOBER 22, 23, 24 & 25 at 7pm and the 26th at 2pm.

(**Please note there is only one matinee performance on Sunday the 26th, there is no matinee on Saturday)

Tickets: $6 Charter arts students, $8 students, $12 adults.

You can reserve your seats in advance and avoid having to wait in line at the door by purchasing tickets online.

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Play Rehearsal- Summer & Smoke

Play Rehearsal will begin at 3pm, end time TBD.

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Play Rehearsal- Summer & Smoke

Weekend rehearsal times are TBD.

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Play Rehearsal- Summer & Smoke

These rehearsals are coordinated through Mrs. Bickert and the Theatre Department.

Report time is promptly at 3:00pm in the Black Box Theatre.

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Play Rehearsal- Summer & Smoke

These rehearsals are coordinated through Mrs. Bickert and the Theatre Department.

Report time is promptly at 3:00pm in the Black Box Theatre.

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Callbacks for Second Stage Production: Melancholy Play

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Auditions for Second Stage Production: Melancholy Play

Auditions for Second Stage Production of Melancholy Play by Sarah Ruhl.

Details via the Theatre Department.

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Play Rehearsal- Summer & Smoke

These rehearsals are coordinated through Mrs. Bickert and the Theatre Department.

Report time is promptly at 3:00pm in the Black Box Theatre.

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Play Rehearsal- Summer & Smoke

These rehearsals are coordinated through Mrs. Bickert and the Theatre Department.

Report time is promptly at 3:00pm in the Black Box Theatre.

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Play Rehearsal- Summer & Smoke

These rehearsals are coordinated through Mrs. Bickert and the Theatre Department.

Report time is promptly at 3:00pm.

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New Play Festival

An exciting annual event, showcasing the exceptional plays written by students.

Tickets: $8 Adult, $5 Student

(When ordering tickets online, price will initially appear less, but after fees, the total will equal ticket price.)

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Venue:	The Black Box Theatre
Phone:	610-868-2971
Address: Google Map	675 East Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States, 18018

Senior Theatre Showcase

The senior theatre majors will come together for one last performance at Charter Arts. They will perform a compilation of scenes and monologues selected from their class work.

Ticket Prices: $8 Adult, $5 Student

(When ordering online, price will initially appear less, but after service fees, amount will equal ticket price.)

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Venue:	The Black Box Theatre
Phone:	610-868-2971
Address: Google Map	675 East Broad Street, Bethlehem, United States, 18018

Senior Play Readings – Cycle 4

Black Box

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Promises Promises

PROMISES, PROMISES, based on the 1960 film, The Apartment, features music by Burt Bacharach, lyrics by Hal David and a book by Neil Simon. The story revolves around an ambitious young executive who offers his apartment to higher ups so they might have a private place to entertain their mistresses. Some of the most notable songs from the show include “I Say a Little Prayer” and “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again,” both made popular by Bacharach in the 60’s.

4/9/14 – 7pm
4/10/14 – 7pm
4/11/14 – 7pm
4/12/14 – 2pm & 7pm
4/13/14 – 2pm

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Venue:	Charter Arts - Black Box
Phone:	(610) 868-2971
Address: Google Map	675 East Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States, 18018

Mary Wright Storytelling Residency

Second Stage & Black Box

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Venue:	Charter Arts - Second Stage
Phone:	(610) 868-2971
Address: Google Map	675 East Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States, 18018

Senior Play Readings – Cycle 3

Black Box

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Senior Play Readings – Cycle 2

Black Box

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Junior Theatre Showcase

The junior theatre majors will share selected pieces from class work throughout the year.

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Venue:	Charter Arts - Black Box
Phone:	(610) 868-2971
Address: Google Map	675 East Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States, 18018

Sophomore Theatre Showcase

The sophomore theatre majors will share a video of selected pieces from on-camera Acting.

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Venue:	Charter Arts Choral Room
Phone:	610 868-2971
Address: Google Map	675 East Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States, 18018

Freshman Theatre Showcase

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Venue:	Charter Arts - Black Box
Phone:	(610) 868-2971
Address: Google Map	675 East Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States, 18018

Senior Play Readings – Cycle 1

Black Box

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Richard II

RICHARD II, one of Shakespeare’s Histories, has been cleverly edited by senior Theatre Major, Savannah Murphy, to be performed by a 5 person ensemble.

3/6/13 – 7pm
3/7/13 – 7pm
3/8/13 – 2pm & 7pm
3/9/13 – 2pm

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Venue:	Charter Arts - Second Stage
Phone:	(610) 868-2971
Address: Google Map	675 East Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States, 18018

Hamlet

HAMLET, by William Shakespeare, most likely doesn’t require a plot description. This production will follow the plagued Hamlet through the journey of avenging his father’s murder, while incorporating a number of fresh ideas in terms of staging and original music.

12/18/13 – 7pm
12/19/13 – 7pm
12/20/13 – 7pm
12/21/13 – 2pm
12/21/13 – 7pm
12/22/13 – 2pm

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Venue:	Charter Arts - Black Box
Phone:	(610) 868-2971
Address: Google Map	675 East Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States, 18018

No Exit

NO EXIT will be directed by senior Theatre Major, Brian Ehst. Written by the famous French existentialist, Jean-Paul Sartre in 1944, the plot examines the after-life of two women and one man trapped in a room together for eternity.

11/7/13 – 7pm
11/8/13 – 7pm
11/9/13 – 2pm & 7pm
11/10/13 – 2pm

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Venue:	Charter Arts - Second Stage
Phone:	(610) 868-2971
Address: Google Map	675 East Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States, 18018

Noises Off

NOISES OFF, by Michael Frayn, brings what happens backstage to the foreground in this outrageous contemporary farce. The plot follows key players at the fictional Grand Theatre attempting to produce a play while dealing with a distinct lack of preparedness in the first act, a bevy of unhealthy relationships in the second act, and a complete deterioration of both play and relationships by act three.

10/23/13 – 7pm
10/24/13 – 7pm
10/25/13 – 7pm
10/26/13 – 2pm & 7pm
10/27/13 – 2pm

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Venue:	Charter Arts - Black Box
Phone:	(610) 868-2971
Address: Google Map	675 East Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States, 18018

Theatre Department Pretzel Sale

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New Play Festival

This year’s festival will feature 4 new plays by LVPA senior theatre majors. An Epidemic Play, by Tristan J. Shuler, Creeper, by Gina Guerriere, Skin Boy, by Abigail Gillespie and His Sister’s Love, by Kallie Linder.

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Venue:	LVPA - Black Box Theatre
Phone:	(610) 868-2971
Address: Google Map	675 East Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States, 18018

Senior Theatre Showcase

Senior Theatre Students will share scenes and monologues from their classwork over the years in their final group performance at LVPA

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Venue:	LVPA - Black Box Theatre
Phone:	(610) 868-2971
Address: Google Map	675 East Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States, 18018

The 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee

Winning representatives from local elementary and middle schools compete for the championship at The 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee. Students like William Barfee, who spells words with his feet, Olive Ostrovsky, who is painfully shy and desperate for her father’s attention, and Logainne Schwartzandgrubenniere, who possess intense drive and an equally intense lisp, battle for the coveted title. Music and Lyrics by William Finn and book by Rachel Sheinkin, Spelling Bee is a raucously fun-filled ride through the perils of cut-throat childhood competition.

Wednesday, April 17 – 7:30pm
Thursday, April 18 – 7:30pm
Friday, April 19 – 7:30pm
Saturday, April 20 – 2:00pm
Saturday, April 20 – 7:30pm
Sunday, April 21 – 2:00pm

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Venue:	LVPA - Black Box Theatre
Phone:	(610) 868-2971
Address: Google Map	675 East Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States, 18018

Junior Theatre Showcase

Sophomores will present selections from their classwork throughout the year.

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Sophomore Theatre Showcase

Sophomores will present selections from their classwork throughout the year.

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Venue:	LVPA - Black Box Theatre
Phone:	(610) 868-2971
Address: Google Map	675 East Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States, 18018

Freshman Theatre Showcase

Freshman will perform selections from their class work throughout the year.

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Venue:	LVPA - Black Box Theatre
Phone:	(610) 868-2971
Address: Google Map	675 East Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States, 18018

A Wrinkle in Time

“A Wrinkle in Time” follows a young girl, her brother and her best friend, on a quest through time to find her missing father. Based on the science fiction, fantasy novel by Madeleine L’Engle, audiences of ALL ages will enjoy this original adaptation by senior theatre major, Haleigh Kling.

Thursday, March 7 – 7:30 pm
Friday, March 8 – 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 9 – 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 10 – 2:00 pm

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Venue:	LVPA - Second Stage
Phone:	(610) 868-2971
Address: Google Map	675 East Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States, 18018

Spring Musical – First Rehearsal

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Spring Musical First Rehearsal

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LVPA Theatre – 10 Years in Revue

Theatre Alumni will perform scenes from shows produced on our Main Stage over the past 10 years. There will also be a slide show presentation featuring our theatre students over the years – in shows, in class and at play. It is sure to be a fun-filled and nostaligic night. Alumni, current theatre students, theatre parents past and present and all LVPA theatre supporters – get your tickets today!

All proceeds for this event will go to our Capital Campaign!

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Venue:	LVPA - Black Box Theatre
Phone:	(610) 868-2971
Address: Google Map	675 East Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States, 18018

Auditions for Spring Musical

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The Bacchae

The Bacchae mixes history with myth to recount the story of Dionysus’s unwelcomed arrival in Greece. The liberating God of wine and revelry is feared and opposed by Pentheus, the reigning king of Thebes. When Pentheus spies upon the divine rights of Dionysus and his band of female worshippers, he meets with a rather gory and shocking end. Dr. Nicholas Rudall’s contemporary translation beautifully maintains the vivid imagery and poetic structure of Euripides’ ancient text.

Wednesday, December 12 – 7:30pm
Thursday, December 13 – 7:30pm
Friday, December 14 – 7:30pm
Saturday, December 15 – 2:00pm
Saturday, December 15 – 7:30pm
Saturday, December 16 – 2:00pm

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Venue:	LVPA - Black Box Theatre
Phone:	(610) 868-2971
Address: Google Map	675 East Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States, 18018

The Taking of Room 114

The Taking of Room 114 encompasses almost every possible emotion a teenager goes through in their years of high school, from dealing with parents, to grades, to money, driving, and what comes after high school. But what happens when their worlds get turned upside down? Each student takes you on a different journey of their high school years and how they change, up until they’re being held hostage by the teacher that was always known as the biggest push over in the school. Originally a book of free verse poetry, each monologue says something different.

Thursday, November 8 – 7:30pm
Friday, November 9 – 7:30pm
Saturday, November 10 – 2:00pm
Saturday, November 10 – 7:30pm
Sunday, November 11 – 2:00pm

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Venue:	LVPA - Second Stage
Phone:	(610) 868-2971
Address: Google Map	675 East Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States, 18018

Touchstone Theatre Residency

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The Mousetrap

Agatha Christie’s murder mystery, The Mousetrap, opened in London in 1952 and has run continuously since then, making it the longest running play of the modern era. Four guests find themselves snowed in at Monkswell Manor. They come across a newspaper detailing the account of a recent murder in London. The appearance of a strange traveller, a phone call from the police and the arrival of a detective on skis puts the guests on edge, but is not until one of them is found dead that they realize the murderer is among them. To set a trap, they attempt to reenact the murder, steering the action and the audience toward a famously suspensful end.

Wednesday, October 24 – 7:30pm (Opening Night Party starting at 6:00pm)
Thursday, October 25 – 7:30pm
Friday, October 26 – 7:30pm
Saturday, October 27 – 2:00pm
Saturday, October 27 – 7:30pm
Sunday, October 28 – 2:00pm

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Venue:	LVPA - Black Box Theatre
Phone:	(610) 868-2971
Address: Google Map	675 East Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States, 18018

Mainstage Rehearsal Begins

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Second Stage Rehearsal Begins

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Calendar of Events › Theatre

Senior Theatre Students will share scenes and monologues from their classwork over the years in their final group performance at LVPA

Sophomores will present selections from their classwork throughout the year.

Sophomores will present selections from their classwork throughout the year.