FEATHERS AND TEETH - ASU School of Film, Dance and Theatre - October 28 - November 6, 2016

FEATHERS AND TEETH
Written by Charise Castro-Smith
Directed by Ricky Araiza


As Chris struggles to make peace with the death of her mother, a new woman arrives in her home. So does a mysterious creature. "Feathers and Teeth" is a biting horror comedy, perfect for this Halloween season.

Time: 7:30pm Oct 28-29, Nov. 3-5

2 pm Oct. 30, Nov. 6th

Where: ASU Nelson Fine Arts Center RM 133
51 East 10th Street
Tempe, AZ

General: $16
ASU Faculty, Staff and Alumni: $12
Seniors: $12
Students: $8

CLICK HERE to order tickets, or call 480-965-6447

ASU School of Film, Dance and Theatre 2016 / 2017 Season

OUT OF MANY  
October 14 - 23, 2016
Written by the MFA Cohort
Directed by Kyra Jackson, Wyatt Kent and Phil Weaver-Stoesz

7:30 pm, Oct. 14 – 15, 20–22
2 pm, Oct. 16, 23
Lyceum Theatre

Who are these people we call “American”? Inspired by diversity and driven by necessity, “Out of Many” fights to find a shred of unity among a nation divided. Devised by the School of Film, Dance and Theatre’s MFA Theatre cohort, this world premiere features stories, images and ideas torn from the American zeitgeist, tempered by truth and offered with honesty.

FEATHERS AND TEETH  
October 28 - November 6, 2016
Written by Charise Castro Smith
Directed by Ricky Araiza

7:30 pm, Oct. 28–29 , Nov. 3–5
2 pm, Oct. 30, Nov. 6
Studio 133

As Chris struggles to make peace with the death of her mother, a new woman arrives in her home. So does a mysterious creature. “Feathers and Teeth” is a biting horror comedy, perfect for this Halloween season.


TITUS ANDRONICUS
February 17 - 26, 2017
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Kristin Hunt

7:30 pm, Feb. 17–18, 23–25
2 pm, Feb. 19, 26
Lyceum Theatre

Revenge, betrayal, violence and one very disturbing pie make “Titus Andronicus” Shakespeare’s goriest work. It tells the story of a Roman general whose unyielding patriotism draws him into a bloody cycle of revenge that is simultaneously graphic, poetic, comic and bizarre. This multi-sensory production engages audiences with the sights, sounds, smells and even the tastes of a deliciously grotesque tragedy.

MEN ON BOATS 
March 24 - April 2, 2017
Written by Jaclyn Backhaus

7:30 pm, March 24–25, 30–31, April 1
2 pm, March 26, April 2
Paul V. Galvin Playhouse

The thrill seeker. The hunter. The young, naive adventurer. The old, quiet war vet. The one-armed captain. The alpha male who thinks he should be captain. In 1869, ten men in four boats set out on an expedition to map the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. Based on John Wesley Powell’s journals chronicling the trip, “Men on Boats” retells this adventurous story of masculinity, ambition and legacy with a cast consisting of no cisgender male actors.

HABOOB
April 14 - 23, 2017
Written by Marvin González De León
Directed by Xanthia Walker

7:30 pm, April 14, 15, 20–22
2 pm, April 15, 23
Studio 133

When Vago’s absent father sends him on a quest to find his inheritance buried in the desert along the U.S./Mexico border, he hopes to find financial stability and leave his failures behind. But his mamá and his ex-girlfriend each feel they deserve the inheritance and follow after him into a haboob. From strange encounters with a drunken gravedigger to getting advice from a talking skeleton, anything is possible in this work of magical realism, a world premiere by ASU MFA playwright Marvin González De León.

ASU School of Film, Dance and Theatre's 2016 / 2017 Season!

from our friends at the ASU School of Film, Dance and Theatre

The ASU School of Film, Dance and Theatre has officially announced its 2016-17 MainStage season, which features two world-premieres of plays created by ASU students as well as five dance concerts, two film screenings and theatre productions featuring boats, food and a strange creature.
The annual Fall Forward! dance concert kicks off the MainStage season, the official performing arts season of the School of Film, Dance and Theatre, at the end of September. The concert features new works by ASU faculty and guests.

The first theatre production of the season is new work written by the MFA Theatre cohort and directed by Kyra Jackson, Wyatt Kent and Phil Weaver-Stoesz. “Out of Many” examines what it means to call people “American” and how to find unity in a nation divided. This play features stories, images and ideas torn from the American zeitgeist.

Horror comedy “Feathers and
Teeth,” which features a mysterious creature, will premiere just in time for Halloween, followed by the Emerging Artists dance series and the Fall Film Capstone Showcase.

In the spring, BFA dance candidates will present diverse pieces in two separate evenings of Transitions Projects.

The theatre season will return to Shakespeare for the first time in a decade with “Titus Andronicus.” Director Kristin Hunt will use food to help tell this tale of revenge, betrayal, violence and one very disturbing pie.

In March, audiences will take a trip down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon with “Men on Boats.” Playwright Jaclyn Backhaus retells the raucous adventure of Captain John Wesely Powell and his crew’s expedition. “Men on Boats” features 13 male characters, none of which are played by cisgender male actors.

The last theatre production of the season features another piece written by a student. MFA playwright Marvin González De León’s “Haboob” is a work of magical realism that follows its characters into the desert as they hunt for and fight over a buried inheritance.

The annual “SpringDanceFest” concert will highlight some of the best hits of the dance season alongside new work, and the Spring Film Capstone Showcase will close out the MainStage season with screenings of work by senior film students.

For more information on each event and to purchase tickets, visit season.asu.edu, the ASU School of Film, Dance and Theatre Facebook page or asuevents.asu.edu.