The Marriage of Figaro

Adapted by Ranjit Bolt

Directed by Jonathan Berry

Featuring Artistic Associates Greg Matthew Anderson and Nick Sandys

Playing at the Greenhouse Theater, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave.
November 13, 2008 - January 4, 2009

First Rehearsal Reception
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 6:30 pm
Location: Remy Bumppo Rehearsal Studio, 3717 N. Ravenswood Ave., Ste. 245

The First Rehearsal Reception is an event exclusive to subscribers and donors and their guests, designed to provide an in depth look into the creative process.  For each reception, the director, with the help of the design team, provides an in-depth look at the show before leading the actors through a working rehearsal.  This event is a great opportunity to both gain a deeper understanding of the creative process and the literary work itself,  and meet the artists behind Remy Bumppo. The First Rehearsal Reception is a free event for our subscribers and donors, and reservations are required. Reserve your place by calling 773-244-8119, e-mailing rsvp@remybumppo.org, or click here to reserve online.

 

Between the Lines
Sat. 12/6 at 1:30 pm - Sarah C. Maza, History Professor, Northwestern University

Wed. 12/10 at 6:30 pm - Roger Pines, Dramaturg, Lyric Opera
Location: Upstairs Mainstage, Greenhouse Theater, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave.
The Between the Lines event features guest experts sharing their insights on the play and leading a pre-show discussion.  Due to popular demand, this unique seriesis now offered twice per show on a Wednesday evening and a Saturday matinee.  The conversation begins one hour before show-time, and concludes with a post-show talkback.  For tickets, call 773-40-GREEN (404-7336).

Sarah C. Maza (PhD Princeton, 1978) specializes in the social and cultural history of eighteenth and nineteenth century France. She has published three books, Servants and Master in Eighteenth-Century France (1983), Private Lives and Public Affairs: the Causes Celebres of Pre-Revolutionary France (1993), which won the David Pinkney Prize of the Society for French Historical Studies, and The Myth of the French Bourgeoisie: An Essay on the Social Imaginary, 1750-1850 (2003) winner of the George Mosse Prize of the American Historical Association. Her work has been supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Humanities Center, the Woodrow Wilson Center, and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Also interested in issues of historical methodology, she has coedited the Blackwell Companion to Western Historical Thought and published articles about cultural history, history and literature, and interdisciplinarity.

Roger Pines is dramaturg at Lyric Opera of Chicago, where he also serves as lecturer and consultant to the Ryan Opera Center (the company’s young-artist program). He came to Chicago having previously held positions at San Diego Opera, The Dallas Opera, and Glimmerglass Opera. Mr. Pines’s writing includes numerous articles and reviews for leading American and European publications, including The Times (London), Opera News, Opera, and International Record Review, as well as programs of major opera companies. His program notes have appeared in CD booklets for the Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, EMI, Erato, and RCA/BMG labels. As a lecturer, Mr. Pines has been associated with major arts organizations in Chicago, Cleveland, and San Diego, as well as numerous opera-related conferences and the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria. Courses on Verdi operas and Rossini’s The Barber of Seville prepared by Mr. Pines have been presented online by OPERA America, to whose publications he has long been a regular contributor.

  

New Year's Eve
Date: Wednesday, December 31 at 7:00 pm
Location: Upstairs Mainstage, Greenhouse Theater, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave.
Celebrate the New Year with Remy Bumppo. Our New Year’s Eve event includes a performance of The Marriage of Figaro and a champagne toast after the show.  For tickets call 773-40-GREEN (404-7336).