To read the Syracuse New Times review of Around the World in 80 Days, now playing at Le Moyne, click here.
To read the Syracuse Newspaper's review of Around the World in 80 Days, now playing at Le Moyne, click here
Vision Statement
The Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Le Moyne College believes that creative expression enhances awareness of the world around us and reflects the basic human search for meaning. We value the pursuit of artistic expression through its processes and forms as fundamental to the development of individuals and their communities.
Mission Statement
The Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Le Moyne College provides all students with opportunities for artistic engagement by offering instruction, participation in and exposure to its component disciplines. The department inspires, challenges and encourages students to combine creative and intellectual learning by communicating through the languages of art, music, theatre and dance.
Theater Events for the 2011-12 Academic Year
Following is a list of Boot and Buskin theater events for the 2011-12 year, all performed at the W. Carroll Coyne Center for the Performing Arts. Faculty are encouraged to fold any plays into their syllabi. If you need more information, call (315) 445-4523.
Fall '11 semester
Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco; directed by Matt Chiorini; Oct. 20 to 22 & 27 to 29, all shows at 8 p.m.
A modern theatre classic, Rhinoceros is a masterpiece for all time, equally relevant in post-9/11 America as it was when first written in post-war Paris. A small town is besieged as its citizens are inexplicably transforming into rhinoceroses. The trampling becomes overwhelming, and more and more citizens join the lock-step march towards conformity in the face of terror. One sane man remains, unable to change his form and identity. The sublime is confused with the ridiculous in this savage commentary on the human condition and our knee-jerk reaction to fear of the unknown.
Spring '12 semester
These Shining Lives by Melanie Marnich; directed by Bill Morris; Feb. 16 to 18 & 23 to 25, all shows at 8 p.m.
The 1920s: Catherine Donahue takes a job with other women newly admitted to the American workforce. They paint watch faces for the Radium Dial Company in Ottawa, Illinois. There Catherine finds friends, independence, and validation in her work. But over time the women suspect that something is wrong, lethally wrong. They begin a fight for their lives, their dignity, and workplace safety for all who will follow. These Shining Lives uses a tragedy in history to illustrate the strong bonds of marriage and friendship.
Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne; directed by Matt Chiorini; April 12 to 14 & 19 to 21, all at 8 p.m.
Stampeding elephants! Raging typhoons! Runaway trains! Hold onto your seats for the original amazing race! Fearless adventurer Phileas Fogg has agreed to an outrageous wager that puts his fortune and his life at risk as he sets out to circle the globe in an unheard-of 80 days. Danger, romance, and comic surprises abound in this whirlwind of a show as five actors portraying 39 characters traverse seven continents in this new adaptation of one of the great adventures of all time.
Student Groups
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