Welcome!
Thank you for your interest in the Department of Speech Communication and Theatre. This virtual visit will help answer your questions about our programs, courses, activities, and faculty. We would also like to welcome you in person. Please consider a visit to our offices, classrooms, shops, and theaters in the Church Fine Arts Building on North Virginia Street in Reno.
The people in our department are interested in building understanding, skills, and confidence in oral communication. Students give presentations, act in plays, and participate in interpersonal communication activities. Faculty members encourage classroom interaction-questions and dialog. Teachers and students collaborate on theater productions, communication research, and classroom projects. We think human beings learn best by doing, and our programs reflect that principle.
Talk to us. And welcome to our website.
Gordon Zimmerman, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Speech Communication and Theatre
Department Events
Student Productions in CFA 19
For information on mainstage shows listed below, go to our Nevada Repertory Company website.
Tickets for all Neveda Repertory Productions available through tickets.com or at Lawlor Events Center box office. More information at arts365.
The Nevada Repertory Company
Thirty-fifth Anniversary Season
2007-2008
SPRING AUDITIONS
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
7:00 pm
Redfield Proscenium Theatre
Audition information:
The Charm of Preparedness
Please prepare a one-minute monologue. Contemporary absurdist material (Christopher Durang, David Lindsay-Abaire, Paula Vogel) performed in a deadpan, earnest, and naturalistic tone will be looked on quite favorably. Age appropriate material is requested. It is likely you will be asked to perform this monologue to another actor during the audition.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Be prepared to sing 16 bars (about one minute) of a rock song that would be comparable to one from the show. An accompanist will be provided or you may supply your own. A boom box will also be available for recorded accompaniment. . You may also be asked to participate in a dance audition and should dress accordingly or be prepared to change into something conducive to ease of movement
THE SHOWS FOR 2007-2008
September 28, 29, October 3, 4, 5, and 6 at 7:30 pm
October 7 at 1:30 pm
In the Redfield Studio Theatre
The Increased Difficulty Of Concentration
by Vaclev Havel
Directed by Bob Dillard
November 9, 10, 14, 15, 16 and 17 at 7:30 pm
November 18 at 1:30 pm
In the Redfield Proscenium Theatre
The Trojan Women
by Euripides
New Translation by Nicholas Rudall
Directed by Sue Klemp
February 29, March 1, 5, 6, 7, and 8 at 7:30 pm
March 9 at 1:30 pm
In the Redfield Studio Theatre
The Charm of Preparedness
by Jorge Ignacio Cortinas
Directed by Rob Gander
April 25, 26, 30 May 1, 2 and 3 at 7:30 pm
May 4 at 1:30 pm
In the Redfield Proscenium Theatre
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Directed by Dr. Jim Bernardi
Musical Direction by Carol House
Choreography by Art Anderson
Nevada Rep Summer Festival presents:
Henceforward
by
Alan Ayckbourne
Auditions: June 4th, 7:00 p.m.
Redfield Studio Theatre
Performances: July 3, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12
at 7:30 p.m.
Redfield Studio Theatre
Contact Sue Klemp for more information, sklemp@unr.edu or 775-784-6541. vv
For more information on shows, go to our Nevada Repertory Company website.
Student Productions -- in CFA Room 19
For more information on these shows contact Sue Klemp, 775-784-6541.
Feb. 14 – 16 at 7:30 pm and Feb. 17 at 1:30 pm. Tickets $5 at the door.
The Mood is Off, But the View is Good
Written and directed by Emily Anderson
Mar. 20 - 22 at 7:30 pm; matinee performance Saturday, 3/22 at 1:30pm. Tickets $5 at the door.
The Shape of Things by Neil Labute
Directed by
Sarah Potts
Apr. 10 - 12 at 7:30 pm and Apr. 13 at 1:30 pm. Tickets $5 at the door.
Four One-Acts: The Philadelphia, Variations on the Death of Trotsky, and Sure Thing by David Ives and The Siren Song of Stephen Jay Gould by Benjamin Bettenbender
Directed by Daryl Newman
Children's Theatre Class Production
Cowtown!
Friday, April 4 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 5 at 2:00 AND 7:30 pm
Sunday, April 6 at 2:00 pm
Redfield Studio Theatre
by Emily Anderson and Sarah Potts
Tours to area schools begin in mid-April. Contact Sue Klemp for more information, sklemp@unr.edu or 775-784-6541.
