ON STAGE

Your theatre choices abound tonight (Feb. 24) and through the weekend: Body of Knowledge and The Vagina Monologues, and even a fully staged opera, Bluebeard's Castle. Then, next Thursday, March 3, Dominque Serrand's new work, Come Hell and High Water, opens in Main Theatre, as a production of the Department of Theatre and Dance.

Body of Knowledge Directed and choreographed by Karl Frost, a graduating Master of Fine Arts candidate. Presented by the Department of Theatre and Dance, which describes Body of Knowledge as an interactive work that juxtaposes scientific knowledge with the emotions that people feel in response to what they know, see and experience physically. Audience participation invited. Continues at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 24-26; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27. Tickets: $17/19 general, $12/$14 student and seniors, available through the Mondavi Center box office, (530) 754-2787 or (866) 754-2787, or mondaviarts.org. Advisory: PG-13 (The Motion Picture Association of America describes PG-13 as “parents strongly cautioned; some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.”) Earlier coverage.

• The Vagina Monologues — Presented by the 2011 Vagina Warriors of UC Davis. The organizers said proceeds will go to the Imani Clinic (run by UC Davis medical students) and My Sister's House (a Sacramento-based organization that works to eliminate domestic violence in the Asian and Pacific Islander community), as well as the 2011 V-Day "spotlight campaign" on women and girls of Haiti. 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26. Tickets: $10, available at the Women’s Research and Resources Center, 113 North Hall. The organizers said lower-cost tickets are available for people in need — just ask. Earlier coverage.

• Bluebeard's Castle — Fully staged, with the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra, led by Christian Baldini, providing the music, and the Department of Theatre and Dance handling the set, lighting, costumes and direction. 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, and 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27. See separate story.

Come Hell and High Water — A new work, devised and directed by Granada Artist-in-Residence Dominque Serrand, who co-wrote it with Steven Epp. The Department of Theatre and Dance describes Come Hell and High Water as an epic play about America’s humanity, suffering and vulnerability, as revealed by the forces of nature. March 3-13, Main Theatre. See separate story.

 

 

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