Video: Director and Cast Discuss 'Our Country's Good,' University of Texas, October 18 - 27, 2013

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presentation of



Our Country's Good

by Timberlake Wertenbaker

directed by James Daniels

Oct. 18, 19, 23-27 at 8 p.m. and Sundays Oct. 20, 27 at 2 p.m.

Oscar G. Brockett Theatre , University of Texas
Tickets $15.00 - $25.00

“…a backstage play with a social conscience, demonstrating the redemptive power of theater and of education.” – The New York Times

Miles from their homeland, a boat full of Royal Marine officers and convicts arrives on the Australian shore in 1789, forced to create a community in a fledgling penal colony.

Amid the brutal conditions of the settlement, a determined lieutenant volunteers to direct the convicts – a collection of murderers and thieves – in a comedic stage play. With no support from his fellow Marines and the leading lady’s imminent execution, it’s questionable if the show will go on.

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OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD by Timberlake Wertenbaker, University of Texas, October 18 - 27, 2013

(University of Texas theatres, Winship Drama Bldg. (WIN), near 23rd St. and San Jacinto, Austin)
         presents

 

directed by James Daniels

October 18 - 27, 2013

Oct. 18, 19, 23-27 at 8 p.m.

Oct. 20, 27 at 2 p.m.

Oscar G. Brockett Theatre , University of Texas

Tickets $15.00 - $25.00

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“…a backstage play with a social conscience, demonstrating the redemptive power of theater and of education.” – The New York Times

Miles from their homeland, a boat full of Royal Marine officers and convicts arrives on the Australian shore in 1789, forced to create a community in a fledgling penal colony.
Amid the brutal conditions of the settlement, a determined lieutenant volunteers to direct the convicts – a collection of murderers and thieves – in a comedic stage play. With no support from his fellow Marines and the leading lady’s imminent execution, it’s questionable if the show will go on.

Adapted from Thomas Keneally’s best-selling novel The Playmaker, Our Country’s Good has received great critical acclaim, receiving six Tony Award nominations and winning the Olivier Award for Best Play and New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Foreign Play.

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2013-2014 Theatre and Dance Season, University of Texas

Catch a Glimpse of Our 2013-2014 Season

The Department of Theatre and Dance at The University of Texas at Austin announces a special sneak preview of its 2013-2014 season!  Keep an eye out in the next few months for a complete season announcement featuring dates, directors, and venues.

Fall 2013

Dial M for Murder By Frederick Knott
Set in 1950s London, Tony Wendice concocts a plot to murder his wealthy wife Margot. When the scheme goes awry, he devises a sinister backup plan to get her out of the picture for good.

Salt and Pepper By José Cruz González
In this heartwarming story about friendship and family, Salt is a 10 year old boy who can barely read. Pepper, a young migrant worker and voracious reader, comes to town and teaches him the value of reading and storytelling.

Our Country’s Good By Timberlake Wertenbaker
Royal Marines and convicts in an 18th century Australian penal colony work together to produce a comedic stage play.

Fall For Dance Artistic Directors David Justin and Charles O. Anderson
The annual showcase presents breathtaking dance pieces from renowned choreographers.

The Fault By Katie Bender
A small ragged house stands perched on a fault, pressed between the redwoods and Pacific Ocean. The Davies family resides within, holding together and splitting apart.

Spring 2014

Dead Man’s Cell Phone By Sarah Ruhl
When a woman answers the cell phone of a recently deceased café patron, she holds on to the device to keep the man alive in a strange yet significant way.

Dance Repertory Theatre Concert
Dance Repertory Theatre, the celebrated student ensemble, returns to the stage, presenting new dance works and re-staged masterpieces by nationally and internationally acclaimed guest artists and faculty.

UTNT (UT New Theatre) Curated by Steven Dietz
UTNT presents newly developed work of emerging playwrights from the Department of Theatre and Dance and Michener Center for Writers. Now in its seventh season, many plays produced in UTNT have since been professionally produced across the country.

In the Heights Music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Book by Quiara Alegría Hudes
This four-time Tony Award winning musical shows life in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York amongst the tight-knit community of Dominican-American residents.

Ears, Eyes + Feet
Collaborative works by student and faculty composers, choreographers, and video artists from the College of Fine Arts.

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