The 2008-09 Yale School of Drama Season
Man = Man
By Bertolt Brecht
Translated by Gerhard Nellhaus
Directed by Erik Pearson
New Theater
October 28 - November 1, 2008
The Robbers
by Friedrich Schiller
Adapted by Becca Wolff and Jacob Gallagher-Ross
Directed by Becca Wolff
Yale Repertory Theatre
December 12-18, 2008
Jelly's Last Jam
Book by George C. Wolfe
Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead
Music by Jelly Roll Morton and Luther Henderson
Directed by Patricia McGregor
February 13-18, 2009
The Fourth Annual Carlotta Festival of New Plays
May 8 – 17, 2009
The French Play
By Gonzalo Rodríguez Risco
Directed by Patricia McGregor
A family’s illicit desires cause their world to unravel in a most unusual way.
The Bedtrick
By Matt Moses
Directed by Erik Pearson
A story of love, sex, vengeance—and a woman's desire to control her own destiny.
American Catnip
By Mattie Brickman
Directed by Becca Wolff
A cat-eat-cat dark comedy. Two women grasp at life, liberty, and the pursuit of property – on roller skates.
The 2008-09 Studio Series:
The Three Sisters
By Anton Chekhov
Translated by Carol Rocamora
Directed by Ron Van Lieu
Thursday, October 9, 4PM
Friday, October 10, 3:30PM and 8PM
Saturday October 11, 4PM
Langston Hughes Festival of New Plays
99 Ways to Fuck a Swan
By Kimberly Rosenstock
Directed by Jesse Jou
Thursday, November 20 at 4PM
Friday, November 21 at 4PM and 8PM
Saturday, November 22 at 4PM
Langston Hughes Festival of New Plays
The Current War: A Musical
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Michael Mitnick
Directed by Jen Wineman
Thursday, December 4 at 4PM
Friday, December 5 at 4PM and 8PM
Saturday, December 6 at 4PM
Langston Hughes Festival of New Plays
Cygnus
By Susan Stanton
Directed by Christopher Mirto
Thursday, December 11 at 4PM
Friday, December 12 at 4PM and 8PM
Saturday, December 13 at 4PM
Love's Labour's Lost
by William Shakespeare
directed by Jesse Jou
New Theater
February 12-14, 2009
Shakespeare's
Hamlet
adapted by Christopher Mirto and Brian Valencia
directed by Christopher Mirto
New Theater
Thursday, March 19 at 4PM
Friday, March 20 at 4PM and 8PM
Saturday, March 21 at 4PM
The Tempest
by William Shakespeare
adapted by Jorge Rodríguez and Jen Wineman
directed by Jen Wineman
New Theater
April 16-18, 2009
