In this acclaimed masterpiece by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tennessee Williams, family tensions run high and are as thick as a humid southern summer night.  While one brother and his scheming wife are vying for his dying father’s inheritance, the other seeks escape in a bottle as he avoids dealing with his turbulent marriage to Maggie “The Cat,” in a place where the “walls have ears.”  Explosive and poignant, this contemporary drama, made famous by the 1958 film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman, examines the dysfunctional Southern family’s rivalries, avarice and secrets.  Adult language and themes.

June, August/September 2008

Marroney Theatre

Love's Labour's Lost

by William Shakespeare

A seemingly endless summer abounds in this classic romantic comedy with a contemporary twist, as a young King and his three lords vow to reject temptation and pursue a scholarly and celibate existence for three years.  They are quickly brought back to reality when a Princess and her three ladies arrive in the kingdom, proving that matters of the heart prevail over the mind.  But when a crisis occurs and the lovers are forced apart with inevitable autumn on the horizon, will they find that good things are worth the wait?

October 2008

Tornabene Theatre

Company

book by George Furth

music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Robert, a 35-year-old single New Yorker, is relatively content with his life and considers his five married couple friends all the “Company” he needs.  His friends disagree, upholding wedded bliss while displaying each of their dysfunctional relationships.  Robert is convinced that “Someone Is Waiting,” but amid a reluctance to commit to one of three incompatible girlfriends, he wonders if he will ever find the right woman that makes it worth “Being Alive” in this Tony Award-winning musical comedy.  Adult language and themes.

November — December 2008

Marroney Theatre

Medea

by Euripedes

This epic Greek tragedy is just as familiar today as it was when originally written. In a political move, Jason leaves his wife and children to marry a princess and align his fortunes with the throne. Betrayed and bereft, Medea enters into a ruthless downward spiral of depravity and madness, determined to achieve her revenge, no matter the cost.  Violence and adult themes.

February — March 2009

Tornabene Theatre

Leading Ladies

by Ken Ludwig

From the creative mind behind Lend Me a Tenor comes a zany comedy about money, motivation and mistaken identities.  When a pair of broke Shakespearean actors discover a dying millionaire who wants to leave her estate to her long-lost relatives, they decide to pass themselves off as the heirs, only to find that the nephews are really nieces.  With some creative costuming, the actors transform themselves, trying to fool the family, but things prove difficult when they become fools in love and risk forfeiting their façade.  Mature themes.

March 2009

Marroney Theatre

The Music Man

book, music and lyrics by Meredith Wilson

Charming con man Harold Hill has made a living promising to teach children how to play in a band, collecting payment first then skipping town before he is discovered.  Things seem no different in River City, Iowa, until he falls for the town librarian, who rightly suspects his silver-tongued gift is more of a curse.  Filled with familiar tunes such as “Seventy-six Trombones,” “Trouble,” and “Till There Was You,” this delightful Tony Award-winning musical will have you humming all the way home.

April — May 2009

Tornabene Theatre

UA Fine Arts Box Office Details

Place: The Marroney and Tornabene Theatres are located on the UA Campus at the southeast corner of Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard.

Cost/Admission: New season subscriptions will be offered beginning mid-July from $88 - $136 for a six-show season and from $58 - $90 for a four-show season. Single tickets to individual events go on sale to the general public on May 27 for the summer production of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof and on August 18 for the remainder of the season.

Ticket Information: The UA Fine Arts Box Office is located at 1025 N. Olive, near the southeast corner of Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard. Phone: (520) 621-1162, Fax: (520) 626-8052. A convenience fee of $3.00 per order will be charged for phone orders. If you would like your tickets mailed to you, there is an additional $1.50 fee per order. Box Office hours are as follows:

July 7 to August 5: M-F, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
August 18 to December 10: Regular hours, M-F, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. & 1 hour before show time.

Closed of UA Holiday December 24, 2008–January 5, 2009.

Parking: Theatregoers may park in the Park Avenue Garage, located on Park Avenue just north of Speedway Boulevard.