The Emelin Theater Announces Its Upcoming 2009/2010 Live Theatre Season, Tickets Now On Sale

The Emelin is proud to announce its upcoming 2009/2010 live Theatre season.

The News in Revue | $35

Oct 24 @ 8 pm & Jun 5 @ 8 pm

From Off-Broadway to a 5-time Emmy Award winning PBS special, The News in Revue has been splitting sides with satire ripped straight from the headlines since 1991. No one is safe and nothing is sacred as this talented troupe musically skewers public events and figures alike.

The Rivalry | $40

By Norman Corwin. Directed by Vincent Dowling.

Nov 13 & 14 @ 8 pm, Feb 14 @ 3 pm

In 1858, two extraordinary men shared a podium to debate issues that would rock the world. In The Vincent Dowling Theatre Company's production of The Rivalry, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, the nation's most charismatic orators, tackle these historic debates with a fervor and energy which hypnotized the nation in an era before political passion and belief meant a compromise of manners and integrity.

Bronx Kiss: A Celebration of John Patrick Shanley | $20

presented by the Purchase Repertory Theatre, Conservatory of Theatre Arts & Film, Purchase College, SUNY

Feb 4 @ 8 pm, Feb 5 & 6 @ 7:30 pm, Feb 6 & 7 @ 2 pm

An evening of short plays and scenes by the Pulitzer-winning author of Doubt and the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Moonstruck. These pieces, like his characters, are funny, romantic, brutal, full of longing and haunted by demons all at the same time.

An Enemy of the People | $40

By Henrik Ibsen.

Mar 13 @ 8 pm, Mar 14 @ 3 pm

In Aquila Theatre's thrilling new production of the Henrik Ibsen classic, An Enemy of the People, "the strongest man in the world is the man who stands most alone." This exciting drama explores the impact of severe eco-issues on a small town and the consequences to one man of uncovering the truth.

Hell Meets Henry Halfway | $40

By Witold Gombrowicz. Text by Adriano Shaplin.

May 6-8 @ 8 pm

Philadelphia's famed Pig Iron Theatre Company transforms a gothic mystery into an orgiastic celebration of nihilism. As a prince lies dying, his bitter secretary schemes, an alchemist conjures and an egocentric tennis coach moves in on the ladies. An existential classic explodes into delicious darkness and antic acrobatics.