Infamous Commonwealth Theatre (ICT) is proud to announce the topic for their eighth season: REDEMPTION. ICT is taking a break from producing for the remainder of 2009 in order to focus on internal administrative changes. However, ICT plans to explore the many facets of our new season topic with three upcoming productions in 2010.
The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer: The Bay Area Premiere of Carson Kreitzer's Award-Winning Play, Artistic Director Brian Katz directs; Second Wind's Ian Walker stars as Oppenheimer
The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer
The Bay Area Premiere of Carson Kreitzer's Award-Winning Play
Artistic Director Brian Katz directs; Second Wind's Ian Walker stars as Oppenheimer
DESCRIPTION:
'Do I dare disturb the universe?' Kreitzer's award-winning play shows J. Robert Oppenheimer's rise and fall erupt in this kaleidoscopic drama exploring questions of faith, conscience, and the consequences of the never-ending pursuit of knowledge.
Philadelphia Orchestra Chief Conductor and Artistic Adviser Charles Dutoit leads the Orchestra in three concerts in Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center celebrating the influence of African-American culture on classical music (March 12-14). The program features Milhaud's jazz-inspired The Creation of the World; George Walker's 1996 Pulitzer Prize-winning work Lilacs for voice and orchestra, with tenor Russell Thomas as soloist in its first Philadelphia Orchestra performances; Mahler's Songs of a Wayfarer, a work for which the late, great contralto Marian Anderson was known, with Philadelphia-native bass-baritone Eric Owens as soloist; and Dvoř?k's Symphony No. 9 in E minor ('From the New World').
The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer
The Bay Area Premiere of Carson Kreitzer's Award-Winning Play
Artistic Director Brian Katz directs; Second Wind's Ian Walker stars as Oppenheimer
DESCRIPTION:
'Do I dare disturb the universe?' Kreitzer's award-winning play shows J. Robert Oppenheimer's rise and fall erupt in this kaleidoscopic drama exploring questions of faith, conscience, and the consequences of the never-ending pursuit of knowledge.
Philadelphia Orchestra Chief Conductor and Artistic Adviser Charles Dutoit leads the Orchestra in three concerts in Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center celebrating the influence of African-American culture on classical music (March 12-14). The program features Milhaud's jazz-inspired The Creation of the World; George Walker's 1996 Pulitzer Prize-winning work Lilacs for voice and orchestra, with tenor Russell Thomas as soloist in its first Philadelphia Orchestra performances; Mahler's Songs of a Wayfarer, a work for which the late, great contralto Marian Anderson was known, with Philadelphia-native bass-baritone Eric Owens as soloist; and Dvoř?k's Symphony No. 9 in E minor ('From the New World').