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What's On and
Coming to the
U. S. West Coast
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2015
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August 13-23, 2015 Stanford Repertory Theater Nitery Theater Old Union (Lausen Mall)
Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305
650-725-5838
Directed by Brendon Martin
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Hay Fever
July 16 - Aug 9, 2015 Stanford Repertory Theater Pigott Theater Memorial Auditorium Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305
650-725-5838
Directed by Lynne Soffer
Sept 23 - Nov 8, 2015
Cygnet Theatre
Old Town Theatre
4040 Twiggs St
San Diego, CA 92110 619-337-1525 Directed by Rob Lutfy in Repertory with The Vortex
Nov 6 - Dec 13, 2015
Lakewood Center for the Arts
368 S. State St
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
503-635-3901 Directed by Don Alder
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The Vortex in Repertory with Hay Fever
Sept 24 - Nov 8, 2015 Cygnet Theatre
Old Town Theatre
4040 Twiggs St
San Diego, CA 92110
619-337-1525
Directed by Sean Murray
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 Sheer Bliss at Stanford University
This issue of "Coward on the Coast" is all about events at Stanford University between now and August 23rd: Audiences are falling in love with the Bliss family -- and their bewildered guests -- at Stanford's Pigott Theater. Get your tickets now for the delightful production of Hay Fever, which runs through August 9th.
Coming August 13th, Cowardy Custard, a musical revue, presented as a cabaret at the Nitery Theater in Stanford's Old Union.
Plus, Noël Coward: Art, Style, and Decadence. On Saturday, August 1st: a full-day symposium on Coward's life and work. Speakers and panelists include members of the Stanford faculty, the SRT company, and directors Lynne Soffer and Art Manke. And, Monday nights: screening of a free Coward movie at the CEMEX Auditorium. All events are presented as part of the Noël Coward Festival, produced by the Stanford Repertory Theater (SRT) and Stanford University Theater & Performance Studies (TAPS).
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Hay Fever
Stanford Repertory Theater (SRT)
Pigott Theater, Memorial Auditorium
Stanford, CA 94305
July 16 - August 9, 2015
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Hay Fever
Directed by Lynne Soffer
Stanford Repertory Theater
Pigott Theater, Memorial Auditorium
Memorial Way
Stanford, CA 94305
Tickets: $15-$25
July 16 - August 9, 2015
Thurs - Sat 8:00 pm
Sunday 2:00 pm
Box Office / Ticket information
Hay Fever stars SRT company artist Courtney Walsh as Judith Bliss, and features Deborah Fink as Myra Arundel, Richard Carlton as David Bliss, Rush Rehm as Richard Greatham, and Catharine Luedtke as Clara.
Reviews
Joanne Engelhardt wrote in the San Jose Mercury News:
Lynne Soffer's fast-paced, fervent direction, coupled with Connie Strayer's dazzling -- even awe-inspiring -- feminine costumes and a dynamic corps of captivating actors keep Coward's light farce afloat.
For the complete review, see: San Jose Mercury News
The real Judith Bliss?
Which larger-than-life actress prompted Coward to create this leading role? Blogger Cynthia Haven reviews Hay Fever and describes the remarkable Laurette Taylor, the inspiration for Coward's Judith Bliss: see The Book Haven review of Hay Fever . [FYI: A great summer read is the biography Laurette, by Marguerite Courtney, Laurette Taylor's daughter. ]
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Cowardy Custard
Stanford Repertory Theater (SRT)
Nitery Theater, Old Union
Stanford, CA 94305
August 13-23, 2015
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Cowardy Custard 
Directed by Brendon Martin
Stanford Repertory Theater
Nitery Theater, Old Union
Lasuen Mall
Stanford Campus
Tickets: $10-$15
August 13 - 23, 2015
Thurs - Sat 8:00 pm
Sunday 2:00 pm
Starring Dante Belletti, Kiki Bagger, Andre Amarotico, and Samantha Williams
Box Office / Ticket information
_________________________________________________________ Cowardy Custard  is a musical revue and was one of the last Noël Coward shows staged during his life. It was devised by Gerard Frow, Alan Strachan and Wendy Toye. The biographical revue premiered in London in 1972, running for 405 performances. A revised version toured in the UK in 2011. return to top |
Noël Coward Festival:
Film Series, Symposium, and Continuing Studies Course
Stanford University Theater & Performance Studies (TAPS) and
Stanford Repertory Theater (SRT)
Stanford, CA 94305
June 24 - August 23, 2015
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Monday Night Film Series
Noël Coward on Film 
CEMEX Auditorium 655 Knight Way Stanford, CA 94305
June 29 - August 10, 2015
Mondays, 7:00 pm (no admission after 7:15 pm)
Free admission
Coming soon:
July 27 Our Man in Havana (1959)
Directed by Carol Reed, screenplay by Graham Greene, with Alec Guiness, Burl Ives, Maureen O'Hara, and Noël Coward. Discussant: Tobias Wolff, Professor of English, Stanford
Aug 3 Blithe Spirit (1945)
Directed by David Lean, with Rex Harrison, Margaret Rutherford, and Constance Cummings. Discussant: William Eddelman, Associate Professor of Drama (Emeritus), Stanford
Aug 10 Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
Directed by Otto Preminger, with Laurence Olivier, Carol Lynley, and Noël Coward. Discussant: Rush Rehm, Professor, Theater and Performance Studies, Stanford
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Full list for the series: Private Lives (1931), Cavalcade (1933),
Brief Encounter (1945), In Which We Serve (1942),
Our Man in Havana (1959), Blithe Spirit (1945), and Bunny Lake is Missing (1965).
Stanford faculty and SRT company members will introduce each film and lead a post-screening discussion. For each film, patrons will receive a free filmography, prepared by SRT's Roselyn Hallett.
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Symposium
Art, Style, and Decadence in the Work of Noël Coward
Pigott Theater, Memorial Auditorium
Memorial Way
Stanford Campus
Saturday August 1, 2015
9:30 am to 5 pm
$90 (including luncheon)
SRT presents "a daylong community symposium on Coward and his remarkable fusion of art, style, and decadence, with lots of laughter and a dollop of disillusionment thrown in for good measure!"
Symposium web page
Other symposium speakers include noted L.A. director of Coward's work, Art Manke; Stanford Professors William Eddelman and Nicholas Jenkins; SRT Artistic Director Rush Rehm; and members of the SRT company, including Lynne Soffer (director of SRT's Hay Fever), Brendon Martin (director of SRT's Cowardy Custard), and Courtney Walsh (Judith Bliss in Hay Fever).
For more information, contact: srt@stanford.edu
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Stanford Continuing Studies
Theater on Theater: From Euripides' Bacchae to Noël Coward and Beyond
Professor Rush Rehm
Registration now closed. Taught by Rush Rehm, Professor of Theater and Performance Studies and of Classics, and the founder and Artistic Director of Stanford Repertory Theater, this course explores the "play within the play" and includes special preview performances of the two SRT productions, plus Monday-night films and the Symposium. Classes Weds June 24 - August 12 7:00 pm - 8:50 pm Previews Weds July 15 + August 12 Movies Mon June 29 - August 10 7:00 pm Symposium Sat August 1 9:30 am - 5:00 pm return to top |
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