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| | The Drowsy Chaperone
music and lyrics by Lisa lambert and Greg Morrison, book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar
April 27, 28, 29, and May 4, 5, and 6
All performances of The Drowsy Chaperone are on the Brunner Theatre Mainstage
Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score, The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving send-up of the Jazz Age musical, featuring one show-stopping song and dance number after another.
With the houselights down, a man in a chair appears on stage and puts on his favorite record: the cast recording of a fictitious 1928 musical. The recording comes to life and The Drowsy Chaperone begins as the man in the chair looks on. Mix in two lovers on the eve of their wedding, a bumbling best man, a desperate theatre producer, a not-so-bright hostess, two gangsters posing as pastry chefs, a misguided Don Juan and an intoxicated chaperone, and you have the ingredients for an evening of madcap delight. Hailed by New York Magazine as "The Perfect Broadway Musical," The Drowsy Chaperone is a masterful meta-musical, poking fun at all the tropes that characterize the musical theatre genre.
Directed by Shelley Cooper, Music Direction by Michelle Crouch
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| | Senior Send Off 2018
May 19, 2018 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
The Class of 2018 and their families are invited to enjoy one last evening on campus as students. Each student receives four complimentary passes to the event. Additional passes may be purchased for $12.00. The event will take place in the Founders Courtyard, between Ascension Chapel and Seminary Hall. Dinner is included and a cash bar from Bent River Brewery will be available for those who are 21. Live music provided by Minus Six. Faculty and staff are also invited.
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| | President's Brunch
May 20, 2018 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
A special brunch will be offered after the Baccalaureate Service for participants and guests who do not wish to leave the campus. Augustana students may use their meal plan. Adavance purchase is encouraged.
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| | Summer Get-Together
June 19, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
The Augustana College communication and marketing team would like to invite our counterparts at other colleges and universities in the region to our campus for a day of learning and networking. Please mark your calendar for this year’s summer get-together.
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| | Big River
Presented by the Mississippi Bend Players
Music by Roger Miller, Lyrics by Roger Miller, Book by William Hauptman. Adapted from the novel by Mark Twain
June 22, 23, 29, 30 at 7:30 p.m.
June 24 and July 1 at 2:00 p.m.
Twain's timeless classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a slave, escape to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River. Their adventures along the way are hilarious, suspenseful and heartwarming, bringing to life your favorite characters from the novel. Propelled by an award winning bluegrass score from Roger Miller this jaunty journey provides a brilliantly theatrical celebration of pure Americana.
Directed by Shelley Cooper
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| | Camp Creamery Presents: Lights, Hollywood, Action!
June 29 at 2:00 p.m., Brunner Theatre Mainstage
Saturday, June 30 at 10:30 a.m., Brunner Theatre Mainstage
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| | Glass Menagerie
Presented by the Mississippi Bend Players
by Tennessee Williams
July 13, 14, 20, 21 at 7:30pm
July 15 and 22 at 2:00pm
An evocative and deeply personal play, heartfelt and passionate, from one of the 20th Century’s most celebrated playwrights, Tennessee Williams. The Glass Menagerie is seen through the memories of Tom Wingfield, a poet and a dreamer. Constrained by his life working in a warehouse and his tenement apartment, he rebels against the strictures of his controlling mother, Amanda. He escapes through the movies, fulfilling his dreams through the Hollywood greats of the 1930s. Amanda lives by her charm and the steely gentility of her Deep Southern roots, her purpose centered on finding a gentleman caller for her shy and reclusive daughter. But Laura has long since shunned the real world for one of fantasy and escapism – her menagerie of glass animals. One of the most powerful plays of the 20th century, The Glass Menagerie is a tale of love, loss and the disparate hopes and dreams of a family at odds.
Directed by Cory Johnson
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| | Beginner’s Luck
Presented by the Mississippi Bend Players
by Phillip Jayson Lasker
August 3, 4, 10, 11 at 7:30 p.m.
August 5 and 12 at 2:00 p.m.
An original work by PJ Lasker (Golden Girls, Barney Miller), this comedy centers around an aging child actor dealing with the loss of fame. Dropped by his agent, arguing with his ex-wife, and mourning the loss of his confidence, Harold copes through hilarious conversations with himself.
Directed by Philip Wm. McKinley
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