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    Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All ...

    Foothill College Drama Department

    October 26-November 11, 2001

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    Foothill College Drama Department stages Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All to You and The Actor’s Nightmare. Both critically acclaimed one-act plays are by the award-winning contemporary American playwright Christopher Durang. The Actor’s Nightmare is a sophisticated farce in which an ordinary non-actor, George, wanders onto a theater stage. The leading actor has been injured and George, mistaken for the understudy, and is thrust into the show’s spotlight. George finds himself in hysterical send-ups of famous plays, including Private Lives, Hamlet and Endgame. Nightmare ends unexpectedly with a transition to A Man for All Seasons in which George comes up to face Sir Thomas Moore’s executioner. Sister Mary… focuses its satire around an authoritarian nun who is visited by four former students of her iron-handed rule and dogma. Each has a disturbing story to tell of the effects of Sister Mary’s life instruction, and the play’s humor turns dark. Sister Mary… also ends with unsettling surprises. Foothill Drama Instructor Janis Bergmann directs The Actor’s Nightmare. A professional actor, she teaches a range of theater courses at Foothill, is its resident costumer and leads the Foothill College Theatre Conservatory. Foothill Drama Instructor Jay Manley will direct Sister Mary… A Bay Area Theatre Critics award-winning director, he also leads Foothill Music Theatre and has directed recent productions of Show Boat, Into the Woods and West Side Story. The productions run Oct. 26 through Nov. 11 in the intimate Studio Theater at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills. Evening performances are Oct. 26, 27, Nov. 2, 3, 8, 9 and 10 at 8 p.m. Matinee performances are Oct. 28, Nov. 4 and 11 at 2 p.m. Parking in lots 1, 5 or 6 is free only during the performance. Visitors must purchase a parking permit for $2 to park in other campus lots. Foothill College is located off I-280 on El Monte Road in Los Altos Hills. NOTE: Because of mature themes and subject matter, these plays are not recommended for children.

    • Ticket Info

      Tickets: $13 General;
      $11 Student/Seniors
      To purchase tickets call 650-948-4444.

    • Dates & Times

      Dates:
      October 26-November 11, 2001

    • Venue Info

      Playhouse Theater - Foothill College

      12345 El Monte Road Los Altos Hills, CA 94022-4599

      Full map and directions

    • Parking Info

      Several paid parking lots serve the college campus. Parking fees may be included in an event's ticket price. Parking information should be confirmed with each presenting organization. Lot #6 provides access without stairs.

    • Accessibility Info
      • Wheelchair Access

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