CSI Theatre Department Productions
The CSI Theater Department presents four high-quality shows each year! All shows start at 8 p.m. and are performed in the CSI Fine Arts Theater. Tickets are $8/adults and $6/students or seniors. Season tickets are available for $24 for adults or $18 for students or seniors. CSI faculty/staff can receive four tickets at $2 each, and CSI students receive two free tickets with a valid CSI I.D. card. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 732-6288.
You can learn more about the CSI Theatre Department here.
Crimes of the Heart
October 8th – 11th and
October 15th – 18th
Crimes of the Heart is a sharply funny Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Beth Henley about the sometimes frayed edges of sisterly bonds. Babe is out on bail after shooting her husband because she “didn't like his looks.” Meg is a failed singer who has spent more time in psychiatric wards than in performing. Spinsterish Lenny is unloved and frustrated. The sisters are not alone in their troubles; their family history is dismal, including a mother who hung herself and her cat. They are helped by Babe's lawyer, Barnette Lloyd, but must rely on their strong family loyalty to see them through. The story unfolds as a day in the life as they reunite at Old Granddaddy's home in Hazelhurst, Mississippi to face life's most absurd tragedies and the consequences of the "crimes of the heart" each has committed.
A Christmas Carol
December 3rd – 6th and
December 10th – 13th
In December of 1843 concerning his A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens wrote: “I have endeavoured in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me. May it haunt their houses pleasantly, and no one wish to lay it. Their faithful Friend and Servant, C. D.” Dickens began writing his "little carol" in October, 1843 finishing it by the end of November in time to be published for Christmas with illustrations by John Leech. Feuding with his publishers, Dickens financed the publishing of the book himself, ordering lavish binding, gilt edging, and hand-colored illustrations and then setting the price at 5 shillings so that everyone could afford it. This combination resulted in disappointingly low profits despite high sales. In the first few days of its release the book sold six thousand copies and its popularity continued to grow. The first and best of his Christmas Books, A Christmas Carol has become a Christmas tradition and easily Dickens' best known book.
Come help us celebrate the season by being a part of this wonderful Christmas Tradition! The College of Southern Idaho Theatre Department invites all comers to audition for A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Auditions will be held from 3-6 p.m. on Wednesday through Friday October 15, 16, and 17 in the theatre. In addition to actors and singers the department is looking for technical crew help as well.
Speak Truth to Power: Voices from Beyond the Dark
February 25th – 28th and March 4th – 7th
Speak Truth to Power: Voices From Beyond the Dark is a one-act by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and novelist Ariel Dorfman. The play was written and adapted from a book by veteran human rights advocate Kerry Kennedy, which, in searing and uplifting interviews, examines the quality of courage within women and men who are dramatically changing the course of events in their communities and countries. This unforgettable affirmation of the human spirit chronicles the struggles of human rights activists including Vaclav Havel, the Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Elie Wiesel, and more than fifty individuals who have devoted themselves to human rights. Imprisoned, tortured, and threatened with death, they speak with compelling eloquence on subjects to which they have devoted their lives and for which they have been willing to sacrifice.
Othello
April 22nd – 25th April 29th – May 2nd
With language and psychological depth rivaling the highest of Shakespeare’s achievements as a dramatist, Othello is a highly charged tale of jealousy, prejudice, revenge and the destruction of innocence. The charismatic general Othello is admired throughout Venice for his strength, honesty, and courage... except by the treacherous villain Iago. Passed over for the position of Othello’s lieutenant, Iago begins to plot his revenge against the Moor. When Othello marries the beautiful Desdemona, Iago seizes the opportunity to exploit the general's trust, inflame his jealousy, and ultimately destroy him. As Iago’s lies begin to take hold, Othello questions more and more the fidelity of his new bride. Shakespeare weaves a bloody tapestry of deception, betrayal, love, and honor crashing to a devastating conclusion in one of the most thrilling plays in world theatre.