Thursday, March 23 at 7:30PM
Friday, March 24 at 7:30PM
Saturday, March 25 at 2:30PM
Saturday, March 25 at 7:30PM
Sunday, March 26 at 2:30PM
Sunday, March 26 at 7:30PM

Music and lyrics by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick
Book by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick
Additional book material by Jerome Coppersmith

The Apple Tree is an evening of three musical miniatures written by the brilliant songwriting team behind Fiddler on the Roof and She Loves Me. “The Diary of Adam and Eve” is a quirky, touching spin on the tale of the Bible’s first couple, adapted from Mark Twain’s Extracts from Adam’s Diary. “The Lady or the Tiger?” is a rock-and-roll fable set in a mythical barbarian kingdom, which explores the fickleness of love. “Passionella” is based on Jules Feiffer’s offbeat Cinderella-story about a chimney sweep whose dreams of being a “glamorous movie star” nearly sabotage her one chance for true love.

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What are students learning or experiencing through this process?

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Q: What are students learning or experiencing through this process?

“Students are developing a greater awareness of professional-level processes and the highly collaborative nature of producing a show, while experiencing the power of developing their talents to the next level.”

– Mary Robare, choreographer

“The students are getting opportunities to put the skills they are developing in their coursework to practical purposes, from voice lessons and dance classes to acting and musicianship skills. They are learning how to develop their own most effective personal practice techniques to then return to the rehearsal room and apply that work together as an ensemble. As I am a guest artist on this production, they are also learning how to work with someone who brings creative methods and focuses to the production process that may be different from what they experience from university faculty and staff.”

– Garrett Jones ’13 (B.M. in Musical Theatre Accompanying), guest music director

Q: What excites you about working on this project/program?

“Watching students we see in class getting to apply their lessons, and seeing their discoveries and exponential growth.”

– Mary Robare, choreographer

“I get excited when the students realize how their own skills are progressing through their studies, as revealed by application in a theatrical production process, and I’ve seen a lot of that manifest while working on The Apple Tree. They have taken the materials and tools provided to them and are continually making progress in every performance element, continually moving toward that next level of excellence. From a music direction standpoint I get really excited when an ensemble can develop a unified voice beyond just knowing the pitches and rhythms, and then marry that work with their physical staging and choreography — all while serving to share a story greater than any one individual part. Watching how all the pieces of a musical develop to support each other is my favorite thing about this highly collaborative art form — we literally can’t do it without each other.”

– Garrett Jones ’13 (B.M. in Musical Theatre Accompanying), guest music director

Q: What are you excited about for audiences to experience?

“The super talented students, and the poignancy and comedic timing of the show as directed by Kevin Covert.”

– Mary Robare, choreographer

“I am excited for the presentation of this traditional Golden Age musical in Glaize Studio Theatre, a space where the audience gets to experience the story more intimately than on a traditional proscenium stage. I think it also allows our performers to present our story with a different style of intimacy, nuance, and connection. The three acts of this show are all very different in terms of aesthetic, style and story, but it’s also all very exciting because of those differences.”

– Garrett Jones ’13 (B.M. in Musical Theatre Accompanying), guest music director

SUGGESTED SHOW RATING: PG-13

This production contains mature content, haze and flashing lighting effects. Contact the Box Office for more information.

Food & Drink

Concessions will be available for purchase beginning one hour prior to this performance.

ACCESSIBILITY

Infrared hearing system headsets are available in Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre only. Accommodations for disabilities may be arranged by contacting the Box Office at least three days prior to the performance.