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2010 Season

 
{ All events will take place on Bread & Water Theatre's Main Stage located at 243 Rosedale St., Rochester, New York 14620 at the corner of Monroe Ave. and Rosedale St. (Bread & Water Theatre at New Life Presbyterian Church).  Parking is available at no charge in the parking lot at the beginning of Rosedale St. }
 
 

Terre Haute
By Edmund White
Directed by Marcy Gamzon

A famous author comes face-to-face with America's most notorious terrorist.  One has a story to write, the other has a story to tell.  As the clock ticks on death row, a strange bond grows between the two men.  Filled with clever sparring and raw emotion, this is a taut drama that touches on the definitions of freedom and the need for love.

PERFORMANCES: February 26, and 27; March 5, 6, 12, and 13 at 8pm
                                 March 7 and 14 at 2pm.

Tickets:                      $6 (students and seniors) and $12 (general admission)
                                  Purchase online at BWT's box office starting Jan. 10th.

      
 

Lambda Project: The Art of Pride
Written and Directed by J.R. Teeter

The Lambda Project collects the real-life stories of people all over the world on the topic of their sexuality and this year's theme of art.  Sometimes funny...sometimes sad...but always entertaining.  The Lambda Project speaks to audiences young and old and gives an opportunity for the voiceless to be heard!  Part of the Rainbow Theater Festival.

PERFORMANCES: April 9 and 10 at 8pm
                                 April 11 at 2pm

Tickets:                      $6 (students and seniors) and $12 (general admission)
                                  Purchase online at BWT's box office starting Feb. 20th.

 
 

Ladies and Gentlemen
by Emma Donoghue
Directed by Elizabeth Chacchia

Set in a New York dressing-room where the past re-enacts itself on the night of a vaudeville star's last comeback.  Inspired by a 1895 newspaper expose of Annie Hindle -- the mustachioed 'Monarch of Male Impersonation', who threw it all away for love -- Ladies and Gentlemen conjures up the tragicomic figure of a woman outed by the tabliods as 'a man's widow and a woman's widower'.  Along with a colorful cast of characters, Ladies and Gentlemen explores the dreams and survival strategies of emigrants, and the pleasures and risks of playing a role.  Part of the Rainbow Theater Festival.

PERFORMANCES: April 16, 17, 23 and 24 at 8pm
                                 April 25 at 2pm.

Tickets:                      $6 (students and seniors) and $12 (general admission)
                                  Purchase online at BWT's box office starting Feb. 20th.

Nijinsky's Last Dance by Norman Allen is funded by a grant from the Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester, The New York State Council on the Arts, and the New York State Legislature.

 
 

Nijinsky's Last Dance
by Norman Allen

This one-man tour-de-force delves into the hidden recesses of the great dancer's psyche as he fights for his sanity.  In a searing 90 minutes, Nijinsky not only relives his past but embodies the people who inhabit it, including lover Sergei Diaghilev, prima ballerina Tamara Karsavinam, and artistic champion Auguste Rodin.  Through the passionate telling of his own rise and fall Nijinsky offers his audience a glimpse into a collapsing civilization and the unraveling of the twentieth century.  Part of the Rainbow Theater Festival.

PERFORMANCES: April 30; May 1, 7 and 8 at 8pm
                                 May 2 and 9 at 2pm.

Tickets:                      $6 (students and seniors) and $12 (general admission)
                                  Purchase online at BWT's box office starting Feb. 20th.

 
 

The Arsonists
by Max Frisch

Fires are becoming something of a problem, but Biedermann has it all under control.  A respected member of the community with a loving wife and a flourishing business, he believes nothing can get to him.  Being the great philanthrope, he is happy to fulfill his civic duty and give shelter to two new houseguests, and when they start filling the attic with petrol drums he'll help them wire the fuse.

PERFORMANCES: November 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, and 20 at 8pm
                                 November 14 and 21 at 2pm.

Tickets:                      $6 (students and seniors) and $12 (general admission)
                                  Purchase online at BWT's box office starting Sept. 1st.

   

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