<p>By Anton Chekhov<br />Adapted by Darby Sherwood and Jeffrey Fracé<br /> Directed by Jeffrey Fracé<br /> November 21 – December 8, 2019<br /> Previews November 16 & 19<br /><em> No performances November 25 – December 3, due to Thanksgiving holiday</em><br /> Pay-What-You-Can Wednesday December 4 <br /> Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theatre</p>
<p>As the British Industrial Revolution dawns, young Ada Byron Lovelace (daughter of the flamboyant and notorious Lord Byron) sees the boundless creative potential in the “analytic engines” of her friend and soul mate Charles Babbage, inventor of the first mechanical computer. Ada envisions a whole new world where art and information converge—a world she might not live to see. Jane Austen meets Steve Jobs in this poignant pre-tech romance heralding the computer age. Second year MFA director Kristie Post Wallace directs.</p>
<p><span>By Bryony Lavery</span><br /><span>Directed by Andrew Coopman</span></p>
<p>One sunny evening, a young girl walks to visit her grandmother. She never arrives. </p>
<p>A play about retribution, remorse, evil, and redemption,<em><strong> </strong></em><em>Frozen</em> explores the interwoven lives of three strangers as they try to make sense of the unimaginable. Second-year MFA director Andrew Coopman directs. </p>
<p><span>Want to find out more about getting involved in Drama at UW as an undergrad? Join us for our </span><a class=" xil3i" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/dawgdaze/" tabindex="0">#DawgDaze</a><span> Zoom info session, featuring a panel of current students & alumni.
<p>Are you a UW undergraduate who is interested in studying (or already studying) theatre design, such as scenic design, costume design, lighting design, or sound design? We are hosting a meet 'n' greet with our core design faculty on Friday, October 23rd at 5:00 PM. Whether you are already studying design, or curious about this area of study, we hope you'll join us! <span>We'll answer questions you may have about classes that best support the futures of your choice, or about the art and the biz in general.
<p><span>Someone sneezes. Someone can’t get a signal. Someone won’t answer the door. Someone put an elephant on the stairs. Someone’s not ready to talk. Someone is her brother’s mother. Someone hates irrational numbers. Someone told the police. Someone got a message from the traffic light. Someone’s never felt like this before.<br data-hj-ignore-attributes="" /><br data-hj-ignore-attributes="" />In this fast moving kaleidoscope, more than a hundred characters try to make sense of what they know.</p>
<p>Join us for a virtual Q&A with new School of Drama faculty member, Libby King and s<span>cenographer and</span> MFA design student Annie (Da Hye) Bang. Learn about the process of devising, designing, and producing the first show in our 2020-21 Season.</p>
<p><b><span><img src="/sites/drama/files/images/coffee_and_concepts_0_0.jpg" alt="Coffee and Concepts" width="250" height="250" align="left" />Join us for the first installation in the Center for Performance Studies' 2020-2021 Coffee & Concept series: <em>Representing Actors/Defining Acting: the Role of Arbitration in the Actors' Equity Association</em> with Dr. Ann Folino White.</span></b></p>
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<p><span><em>This discussion is presented by the University of Washington Graduate School's Office of Public Lectures.</em></p>