Six guests appear at an ornate hotel with no idea how they got there. The gracious and aristocratic hotel manager, Mr. Lucian, promises to fulfill all their earthly desires for eternity if they remain. In this new opera by Richard Danielpour, the guests will have one night only to ponder a choice that will affect them for eternity.
Join UCLA Opera in the School of Theater, Film, and Television’s Freud Playhouse for the premiere of Professor Richard Danielpour’s opera, The Grand Hotel Tartarus.
Theater Season
2023-2024
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The Time of Your Life
In 1939 this play was a meditation on class and race according to the legible markers of that time period. Doing this play in 2023 would require a careful examination of what those markers are at this time. Seeking an ensemble of actors with heightened language skills who are interested in exploring identity issues of America utilizing the language and setting of 1939 through the lens of today.
Performances
November 16 – 21, 2023
Little Theater
NPF (DJ Hills): I Swear to God
I SWEAR TO GOD follows a group of queer middle schoolers putting on a passion play in the early 2000s. When one of the children witnesses a private moment, they must choose between the love of their friends and their eternal salvation. Moving between the past and present, the play looks at the culpability of Christianity in the exploitation and traumatization of children, and the difficulties of discovering your identity in an environment that wants you to stay hidden.
Performances
February 29 – March 2, 2024
Macgowan 1340
Directing Thesis #2: The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told
“It’s Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve!” Is it, though? Not in Paul Rudnick’s retelling of the Bible stories.
In this comedy, Adam and Steve, the first homosexual couple, and Jane and Mable, the first lesbian couple, embark on a journey from the creation of the world and all the way to modern day Manhattan. Join them on their quest to find something to believe in.
Performances
May 29 – June 1, 2024
Little Theater
