Events

This year, with our production of Man of La Mancha, we shift focus to consider the power of hope and optimism even in the darkest of circumstances. This play challenges us to recognize our own power in shaping our reality. It inspires us to imagine a brighter future. 

 “When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Too much sanity may be madness. Perhaps to be practical is madness. 

 And maddest of all, is to see life as it is and not as it ought to be.” 

— Don Quixote

Don Quixote’s message of hope is as timely as ever. Whether through the lens of world events or concerns close to home, we all want to believe in a brighter future. Man of La Mancha shows us a way.

https://www.wethepeopletheatre.com

This is no fawning tribute act. It’s a musical celebration from those who experienced Bowie’s artistry firsthand: his bandmates. This super group performs two of the legendary singer’s most enduring albums—Diamond Dogs and Ziggy Stardust—in their entirety.

Spearheaded by Bowie’s longtime pianist/keyboard player Mike Garson—who was featured on more than 20 of the singer’s albums—this critically-acclaimed project features guitarist Gerry Leonard (Heathen, Reality, The Next Day), bassist Carmine Rojas (Let’s Dance, Serious Moonlight/Glass Spider tours), guitarist Kevin Armstrong (Absolute Beginners, Tin Machine, Outside), and drummer Alan Childs (Glass Spider tour). At LOH, this band of Bowie alumni will be joined by Living Colour singer Corey Glover.

A Bowie Celebration

It is October 1517 at Wittenberg University in northern Germany. Hamlet is an angst-ridden senior and varsity tennis player who still can’t decide what major to declare. His advisor and philosophy professor, John Faustus, wants him on the side of reason, while his theology professor, Martin Luther, is steering Hamlet toward faith and the church. A comic collision of faith, fate, existence and tennis.

https://www.shakerbridgetheatre.org/upcoming-performances

It is October 1517 at Wittenberg University in northern Germany. Hamlet is an angst-ridden senior and varsity tennis player who still can’t decide what major to declare. His advisor and philosophy professor, John Faustus, wants him on the side of reason, while his theology professor, Martin Luther, is steering Hamlet toward faith and the church. A comic collision of faith, fate, existence and tennis.

https://www.shakerbridgetheatre.org/upcoming-performances

This year, with our production of Man of La Mancha, we shift focus to consider the power of hope and optimism even in the darkest of circumstances. This play challenges us to recognize our own power in shaping our reality. It inspires us to imagine a brighter future. 

 “When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Too much sanity may be madness. Perhaps to be practical is madness. 

 And maddest of all, is to see life as it is and not as it ought to be.” 

— Don Quixote

Don Quixote’s message of hope is as timely as ever. Whether through the lens of world events or concerns close to home, we all want to believe in a brighter future. Man of La Mancha shows us a way.

https://www.wethepeopletheatre.com

Although divided by centuries and continents, J.S. Bach and John Coltrane share a humanity and spirituality that provide the throughline for this seven-movement, evening-length work. Composer and Imani Winds french horn player Jeff Scott quotes two sublime works—Bach’s Goldberg Variations and Coltrane’s A Love Supreme, adding his own movements and weaves in the poetry of writer, educator and arts activist A.B. Spellman, who has written powerfully about both composers. Imani realizes this wide-open sound world with the help of the Grammy-winning Harlem Quartet and a jazz trio. In tune with Imani’s mission of broadening the picture of who plays classical music and what they play, Passion lets the listener appreciate the contrasts and overlaps between two innovative geniuses.

Over the course of their 20-plus-year career, Grammy-nominated Imani has discovered what audiences value most from their concerts: a sense of connection—with the music, the performers, the composers, the artistry and beyond. Extolled by the Philadelphia Inquirer as “what triumph sounds like,” Imani has created a distinct presence in the classical music world through their dynamic playing, culturally relevant programming, virtuosic collaborations and inspirational outreach programs.

Spaulding Auditorium

https://hop.dartmouth.edu/events/passion-bach-and-coltrane