Purdue Convocations announces its 2012-13 season
The Joffrey Ballet will perform "The Rite of Spring" on Feb. 28.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue Convocations' 2012-13 season will feature 21 performances, including an array of Broadway musicals, plays and concerts.
Highlights of the season include Broadway shows such as Green Day's "American Idiot," "Rock of Ages," and "Shrek the Musical," as well as The Joffrey Ballet and Circus Oz.
The 2012-13 season features a wide range in programming, including blues legend Buddy Guy and a partnership with WBAA in celebration of the NPR station's 90th anniversary presenting "A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor." Convocations also will partner with the Lafayette Symphony presenting the acclaimed piano duo Anderson and Roe, and the National Theatre of Scotland returns with "The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart."
Todd Wetzel, director of Convocations, has worked for more than a year to bring the National Theatre of Scotland's "Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart" to the community.
"When I was in Scotland for the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, I couldn't leave without setting in motion the negotiations to bring 'The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart' to Purdue," Wetzel said. "It was the hit of the Festival, so I'm sure this return visit by the National Theatre of Scotland will win you over, too. It's simultaneously uproarious, touching, and unconventionally staged. We'll transform the intimate confines of Duncan Hall into a Scottish pub in which the action surrounds the audience in a magical and compelling fashion."
Friends of Convocations will receive priority seating if their orders are received by June 15. All other orders are then processed as received. For information on becoming a Friend of Convocations, contact Convocations at 765-494-9712.
Circus Oz will present "From the Ground Up" on March 3. (Photo/Robert Blackburn)
In addition to scheduled public performances, thousands of students from preschool through high school also will attend a series of matinees and artist-in-residence activities that will be brought to schools during the 2012-13 season. These events are open to all schools, and a complete list can be found at https://www.convocations.org
Advance tickets are on sale for all performances and may be purchased as single tickets or the flexible PICK 5 package. Discounted tickets also are available for groups of 10 or more.
Ticket order forms, complete ticket pricing information, and details on all performances are available online at https://www.convocations.org, in the 2012-13 Convocations brochure or by calling (765) 494-9712. Tickets can also be ordered at the campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933.
The Purdue Convocations 2012-13 season schedule includes:
GREEN DAY'S "AMERICAN IDIOT"
Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, 8 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, 3p.m., Elliott Hall of Music, Tickets: General public $22-$52/ Students $22-$39
CANTUS
Thursday, Sept., 20, 2012, 7:30 p.m., St. Thomas Aquinas, Tickets: General public $20/Students $15
DR. LONNIE SMITH TRIO
Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, 8 p.m., Long Center for the Performing Arts, Tickets: General public $26/Students $19
'ROCK OF AGES'
Tuesday, October 16, 2012, 7:30 pm, Elliott Hall of Music, Tickets: General public $22-52/ Students $22-39
BUDDY GUY
"An Evening with a Living Legend of Blues"
Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, 8 p.m., Loeb Playhouse, Tickets: General public $45-$65/Students $35-$65
JACK HANNA'S "INTO THE WILD LIVE"
Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, 3 p.m., Loeb Playhouse, General public $25/Students $15
'A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION WITH GARRISON KEILLOR'
Presented by Purdue Convocations and WBAA AM/FM
Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, 5:45 p.m., Elliott Hall of Music, Tickets: General public: $25-$100/Students: $25-$100
NAOMI O'CONNELL, Mezz-Soprano
Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, 7:30 p.m., Loeb Playhouse, Tickets: $14
'THE STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART'
National Theatre of Scotland
Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012, 3 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
Duncan Hall, Tickets: General public $30/ Students $22
'THE TRUE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS'
Dallas Children's Theater
Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012, 3 p.m., Loeb Playhouse, Tickets: General public $15/Students $10
ANDERSON AND ROE
Piano Duo
Thursday, Nov.15, 2012, 7:30 p.m., Loeb Playhouse, Tickets: $14
PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND
Creole Christmas
Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, 7:30 p.m., Long Center for the Performing Arts, Tickets: General public $28/Students $20
'SHREK THE MUSICAL'
Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, 7 p.m., Elliott Hall of Music, Tickets: General public $22-$52/ Students $22-$39
DELFEAYO MARSALIS OCTET
'Sweet Thunder'
Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, 8 p.m., Loeb Playhouse, Tickets: General public $30/Students $22
'HOW I BECAME A PIRATE'
Omaha Theater Company
Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, 3 p.m., Loeb Playhouse, Tickets: General public $15/Students $10
THE KNIGHTS with WU MAN
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, 7:30 p.m., Loeb Playhouse, Tickets: General public $26/Students $19
'CLICK, CLACK, MOO'
Theatreworks USA
Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, 3 p.m., Loeb Playhouse, Tickets: General public $15/Students $10
JOFFREY BALLET
'The Rite of Spring' - 100th Anniversary
Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, 7:30 p.m., Elliott Hall of Music, Tickets: General public $20-$45/Students $20-$32
CIRCUS OZ
'From the Ground Up'
Sunday, March 3, 2013, 4 p.m., Elliott Hall of Music, Tickets: General public $22-52/Students $22-39
VIJAY IYER TRIO
Friday, April 5, 2013, 8 p.m., Loeb Playhouse, Tickets: General public $26/Students $19
BRENTANO STRING QUARTET
Thursday, April 11, 2013, 7:30 p.m., Loeb Playhouse, Tickets: General public $26/ Students $19
Contacts: Abby Eddy, Purdue Convocations director of marketing, (765) 494-5045, aeeddy@purdue.edu
Todd Wetzel, Purdue Convocations director, (765) 494-9712, tewetzel@purdue.edu