CONSERVATORY SEASON 09–10


by Roberto Aguirre Sacasa
OCTOBER 28–NOVEMBER 15  COOK THEATRE
Two modern tales of psychological terror and the unknown.
A young filmmaker barely escapes a deadly train accident and discovers how close we all live to the afterlife. And a brother and sister try to assemble the details of a murder fifteen years later. This exciting play shifts the boundaries of reality and illusion. MORE...



by Joe Penhall
JANUARY 6–24  COOK THEATRE
This award-winning play leads the audience on a complex and emotional journey.
Two psychiatrists lock horns over the diagnosis of a young black patient and a dangerous game of power, ego and racial prejudice unfolds. This edgy new play explores the politics of mental illness with enormous power and scathing comedy. MORE...


by Sophie Treadwell
MARCH 3–21  COOK THEATRE
This classic play from the early 20th century still has the power to fascinate and shock.
An ordinary young woman is foolish enough to believe she can have it all – career, home, marriage, children, pleasure and love. Her inevitable downfall and the play’s shattering conclusion will have you talking long after the play’s end. MORE...


by Pierre Marivaux
APRIL 14–MAY 2  HISTORIC ASOLO THEATER
This delectable comedy is rife with romantic deception.
Two headstrong children are betrothed to each other by their parents in spite of the fact that they have never met. Trying to exert their independence, they trade places with their servants in order to get a better look at their fiancés. In doing so, they only manage to confuse their families, their friends and their own hearts! MORE...