The Nevada Conservatory Theatre (NCT) at UNLV announces its 2005-2006 season. The NCT is the professional theatre-training program of UNLV and is committed to bringing to Las Vegas the highest quality theatre by featuring professional artists and advanced students recruited from around the country. Their mission is to entertain, provoke and inspire. For ticket information on any performance, or for season ticket information, please call 895-ARTS (2787).
2005-2006 Main Season
The Gamester
By Freyda Thomas
- Dates: October 7-16, 2005
- Location: Judy Bayley Theatre
- Synopsis: Young Valere and beautiful Angelique are joyously in love. He must choose, however, between his love for her and his desire for gambling because she?ll have none of it. Classical comic brilliance.
Carnival!
By Music/Lyrics: Bob Merrill; Book: Michael Stewart
- Dates: Dec. 2-11, 2005
- Location: Judy Bayley Theatre
- Synopsis: "Love Makes the World Go Round" in this enchanting musical about love between a carnival girl and a crippled puppeteer who can only talk to her through his puppets. An event for the whole family.
– Variety
Inherit the Wind
By Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
- Dates: Feb. 10-19, 2006
- Location: Judy Bayley Theatre
- Synopsis: Based on the Scopes "Monkey" Trial of 1925, which pitted the teachings of Darwinist evolution against Christianity in this monumental legal clash. One of theatre's greatest dramas.
Intimate Apparel
By Lynn Nottage
- Dates: Feb. 24-March 12, 2006
- Location: Judy Bayley Theatre
- Synopsis: It is New York in 1905 and Esther, a lonely African-American seamstress, struggles in her search for love. Lyrical eloquence.
Wait Until Dark
By Fredick Knott
- Dates: April 28-May 7, 2006
- Location: Judy Bayley Theatre
- Synopsis: This thriller tells the story of a deadly cat-and-mouse game between a murderous conman and innocent blind woman. A Broadway and Hollywood hit.
2005-2006 Second Season
Crimes of the Heart
By Beth Henley
- Dates: Sept. 23-Oct. 2, 2005
- Location: Black Box Theatre
- Synopsis: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Three sisters find themselves reunited in their hometown of Hazlehurst, Mississippi, during trying times, triggering a hilarious mix of crises, courage, laughter, and love.
The Foreigner
By Larry Shue
- Dates: Nov. 11-20, 2005
- Location: Black Box Theatre
- Synopsis: A group of devious characters must deal with a stranger who they think knows no English in this Obie Award-winning comedy.
The Playwrights Festival
- Location: Black Box Theatre
- Synopsis: Three original plays including Ragtown, Pluck the Rose, and The Loggerheads of Lambhuna Drive will be rotated in rotating repertory.
Ragtown
By Jayme McGhan
- Dates: April 6-9, 2006
- Location: Black Box Theatre
- Synopsis: Desperate times and dangerous work are a volatile mix, especially for a young Irish immigrant worker on Boulder Dam.
Pluck the Rose
By Stan Waring
- Dates: April 13-16, 2006
- Location: Black Box Theatre
- Synopsis: Pluck the Rose tells the story of a woman, struggling to run a business and keep her family together during World War II.
The Loggerheads of Lambhuna Drive
By Ross Howard
- Dates: April 20-23, 2006
- Location: Black Box Theatre
- Synopsis: Ross Howard's dark comedy The Loggerheads of Lambhuna Drive, introduces us to Dr. and Dr. Loggerhead, who are welcoming two new additions to their household.
