Berrie Center: Spring 2008 Programs and Events / March Box Office Hours:
Friday, October 5 Joseph Heller’s stage adaptation of his great American classic novel, Catch-22, explores the important and timely questions of the absurdity of war and its impact on society. In Aquila Theatre’s hilarious and dynamic production, Heller’s wonderful words will be heard for the very first time onstage in New Jersey. Seating Category #1 / #2 / #3 Orchestra Balcony Tickets: Adults: $26 / 23 / 20; Children (under 17): $15; Seniors and Ramapo Affiliates: 5% discount off regular ticket prices.
Thursday, October 11 Join longtime visual arts faculty member Shalom Gorewitz as he shows and discusses examples from his many years of creating experimental videos and digital films that explore themes of faith and desire. Free admission
Not Your Grandmother’s Chamber Music! Friday, October 12 They’re all part of the repertoire of the 2007 two-time Grammy-nominated, genre-bending, dazzling Quartet San Francisco. From tango to pop to jazz, this is definitely not your typical chamber group. Seating Category #1 / #2 / #3 Orchestra Balcony Tickets: Adults: $26 / 23 / 20; Children (under 17): $15; Seniors and Ramapo Affiliates: 5% discount off regular ticket prices.
Saturday, October 13 Is he a magician? A clown? Juggler? Acrobat? Puppeteer? Yes, and a comedian, mime and dancer as well, but . . . “ trying to define Avner the Eccentric is like trying to do a handstand supported by nothing more than a rolled-up piece of cloth.” (He does that, too.) Bring the whole family for an evening of comic relief! “I laughed for two solid hours. The show only lasted an hour and a half.” Seating Category #1 / #2 / #3 Orchestra Balcony Tickets: Adults: $26 / 23 / 20; Children: (under 17) $15; Seniors and Ramapo Affiliates: 5% discount off regular ticket prices.
Sunday, October 14 Join The Sutin Ensemble and guests for a musical walk through the orchestra, as this “just right-sized” septet explores the diversity of chamber music of the 18th through 20th centuries. All seats: Adults: $15; Children: $10
This powerful and disarmingly funny play is about friendship and political awakening. From a seemingly innocent chance encounter, two young women—one Chinese, the other Chinese-American—embark on a charming, poignant 10-year correspondence, cut abruptly and tragically short by the June 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. This bittersweet tale seeks to make sense of history, how we participate in it and how we are overwhelmed by it. The play explores ideas of capitalism and communism, and ultimately becomes a clarion call to remember the price of democracy. Tickets: Adults: $10; Students and Ramapo Affiliates:$5
Friday October 19 Beakman Live! with Paul Zaloom, is a live stage spectacle, based on the Emmy-winning children's science educational TV show, "Beakman's World", featuring large scale, wacky science demonstrations with plenty of audience participation. By showing kids of all ages how to perform simple experiments using household items, Beakman Live!, helps kids discover for themselves how the world works. Jazz at the Berrie Center presents Saturday, October 20 Get ready to swing dance with The Sultans of Swing, David Berger’s 16-piece big band that brings music of the 1930’s and 40’s to hip 21st Century jazz and swing audiences. Seating Category #1 / #2 / #3 Orchestra Balcony Tickets: Adults: $26 / 23 / 20; Children (under 17): $15; Seniors, Ramapo Affiliates, New Jersey Jazz Society and WBGO Radio members: 5% discount off regular ticket prices.
Sunday, October 21 at 3 p.m. and Jeannette Walls’ unique memoir of survival and resiliency told through the eyes of a young girl, traces the harrowing story of the author and her siblings in this one-hour verbatim staged performance by actress Sarah Franek. With mentally unstable and supremely dysfunctional parents, the Walls children are often left to fend for themselves with barely any food or shelter. Somehow they find the resources to transcend the family’s precarious lifestyle, dreaming of The Glass Castle their father promises to build them. Tickets: All seats: $10. No discounts apply
Sunday, October 28 Israeli-born pianist Itay Goren has gained renown as a performer, composer and arranger, who, as a member of the Israeli army band, gave over 300 performances during his three years of military service. His York Room program will feature works by Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin and Ravel. All tickets: $15 including refreshments
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The Beethoven Septet



