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Professor reflects on role as official translator for Vaclav Havel

In the wake of former Czech President and playwright Vaclav Havel’s death, Lewis & Clark Associate Professor of Theater Stepan Simek, an authorized translator of Havel’s body of work, reflected on the statesman’s life in an extensive interview with The Oregonian.
The Caucasian Chalk Circle

by Bertolt Brecht
Performances on October 28 & 29 and November 3, 4 & 5 at 7:30pm.
One-Act Festival

Student Written/Student Directed
Thursday, Sept 29, 7:00pm
Friday, Sept 30, 7:00pm and 10:00pm
Saturday, Oct 1, 7:00pm
VIDEO: Inside the Department of Theatre at Lewis & Clark

Fir Acres Theatre is home base for theatre arts and dance at Lewis & Clark. With two stages—the black box and the main stage—the Department of Theatre offers a wide variety of performances, including faculty-directed productions, one-act plays written and directed by students, and the annual student-choreographed dance extravaganza. In this video, student actors, directors, designers, and technicians talk about their experiences within the department.
Romeo & Juliet

by William Shakespeare
Performances on October 29 & 30 and November 4, 5, & 6 at 7:30pm.
Dance Extravaganza

Student-Produced/Choreographed/Performed
Friday, 2 December, 7:00pm and 10:00pm
Saturday, 3 December, 7:00pm and 10:00pm
Once Upon a Weekend

Fresh new short plays written, directed and acted by students on a theme TO BE ANNOUNCED
Performed ONE NIGHT ONLY!
Saturday, November 12 at 10pm
Dance Extravaganza

Student-Choreographed/Performed
Friday, 3 December, 7:00pm and 10:00pm
Saturday, 4 December, 7:00pm and 10:00pm
One-Act Festival

Student Directed
Thursday, Sept 30, 7:00pm
Friday, Oct 1, 7:00pm and 10:00pm
Saturday, Oct 2, 7:00pm
Once Upon a Weekend

Fresh new short plays written, directed and acted by students on a theme TO BE ANNOUNCED
Performed ONE NIGHT ONLY!
Saturday, November 13 at 10pm
BECKETT(S)

Nine plays by Samuel Beckett
Performances on November 6, 7, 12, 13, & 14 at 7:30pm.
Urinetown, the Musical

Music & Lyrics by Mark Hollmann
Book & Lyrics by Greg Kotis
The Increased Difficulty of Concentration

by Vaclav Havel
Translation by Stepan S. Simek
Performances on March 9 & 10 and March 15, 16 & 17 at 7:30pm.
Once Upon a Weekend

Fresh new short plays written, directed and acted by students on a theme TO BE ANNOUNCED
Performed ONE NIGHT ONLY!
Saturday, February 11 at 10pm
Plumfield, Iraq

by Barbara Lebow
Performance Dates: March 4, 5, and 10, 11, & 12 at 7:30pm.
Once Upon a Weekend

Fresh new short plays written, directed and acted by students on a theme TO BE ANNOUNCED
Performed ONE NIGHT ONLY!
Saturday, February 12 at 10pm
Professor Translates New Czech Play

Professor Stepan Simek’s new translation of Petr Zelenka’s award-winning play Theremin appears in “Czech Plays: Seven New Works,” the first modern anthology of contemporary plays from the Czech Republic, published by the City University of NY Press.
American Theatre Magazine highlights Professor’s design

The October 2009 issue of American Theatre Magazine highlights Lewis & Clark College Associate Professor Michael Olich’s scene design process that supported Artists Repertory Theatre’s 2008 production of Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice.
The Winter’s Tale

By William Shakespeare
The Hour Between Dog and Wolf

By Daniela Fisherova
Mother Courage

By Bertolt Brecht
A Month in the Country

By Ivan Turgeniev
A Midsummer Night’s Dream

By William Shakespeare
The Balcony

By Jean Genet
One-Act Festival

Student Written/Student Directed
Performances on October 1, 2 & 3 at 7:30pm
Ashton Edmonds

Costume Shop Manager
Dance Extravaganza

Student-Choreographed/Performed
Senior Thesis Projects Festival

Capstone Projects created/directed by Senior Theatre Majors
One-Act Festival

Student Written/Student Directed
Senior Thesis Projects Festival

Capstone Projects created/directed by Senior Theatre Majors
Performances on April 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 & 22 at 6:00pm