Hutton Honors College

— Backstage Theatre Tour

IU's Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008 * 4-5 p.m.
SIGN-UP REQUIRED! See RSVP details below.

What does it take to stage productions as varied as SEUSSICAL the MUSICAL, Chekhov's THE SEAGULL, Sondheim's A FUNNY THING HAPPENED on the WAY to the FORUM, or Shakespeare's MEASURE for MEASURE? Join us for a tour of IU's beautiful theatre building with its Ruth N. Halls Theatre and the more intimate Wells-Metz Theatre, its state-of-the-art technology, and studios for costumes, lighting, scenes, props, and more.

The "Halls Theatre has been the venue for large musicals as well as more intimate theatrical pieces. Its large side stage provides a scenery construction and paint area immediately adjacent to the scenic studio for larger shows and projects." The Wells-Metz Theatre is a flexible, "intimate space with audience as close as 5 feet from the action. . . . With a full stage trap room and overhead suspension grid, the theatre has become known for its environmental productions with performers playing throughout the space from trap to grid." (For more on the facilities, see here.)

RSVP: If you would like to attend, please e-mail eatagi (at) indiana.edu and be sure to include your name, e-mail address, phone number, year in school, and major(s). As this is a tour, you must be available to attend the program in its entirety.