Recipient of the
2012 American Theatre Wing
National Theatre Company Award

We can look forward to some surprising, challenging,
and satisfying theater from The Rogue.

—Jesse Greenberg, The Desert Leaf

Season Four
2008–2009

Luigi Pirandello’s Six Characters in Search of an Author

Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello wrote his most famous play Six Characters in Search of an Author in 1921. Pirandello’s mysterious characters arrive in an empty theatre and entreat a group of actors to perform their story. Reality blurs as actors and characters bring to light the truth about a tragic event. Featuring a new adaptation/translation of the play by national award-winning Tucson playwright Patrick Baliani, a native of Rome. September 18–October 5, 2008 at the Zuzi Theatre Full information about Six Characters in Search of An Author View production photos

Introducing Rogue After Curfew, a late night show in association with The Now Theatre Anthony Minghella’s Cigarettes and Chocolate, directed by Matt Bowdren Thursdays–Saturdays, 10:00 P.M., September 18–October 4, 2008 at the Zuzi Theatre $10 Tickets available at the door ($5 with purchase of a ticket to Six Characters) Full information about Cigarettes and Chocolate

Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days

In this hallmark play by one of the twentieth century’s greatest playwrights, Beckett pursues the meaning of existence, probing the tenuous relationships that bind one person to another, and each to the universe. Guest Artist Patty Gallagher returns to the Rogue for this special one-weekend engagement. October 31–November 2, 2008 at the Pima Community College Center for the Arts Proscenium Theatre Full information about Happy Days View production photos from The Rogue Theatre’s February 2008 production

Virginia Woolf’s Orlando

Virginia Woolf's imaginative Orlando follows the adventures of a young man over 300 years, from the Elizabethan Age to the modern era, as he encounters love in its many forms and experiences the world from the viewpoint of both sexes. A brilliant and gender-bending adventure adapted to the stage by MacArthur genius, Sarah Ruhl. January 22–February 8, 2009 at the Temple of Music & Art Cabaret Theatre Full information about Orlando

Rogue After Curfew, a late night show in association with The Now Theatre, presents Edward Albees’s The Zoo Story, directed by Chelsea Bowdren Written in 1958, Edward Albee’s first play is a confrontation between middle-class America and the outcasts of society. Set in New York City’s Central Park, this classic tale of two men who meet at a park bench is class warfare at its most personal and primal. Thursdays–Saturdays, 10:00 P.M., January 22–February 4, 2009 at the Cabaret Theatre $10 Tickets available at the door ($5 with purchase of a ticket to Orlando) Full information about The Zoo Story

Immortal Longings:
An Argument Erupts Among Shakespeare’s Greatest Women

What does Juliet have to say to Cleopatra? How can Kate and Lady Macbeth exist in the same room? What happens when Shakespeare’s women step out from the pages of their plays and discuss their lives, their loves and whether their fates should remain forever unchanged? A banquet of beautiful scenes from Shakespeare, Immortal Longings is an evening with ten of the most impressive women ever written. The verse is soaring and the furniture is flying. This is not to be missed. March 19–April 5, 2009 at the Zuzi Theatre Full information about Immortal Longings Purchase a copy of the script at our online store

Rogue After Curfew, a late night show in association with The Now Theatre, presents Tennessee Williams’ This Property is Condemned, directed by Nic Adams Written in 1946, this Tennessee Williams one-act follows the musings and fantasies of Willie, a girl forced to grow up at a young age. Through a conversation with a young boy named Tom, Willie explores the bond of sisterhood, the idolization of estranged family members and the expedition of time between childhood and sexual awakening. March 19–April 4, 2009 at the Zuzi Theatre Thursdays–Saturdays, 10:30 P.M. Sunday March 29, 5:00 P.M. $10 Tickets available at the door ($5 with purchase of a ticket to Immortal Longings) Full information about This Property Is Condemned

Full information about past seasons of The Rogue Theatre can be found on our Past Shows page.