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National Theatre Live: Hangmen (Broadcast in HD)

Pollak Theatre

Following a sell-out run at London’s Royal Court Theatre, Olivier and Academy Award® winner Martin McDonagh (The Pillowman, The Cripple of Inishmaan, In Bruges) returns to the West End with Matthew Dunster’s award-winning production of his deeply funny new play Hangmen, broadcast live to cinemas by National Theatre Live.

In his small pub in the northern English town of Oldham, Harry (David Morrissey – The Walking Dead, State of Play) is something of a local celebrity. But what’s the second-best hangman in England to do on the day they’ve abolished hanging?

Amongst the cub reporters and pub regulars dying to hear Harry’s reaction to the news, his old assistant Syd (Andy Nyman – Peaky Blinders, Death at a Funeral) and the peculiar Mooney (Johnny Flynn – Clouds of Sils Maria) lurk with very different motives for their visit.

Run time: 180 minutes
Content appropriate for 15 years old and up.

$22

GUERRILLA GIRLS ON TOUR: Act Like A Feminist Artist

Pollak Theatre

Aphra Behn shares her experiences as a feminist activist and artist for almost 20 years as a member of Guerrilla Girls (1997-2001) and Guerrilla Girl On Tour! (2001 – present). Revealing the inside workings of the grassroots groups, she discusses the successes (protests; fax blitzes; speak-outs and street theatre); the struggles (hate mail; death threats; backlash) and the downright defeats (sabotage; infighting). Act Like a Feminist Artist 
is a 60 to 90 minute interactive talk, audience members will be challenged to rethink the concepts of what it means to be an “activist,” “artist,” and “feminist.” The talk is framed with readings from Aphra’s upcoming memoir, “UN/MASKED, My Secret Identity Revealed” (Skyhorse Publications, October 2016.) A lively Q and A will follow the talk. 

Acafest 2016

Pollak Theatre

Hosted by the Monmouth University Sea Sharps. Join us April 2, for the a cappella concert of the year. With the help of the brothers from AKPSI, a portion of proceeds will benefit Habit for Humanity.

$3 for MU students; $5 for General Admission

J. Seward Johnson Sculptures

Pollak Theatre

From now until the end of August, a small collection of J. Seward Johnson Sculptures will be exhibited on Monmouth University grounds. The sculptures on display include God Bless America, Strolling Professor, and Between Classes. J. Seward Johnson is most widely known for his sculptures depicting people engaged in every day activities.

CANCELLED- Student Recital: Margaret Lymberis

Lauren K. Woods Theatre

CANCELLED- Margaret Lymberis, Music Major, will be holding her Senior Recital at the Woods Theatre on Friday, April 8, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. She will be featured on voice. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

Order & Chaos: An Exhibit of Selected Works by Jacob Landau

Monmouth University Library

Jacob Landau viewed art as a defense against chaos. That all is subject to entropy haunted the artist his whole life. So art becomes a weapon to combat this descent into disorder. And it is a powerful weapon. For “each time we create something,” Landau has said, “we win a victory over decay.” Monmouth University’s exhibit “Order & Chaos” demonstrates this triumph. The exhibition features a selection of fifteen pieces. All works are from Monmouth University’s extensive collection of Jacob Landau’s work, comprising over 300 prints, drawings and paintings.

Robert Bly: A Thousand Years of Joy

Pollak Theatre

Directed and produced by Haydn Reiss. Robert Bly: A Thousand Years of Joy, the first feature documentary profile of the prolific and controversial poet and activist. Featuring Martin Sheen, Gary Snyder Mark Rylance, Jane Hirshfield, Philip Levine and many others from the world of art and literature. It is set for a PBS broadcast next year.

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Broadcast in HD)

Pollak Theatre

Following the hugely successful broadcasts of Coriolanus and King Lear, National Theatre Live brings the Donmar Warehouse’s highly anticipated new production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses to cinemas – broadcast live from the Donmar’s London home.
Directed by Josie Rourke (Coriolanus), the cast includes Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey), Janet McTeer (The White Queen) and Dominic West (The Wire).
In 1782, Choderlos de Laclos’ novel of sex, intrigue and betrayal in pre-revolutionary France scandalised the world. Two hundred years later, Christopher Hampton’s irresistible adaptation swept the board, winning the Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best Play. Josie Rourke’s revival now marks the play’s thirty year anniversary.
Former lovers, the Marquise de Merteuil and Vicomte de Valmont now compete in games of seduction and revenge. Merteuil incites Valmont to corrupt the innocent Cecile de Volanges before her wedding night but Valmont has targeted the peerlessly virtuous and beautiful Madame de Tourvel. While these merciless aristocrats toy with others’ hearts and reputations, their own may prove more fragile than they supposed.

$22

The Addams Family: The Musical

Lauren K. Woods Theatre

Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love. By Boom Roasted Productions. Tickets available at the Central Box Office at the MAC. CASH ONLY.

$5

Student Recital: Taylor Bernosky

Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall

Taylor Hope Bernosky, Music Performance and Math Major, will be performing her Senior Recital at Rechnitz Hall on Sunday, April 17, 2016 at 3:00pm. She will be featured on violin. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.