Family Weekend 2014
Enjoy events and activities, from football to the arts, during this weekend-long event!
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Met Opera: CARMEN (Broadcast in HD)
Pollak TheatreRichard Eyre’s mesmerizing production of Bizet’s steamy melodrama returns with mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili singing her signature role of the ill-fated gypsy temptress.
$23
Bolshoi Ballet: Legend of Love
Pollak TheatreThis splendid tale of forbidden love, self-sacrifice, jealousy and suffering returns to the Bolshoi stage after a ten-year absence. The Legend of Love is one of Russian master Yuri Grigorovich’s earliest choreographic works, and its storyline explores the conflict between love and duty through its two heroines.
$20
College Sports: Upon Further Review
Pollak TheatreYou are cordially invited to attend an expert panel discussion, “College Sports: Upon Further Review,” on Wednesday, November 5, in Pollak Theatre, that will address the complex issues surrounding commercialism in college athletics. The expert panel will include: Monmouth University President Dr. Paul R. Brown; Dan Beebe, founder and principal of the Dan Beebe Group […]
Film Screening: Bridegroom & Q/A with Shane Bitney Crone
Anacon Hall, 2nd Floor, Student CenterBridegroom chronicles the story of Shane Bitney Crone and his same-sex partner Thomas, who died in a tragic accident. The story of what happened after his accidental death– of how people without the legal protections of marriage can find themselves completely shut out opens a window onto the issue of marriage equality like no speech or lecture ever will.
Film Screening: Oro Macht Frei
Pollak TheatreOro Macht Frei tells the story of the Roman Jewish experience of the Nazi occupation of Rome (Sept 1943 – June 1944). Weaving testimony from Roman Jews together with historical research by renowned scholars on the subject (including Susan Zuccotti, Alexander Stille, Liliana Picciotto), OMF seeks to bring the viewer into a personal and relatable reflection of the Holocaust in Italy through the eyes of this unique and historic community. There will be a panel/Q & A following screening.
Our Town by Thornton Wilder
Lauren K. Woods TheatreA University-wide production of the classic Pulitzer-Prize winning play by Thornton Wilder, Our Town tells the universal story of small town America. Though taking place in the first decade of the 20th century and written in 1938, Our Town has consistently been hailed as a theatrical masterpiece. A New York production won the Tony Award for best revival in 1989 and an off-Broadway presentation in 2009 won accolades from critics and audiences alike and ran for nearly 3 years. Performed with little scenery and having the character of Stage Manager directly address the audience, Our Town asks us to consider what is important in life. When Emily wants to relive a day in her life, she is told “Choose the least important day of your life; it will be important enough.”
Symposium on Religion in Public Life
The Great Hall AuditoriumA symposium reflecting on the impact and significance of
Pope Francis’s papacy for global and American Catholicism from both ecclesiastical and scholarly perspectives.
National Theatre of London: A Street Car Named Desire
Pollak TheatreThe fastest-selling production in the Young Vic’s history, Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece A Streetcar Named Desire will be broadcast live from their London home by National Theatre Live. With Gillian Anderson (The X-Files, The Fall) as Blanche DuBois, Ben Foster (Lone Survivor, Kill Your Darlings) as Stanley and Vanessa Kirby (BBC’s Great Expectations, Three Sisters at the Young Vic) as Stella.
$22