Productions on the Alexander Stage begin at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday. Productions on the Freimann Stage begin at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and have 2 p.m. matinees on Saturday and Sunday. For information and reservations, call the Harper Joy Box Office at (509) 527-5180, or fax (509) 522-4406.
2008 ~ 2009 Season Tickets Seating Chart Season Archive - HJT 2008 - 2009 Season
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- The Instant Play Festival!
- September 27-28 Alenander Stage
- Seven instant plays each evening. After three weeks of workshops with professional playwrights Kristen Kosmas, Nick Zagone, and Kia Corthron, students will receive a theme in the evening and write a play for rehearsal the following afternoon and performance that night.
- Our Town by Thornton Wilder
- October 23-26 Alexander Stage
- A requiem for an America that may never have existed, this stage treasure attempts, in the words of the playwright, "to find a value above all price for the smallest events in our daily life."
- Perfect Pie by Judith Thompson
- November 12-16 Freimann Stage
- In this play from Canada, a rhubarb pie and a cassette tape bring together two childhood friends, estranged for thirty years, to confront the terrifying event that separated them and rediscover the grace of friendship.
- The Shadow by by Yevgheny Shvarts, translated by Elisaveta Fen
- December 11 - 14 Alexander Stage
- From Soviet Russia, a darkly comic fable of innocence and corruption. A young scholar, visiting a kingdom where "all they tell you in fairy tales happens every day," longs to marry its princess but is betrayed by his own shadow.
- Annual Student One-Act Play Contest
- February 11 - 15 Freimann Stage
- Students submit original scripts. A chosen three compete for cash prizes. You are the judge.
- Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith adapted from the novel by Gina B. Nahai by Cynthia Croot
- March 5 - 8 Alexander Stage
- The best-selling author traces the journey of an Iranian Jewish family from the Teheran ghetto to Los Angeles, beginning with Roxanna the Angel. When her mother pushes this "bad luck daughter" from the rooftop, Roxanna discovers she can fly.
- Medea's Children by Per Lysander and Suzanne Osten
- April 8 - 12 Freimann Stage
- This contemporary classic from Sweden views the story of Medea and Jason through the eyes of their children. Little Jason and Little Medea take us on a moving, often funny journey into the real world of children torn apart by divorce.
- She Loves Me Book by Joe Masteroff, Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
- May 7-10, 21, 22 Alexander Stage
- Budapest, 1930, an elegant parfumerie where two clerks, Georg and Amalia, constantly squabble during their workday. What they don't know is that they are passionate pen pals by night, having answered the same lonely-hearts ad. This romantic musical gem is "one love affair that has only grown deeper with time." Frank Rich, New York Times
- Special Bonus Performance:
- My Name Is Rachel Corrie Edited from the writings of Rachel Corrie by Alan Rickman and Katherine Viner
- September 11 - 14
- Four performances
only; season ticket holders will have first opportunity
to make a reservation.
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- Season Tickets
- All 8 season shows or multiple tickets for any show
- Available September 2 through October 31st.
- Adults--$50.00
- Senior Citizens (over 60)--$35.00
- Full Time Students--$35.00
- Send remittance and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Harper Joy Theatre, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA 99362
- Can also order with Visa or Mastercard: include name as shown on card, card type, card number, and expiration date
- Individual Tickets
- Box Office hours: 10-12 and 1-4 Monday-Friday; during performance weeks we are also open from 12-1 weekdays and 1-4 Saturdays, as well as 45 minutes before each performance begins
- Adults--$12.00
- Senior Citizens (over 60)--$8.00
- Full Time Students--$8.00
- Call (509)527-5180 for reservations during Box Office hours (10-12 and 1-4 Monday-Friday) or fax to (509) 522-4406
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