It’s the very near future and humans are coping with Earth’s devastation. People risk radiation poisoning when they step outdoors.  Children attend virtual school.  Friends interact via internet. Some populations, such as Native Americans, have been nearly eradicated, so representatives are displayed in “Cultural Pavilions.” In seeking a genuine Indian, curator Henry Carson encounters a most charismatic and unsettling Navajo, who soon teaches everyone a few things about tolerance and borders. A dark comedy that examines our blind dependence on technology, our isolation from each other, and our detachment from our own spirituality, Natural Selection, which premiered at Actors Theatre of Louisville in 2007, is being presented in conjunction with DePauw's ArtsFest 2008:  Art & Borders. 

This production is recommended for mature audiences.

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2008-2009 SEASON

October 3, 4, 9, 11, 12
EINSTEIN AND THE ROOSEVELTS
Music by Nancy Ford
Book & lyrics by Gretchen Cryer
Directed by Andrew Hayes

November 7, 8, 9 and 13, 14, 15
NATURAL SELECTION
Written by Eric Coble
Directed by M. Susan Anthony

March 5, 6, 7 and 8
TWELFTH NIGHT
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Amy Hayes

April 16, 17, 18, and 19
The Who's TOMMY
Music & lyrics by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff
Directed by Steve Timm

MOORE THEATRE
Judson and Joyce Green Center for the Performing Arts

*Evening performances begin at 7:30 pm. Sunday matinees are at 4:00 pm in the Fall Semester and at 2:30 pm in the Spring Semester.
(Schedule is subject to change)

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