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Tom Stoppard’s Rock ’n’ RollFriday Oct 24, 2008 The New England premiere of Tony, Olivier, and Academy Award-winning playwright Tom Stoppard’s critically acclaimed and Tony-nominated play "Rock ’n’ Roll," directed by leading U.S. Stoppard interpreter Carey Perloff, runs November 7 - December 7, 2008 at the B.U. Theatre - the Huntington Theatre’s main stage.
Based on actual events, "Rock ’n’ Roll" is a tale of Prague’s inspiring political and rock revolution. It follows the passions and politics of Max, a Marxist professor in Cambridge and Jan, his Rolling Stones-obsessed protégé fighting for freedom in Soviet-dominated Prague.
The story begins in 1968 - while the U.S. is in the midst of a violent struggle for civil rights, a presidential election, and an unpopular war, Czechoslovakian Secretary of the Communist Party Alexander Dubcek ushers in "Prague Spring," an all-too-brief period of liberalization and reform of Czech society. When music group The Velvet Underground and other subversives begin to threaten Communist authority, the Soviets swiftly overturn Dubcek’s reforms and imprison many artists and intellectuals. Jan’s passion for democracy and music continues until 1990 when Prague’s Velvet Revolution overthrows the Communist government.
Stoppard’s sweeping drama spans two countries, three generations, and 22 turbulent years, exploring the unique intersection of politics and art.
Stoppard is a four-time Tony Award-winner for Best New Play for "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead," "Travesties," "The Real Thing," and "The Coast of Utopia," the recipient of the Olivier Award for Best New Play for "Arcadia," and the recipient of the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for "Shakespeare in Love".
Evenings: Tues. - Thurs. at 7:30 pm; Fri.-Sat. at 8pm; Select Sun. at 7 pm Matinees: Select Wed., Sat., Sun. at 2 pm.
Tickets are $20 to $82.50. Available: Online at www.huntingtontheatre.org, by phone at
617 266-0800, in person at the B.U. Theatre Box Office, 264 Huntington Avenue or the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA Box Office, 527 Tremont Street in
Boston’s South End.
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