Theatre & Music


Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
October 8-9 & 14-16, 2010 - 7:30pm
October 10 -  2:00pm

Riverland Theatre & Music Depts.  
FWB Theatre – Riverland, Austin
$15/RCC students-free
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Book by Jeffrey Lane
Music and Lyrics by David Yazek
Based on the film DIRTY ROTTEN SCONDRELS
written by Dale Launer and Stanley Shapir & Paul Henning


Based on the popular 1988 film, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS centers on two con men living on the French Riviera.  The first is a suave and sophistcated Lawrence Johnson, who makes his lavish living by talking ladies out of their money.  The other, a small-time crook named Fredd benson, more himbly swindles women by waking their compassion with fabricated stories about his grandmother’s failing health. An hilarious battle of cons ensues, that will keep you laughing, humming and guessing until the end.




SCOTT BLANKENBAKER, organ  
Faculty Recital
November 14, 2010 - 3:00 pm

Christ Episcopal Church 
301 3rd Ave NW, Austin 
free admission

  The Murder of Lidice

November 17-20 7:30 pm
November 21 - 2:00 pm
Recommended for ages 14 and over.
Tickets $10.00/RCC students free.
This performance IS included in season ticket
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By Edna St. Vincent Millay
Adapted and arranged for stage by Lois O. Meyer

In May, 1942, a man wearing the black uniform of the Gestapo was found dead in the streets of the smal town of Lidice, Czechoslavakia.  This man was Reinhard Heydrich, one of Hitler’s cruel henchmen, who was known as the Hangman because of his many atrocities against mankind.  Nobody knows who shot him, but the Nazis decided to use the village of Lidice as an example.On June 10, 1942, the Nazis announced to the world that in reprisal for the murder of the Hangman, the village of Lidice had been destroyed.  From this horror story Miss Millay has written one of her greatest dramatic poems which has been adapted for the stage. 



TRICIA NICHOLS, mezzo-soprano
November 24, 2010

Casual Classics Concert Series
Riverland Community College –Austin East E102
free admission


RIVERLAND ENSEMBLES CONCERT
December 3, 2010 - 7:30 pm

College Choir & Frequency
FWB Theatre – Riverland, Austin  
$5 adult/$3 18-under/RCC students – free


JOHN RUTTER’S “MAGNIFICAT”
December 12, 2010 - 2:00 pm

College Choir with the Austin Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Knowlton Auditorium – Austin High School
tickets available at Hy-Vee, Coffee House on Main, or at door




 




FINE ARTS SHOWCASE
December 15, 2010 - 7:00 pm

Riverland Art, Music, & Theatre students
7:00pm art exhibit opens; 7:30pm performances begin
FWB Theatre – Riverland, Austin
free admission

  The Tragedy of Icarus
January 14 & 15 - 7:30 pm
A special alumni event featuring alum Joshua Larson
Recommended for ages 14 and over.
Tickets $10.00/RCC students free.
This performance IS included in season ticket
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Written and performed by Joshua C. Larson

THE TRAGEDY OF ICARUS is an explosion of humorous and heart-rending characters including a Dylanesque troubadour who has been rejected by his audience, a British rocker who feels like a phony and a retired country music superstar who returns to the stage after having a spiritual epiphany.  Set in the landscape of a dream, this show is a rocking musical tribute to a brother lost.



  See How They Run
February 9, 10, 11, 12 – 7:30 PM
Feburary 13 – 2:00 PM
The hilarious British farce
Recommended for the entire family!
Tickets $12.00/RCC students free.
This performance IS included in season ticket
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By Philip King

No question about the title of this smash hit.  So swift the action, so involved the situations, so rib-tickling the plot that the audience will be exhausted from the laughter.  Galloping in an out of the four doors of an English Vicarage are an American actor and actress, a cockney maid who has seen too many American movies, an old maid and four men in a clergy man’s suit presenting the problem of which is which.  Known for over 60 years for its rollicking good humor, SEE HOW THEY RUN is an excellent farce of the most involved variety.




   If You Want To Dance.... Dance!!!!
A special alumni event featuring Bryan Gerber, Leslie Weber and Stephanie Kasel…
March 4 – 7:30 PM
Recommended for the entire family
One performance only – March 4 – 7:30 PM
This performance IS included in season ticket
Tickets $8.00 /Students $5.00/RCC Students free
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For the 5th year, Riverland is offering a night of dance in the season. Bryan Gerber, Leslie Weber and Stephanie Kasel will return as featured artists.  They will be joined by the best from local studios to provide a night of dance you won’t want to miss!    



12th ANNUAL VARIETY SHOW
March 6, 2011 - 2:00 pm
Riverland Music Department
FWB Theatre – Riverland, Austin
$10 adult/$5 student



SACRED CHORAL CLASSICS with the RIVERLAND COLLEGE CHOIR
April 17, 2011 - 2:00 pm
First United Methodist Church   204 1st Ave NW, Austin
$5 adult/$3 18-under/free for RCC students


Riverland Theatre presents MAME!
Event Dates April 28-30, 2011 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
May 1, 2011 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
May 5-7, 2011 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Frank W Bridges Theatre
Price: $15 - $12 student - RCC students free

Who is Mame? Some of Mame's wild adventurous spirit is inside everyone who lives for the moment and believes life is a banquet! It is the height of the 1920s and Mame becomes guardian for her ten-year-old nephew Patrick. Her life is turned upside-down, many of her priorities change, but she still lives life to the fullest. This great American musical includes OPEN A NEW WINDOW, WE NEED A LITTLE CHRISTMAS, BOSOM BUDDIES and the ever popular MAME!

FINE ARTS SHOWCASE
May 4, 2011 7:00pm
Riverland Art, Music, & Theatre students
7:00pm art exhibit opens; 7:30pm performances begin
FWB Theatre – Riverland, Austin  
free admission

  SPRING CONCERT
May 10, 2011 7:30pm
Riverland Instrumental Ensemble & Frequency
FWB Theatre – Riverland, Austin
$5 adult/$3 18-under/free for RCC students


Contact

Theatre Instructor
Lindsey Williams
434-7390

Scott Blankenbaker
507-433-0547
Music Instructor