The Death of Santiago, A Work in Progress

By Time Banker

Directed by Tim Banker

At the Loeb Mainstage

Tonight at 8; tomorrow night at 2 and 8

A play loosely based on the Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Death of Santiago, written and directed by Tim Banker, goes up this weekend at the Loeb Mainstage. In this unprecedented rendition of the Nobel prize-winning author's work, the entire cast remains on stage for the performance based around the impending death of citizen Santiago Nazar. As in Marquez' novel, the entire town knows Nazar will be killed, but no one can stop the event from happening. In Banker's version, North American practicality weaves with South American magical realism to present a drama that promises to be truly unique.

Nora (A Doll's House)

By Ingmar Bergman

Directed by Heather Cross

At the Loeb Ex

Tonight at 7:30; tomorrow night at 2 and 7:30

Nora is one of Bergman's few stage scripts, and this one rewrites Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, reducing it to its bare essentials. This weekend's drama explores how people behave in the face of evil and misfortune, yet it also allows such villains as Krogstad to appear more appealing than in the original version. Nora promises to provide an intense evening of entertainment; there is no intermission in this production. Bergman's play, directed by junior Heather Cross, runs this weekend only at the Loeb Experimental Theater.

Princess Ida

By W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Seymour Sullivan

Directed by Frank Lawler