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2013 - 2014 Season

Welcome to the 2013-2014 Season!

July 09, 2013 12:00 AM

Welcome back to the 4th WALL for BYU’s 2013-2014 theatre season. The 4th WALL will be your one stop shop for all sorts of insider information about our upcoming productions, which include:

Hans Christian Andersen’s The Nightingale, adapted for the stage by Timothy Mason

The Light in the Piazza, by Craig Lucas (book) and Adam Guettel (music and lyrics)

Cymbeline by William Shakespeare

A Man for All Seasons, by Robert Bolt

Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, a NEW adaptation for the stage by Melissa Leilani Larson

and

Oscar Wilde’s The Selfish Giant, adapted for the stage by Teresa Dayley Love

Take a moment to meet our dramaturgs, and then check back regularly as they take you inside the world of each of these productions. You can also make sure you never miss a post by choosing to Follow the 4th WALL (to the right), with an email arriving in your inbox every time new information is added.

For those of you returning from last season, you will notice some slight changes in the design of the site. It is our hope that this new design will make it easier for you to follow along with any specific shows.

As always, we love to hear from our audience members, so please feel free to engage with our dramaturgs or with the productions by leaving comments on any of the posts.

Thank you for visiting the 4th WALL!

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