Season Productions for Northeast Campus

Find information about TCC Northeast Playhouse's upcoming student-led productions.

Spring 2024 Productions

Proof

By David Auburn

Directed by Jakie Cabe

Summary

Catherine has inherited her late father's mathematical brilliance, but she is haunted by the fear that she might also share his debilitating mental illness. She has spent years caring for her now-deceased father, and upon his death, she feels left alone to pick up the pieces of her life without him. Caught between a new-found connection with Hal, one of her father's former students, and the reappearance of her sister, Claire, Catherine finds both her world and her mind growing increasingly unstable. Then Hal discovers a groundbreaking proof among the 103 notebooks Catherine's father left behind, and Catherine is forced to further question how much of her father's genius or madness will she inherit.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, David Auburn's Proof is a passionate, intelligent story about fathers and daughters, the nature of genius, and the power of love.

Performances

  • Evening: March 6–9 at 7 p.m.
  • Matinee: March 9 at 2 p.m.

Lend Me a Tenor

By Ken Ludwig

Directed by Susan Sargeant

Summary

On a very important night for the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, Tito Merelli, the world-famous Italian tenor, is set to perform the starring role in Pagliacci. Henry Saunders—General Manager of the company—is beyond stressed about everything turning out right, and insists that his assistant, Max—a nervous, young fellow and secret tenor extraordinaire—watch over Tito's every move to ensure smooth sailing. After a huge fight with his fiery, Italian wife Maria, Tito receives a double dose of tranquilizers through a series of mishaps. Throw in Diana, an ambitious, female co-star; Maggie, Max's giddy girlfriend; Julia, a flirty head of the opera guild; and a meddling bellhop fighting for Tito's attention, and together, you have a recipe for comedic disaster. Max navigates the company through one catastrophe after the next—an angry wife, a presumed death, crazy costumes, secret sex romps, and loads and loads of slamming doors and mistaken identities—and, ultimately, takes on the role of Pagliacci to great effect. Together, Max and Saunders find a way to save the Opera Company's big night in grand, farcical fashion.

Performances

  • Evening: April 17–20 at 7 p.m.
  • Matinee: April 20 at 2 p.m.

Tickets

  • TCC students, faculty and staff: Free
  • Non-TCC students and senior citizens: $3
  • General public: $6

Purchase your tickets online in advance.

All shows are general admission seating.

Auditions

Learn about upcoming auditions.

Contact

Box Office
817-515-6687
neplayhouse@tccd.edu

Updated March 18, 2024