Edison Theatre

Managing Director: Charlie Robin Marketing Manager: Jennifer Watts

Home Page: http://edisontheatre.wustl.edu/ Email: edison@artsci.wustl.edu Telephone: (314) 935-6543

Edison Theatre is the only fully technically-equipped, proscenium thrust theatre on the Washington University campus and plays a varied role on campus. Edison is home to the professional presenting series OVATIONS! and ovations! for young people, showcasing touring artists and companies both national and international in scope; Edison serves as a teaching facility for the Washington University Performing Arts Department which produces three main stage Edison shows each year and serves as a performance venue for Washington University student organizations; Edison is also one of the few theatres in the St. Louis area to serve as a rental house for locally-based presenting arts organizations. At its capacity, Edison Theatre seats 656.

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Catch That Train! Dan Zanes & Friends in concert at Edison Theatre May 10 April 22, 2008 -- Courtesy photo Dan Zanes Download In the 1980s Dan Zanes was lead singer for the Indie garage-pop band the Del Fuegos. But in recent years Zanes has become the hottest thing to hit children's music since "Frère Jaque," releasing half-a-dozen critically acclaimed all-ages albums that reinvent American roots-rock. On Saturday, May 10, Dan Zanes & Friends present a pair of shows as part of Edison Theatre's popular ovations! for young people series.

Rigoletto and roll East Village Opera Company at Edison Theatre May 2 April 10, 2008 -- Ken Schles East Village Opera Company Download You've heard opera, and you've heard rock, but you've never heard opera rocked like the East Village Opera Company. Over the last five years this powerhouse ensemble — comprising a five-piece band, a string quartet and two outstanding vocalists — has created electric, hard-hitting arrangements of many of opera's "greatest hits." In May, the East Village Opera Company will make its St. Louis debut as part of the Edison Theatre OVATIONS! Series at Washington University

Cloudless Susan Marshall & Company at Edison Theatre March 28 and 29 March 10, 2008 -- Cloudless Download The work of Susan Marshall, hailed by The New York Times as "one of the most significant choreographers working today," combines explosive athleticism with subtle yet familiar movements drawn from daily life. This month her troupe, Susan Marshall & Company, will present Cloudless, an evening-length collection of solos, duets and small group pieces, as part of the Edison Theatre OVATIONS! Series.

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David M. Holtzman Head of the Department of Neurology Holtzman Holtzman is known as one of the leading experts in researching the underlying mechanisms that lead to Alzheimer's disease in an effort to improve diagnosis and treatment. In addition to seeing patients at the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and the Memory Diagnostic Center, Holtzman leads a research ... Expertise: Alzheimer's disease, dementia, neurology, molecular biology, monoclonal antibodies, amyloid plaques, perinatal stroke Media assistance: (314) 286-0109 / reckessg@wustl.edu

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'Hana's Suitcase' bridges 2 worlds in its search for a girl who died at Auschwitz Associated Press and 16 others Jan. 19, 2007 -- AP's Cheryl Wittenauer reports on the story behind Hana's Suitcase, a play that is receiving its American premiere this week at WUSTL's Edison Theatre. Playwright Emil Sher's adaptation of the best-selling book of the same name by Karen Levine is co-produced by Edison Theatre and Metro Theater Company.

Hemingway pal A.E. Hotchner recalls his old friend Associated Press and 11 others July 21, 2005 -- Dear Papa, Dear Hotch -- letters between Ernest Hemingway and WUSTL alum A.E. Hotchner -- will be released this fall by U. Missouri Press. Hotchner talks about his friend and his life.