AN EVENING WITH DAVID SEDARIS
WED • MAY 15, 2019 • 7:30PM • MORSANI HALL
If you love David Sedaris’s cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you’re
getting into at his live readings. You’d be wrong. To see him read his own work on stage allows
his autobiographical narrative to reveal a uniquely personal narrative that will keep you laughing
throughout the evening. He returns to the road following the release of his most deeply personal and
darkly hilarious collection, Calypso. Sedaris sets his formidable powers of observation toward
middle age and mortality. Make no mistake: these stories are very, very funny – it’s a book that can
make you laugh ’til you snort. Join him for all-new stories, an audience Q & A and a book signing.
THE LIGHTNING THIEF:
THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL
JUL 9-14, 2019 • MORSANI HALL
This “winning adaptation” (The Hollywood Reporter)
of the best-selling Disney-Hyperion novel by Rick
Riordan, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
is “electrifying!” (Newsday). The Greek gods are real,
and they’re ruining Percy Jackson’s life. As a son of
Poseidon, Percy has newly discovered powers he can’t
control, monsters on his trail, and is on an epic quest to
fi nd Zeus’s lightning bolt to prevent a war between the
gods. Nominated for three Drama Desk Awards including
Best Musical, The Lightning Thief is “mesmerizing” and
proves “lightning can strike twice!” (TheaterMania).
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Kristin Stokes, Chris McCarrell and George Salazar from the NYC Production
of THE LIGHTNING THIEF. Photo by Jeremy Daniel.
SPAMILTON: AN AMERICAN PARODY
Created, written, and directed by Gerard Alessandrini
HILARIOUS MUSICAL SPOOF
APR 9 – MAY 12, 2019 • JAEB THEATER
Don’t miss this “convulsively funny” (The New York Times) parody from the
comic mastermind behind the long-running hit Forbidden Broadway. After
tearing it up in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, Spamilton: An American
Parody fulfi lls its manifest destiny by conquering Tampa for a limited time
only. The Huffi ngton Post raves “you don’t have to see Hamilton to have
side-splitting fun at Spamilton.”
CHAD PRATHER
SAT • APR 13, 2019 • 7:30PM • FERGUSON HALL
Chad Prather is a fast-talking combination of Lewis Grizzard and Jeff Foxworthy, hailed as
the “modern day Will Rogers.” Often recognized by his ever-present cowboy hat and his
rapid-fi re rants from the front seat of his truck, Prather’s social media viral video views are
counted in the hundreds of millions. This “Pick-up Pundit” has appeared on Fox News,
CNN, A&E, The Blaze, MSN and has been featured in magazines from Southern Living
to Nash Country Weekly. He currently hosts Ride TV’s It’s My Backyard.